Question

Which section of the main entry of AACR II reveals the extra information about the book?

• A. Title
• B. Tracing
• C. Note
• D. Added entries

Hint:

In AACR2, the note area is used to give extra information about a document that is not fully covered in other bibliographic areas.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Concept: In cataloguing, the main entry gives important bibliographic details of a document. Different sections provide different kinds of information about the book.

Step 1: Understand the title section.
The title section gives the title and statement of responsibility. It mainly identifies the name of the book.

Step 2: Understand added entries and tracing.
Added entries provide additional access points such as author, editor, series, or subject entries. Tracing records what additional entries have been made.

Step 3: Understand note section.
The note section gives extra or supplementary information about the book. It may include bibliography note, index note, contents note, edition details, language note, or other useful descriptive information. \[ \text{Extra information} \Rightarrow \text{Note section} \] Therefore, the correct answer is Note.