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What is meant by -- in AACR2R?

--"Chief source of information"

The Chief source of information is the primary place to look when cataloguing an item.  It is the source of bibliographic data that is given preference as the main source from which a bibliographic description is prepared.  Ex.  Title page is used as the chief source for a book.  Each chapter starts by defining its chief source of information.

--"Prescribed sources of information"

Prescribed sources of information lists the preferred order of an item when copying data from that item into the bibliographic record.  Prescribed sources of information can include other information besides the chief source of information such as a label, information issued by a publisher, the container / case the item came in, or other accompanying material located with the item.  Any information that is not from a prescribed source is enclosed in square brackets [   ].

--"Areas of description"

An “area” of bibliographic description is a specific bibliographic area for any item being catalogued using AACR2.  This area contains elements; an element is a word, phrase, or group of characters that represent an area of bibliographic information. 

Ex. Area 1.1 has 3 elements: 

Title Proper - the main title of an item or the start of the title

Other title information - a phrase on an item that is connected and follows the title proper, also called sub-title

Statement of Responsibility - a written statement of intellectual or artistic contribution such as the writer, editor, illustrator, composer, artist, etc.

The different areas of description are: 

·         Title and statement of responsibility

·         Edition

·         Material (or type of publication) specific details

·         Publication, distribution, etc.

·         Physical description

·         Series

·         Note

·         Standard number and terms of availability

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 Joint Steering Committee for Revision of AACR.  (2005).  Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2^nd ed. Rev.  Chicago:     American Library Association, Canadian Library Association, and the Chartered Institute of Library and Information    Professionals.