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Summary notes (MARC tag 520) are required for all children's materials. They are also recommended for all materials whose contents cannot be physically browsed, such as audiobooks and videorecordings. A summary note is not required if an existing contents note is descriptive of the nature and the scope of the work. | Summary notes (MARC tag 520) are required for all children's materials. They are also recommended for all materials whose contents cannot be physically browsed, such as audiobooks and videorecordings. A summary note is not required if an existing contents note is descriptive of the nature and the scope of the work. | ||
For guidelines on how to write a good summary, see [https:// | For guidelines on how to write a good summary, see [https://maint.loc.gov/publish/prepubbooklink/technical-info/summary_guidelines.html Library of Congress CIP guidelines for summaries]. There are additional examples of acceptable and unacceptable summaries in an [https://ccsliborg.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/CCSTraining/EXOLD5k_Z49Il8ec4nTrZvsBxq11KEJ1zw634JqHQBzUtQ?e=dcU1rj older version of the CIP guidelines]. | ||
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Revision as of 16:34, 31 October 2024
Summary notes (MARC tag 520) are required for all children's materials. They are also recommended for all materials whose contents cannot be physically browsed, such as audiobooks and videorecordings. A summary note is not required if an existing contents note is descriptive of the nature and the scope of the work.
For guidelines on how to write a good summary, see Library of Congress CIP guidelines for summaries. There are additional examples of acceptable and unacceptable summaries in an older version of the CIP guidelines.