End Punctuation for Variable Fields
| Field | Must End In | |||
| 100's | 100-130 | . ) ] " ? ! - -- | ||
| 200's | 210-240 | Never ADD punctuation | ||
| 242 | Last subfield preceding $y ends with a period | |||
| 243 | Never ADD punctuation | |||
| 245 | . | |||
| 246-247 | Never ADD punctuation | |||
| 250-257 | . | |||
| 260 | . ) ] - (Serials may end in , at end of $b) | |||
| 261 | . | |||
| 262 | . ) ] - | |||
| 263-270 | Never ADD punctuation | |||
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300's |
300 | . (when 4XX is present) . ) ] (when no 4XX is present) | ||
| 306 | Never ADD punctuation | |||
| 307 | . | |||
| 310-321 | Never ADD punctuation (Serials may end in , at end of $b) | |||
| 340 | . ) ] | |||
| 342 | Never ADD punctuation | |||
| 343-352 | . | |||
| 355-357 | Never ADD punctuation | |||
| 362 | . - | |||
| 400's | 400-490 | Never ADD punctuation | ||
| 500's | 500-501 | . > " ? ! - -- (See Note 1) | ||
| 502-504 | . > " ? ! - -- | |||
| 505 | 0 | . > " ? ! - -- | ||
| 505 | 1 | Never ADD punctuation | ||
| 505 | 2 | . > " ? ! - -- | ||
| 506-508 | . > " ? ! - -- | |||
| 510 | Never ADD punctuation ($b may end with a - ) | |||
| 511-515 | . > " ? ! - -- | |||
| 516 | Never ADD punctuation | |||
| 518-530 | . > " ? ! - -- | |||
| 533 | . > " ? ! - -- (See Note 1) | |||
| 534 | . > " ? ! - -- | |||
| 535-536 | Never ADD punctuation | |||
| 538-562 | . > " ? ! - -- | |||
| 565 | Never ADD punctuation | |||
| 567-581 | . > " ? ! - -- | |||
| 583 | Never ADD punctuation | |||
| 584-585 | . > " ? ! - -- | |||
| 586 | Never ADD punctuation | |||
| 59X | . > " ? ! - -- | |||
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600's |
600-630 | . > " ? ! - -- | ||
| 650-651 | . > " ? ! - -- (See Note 1) | |||
| 653 | Never ADD punctuation | |||
| 654-655 | . ) ] " ? ! - -- (See Note 1) | |||
| 656-657 | . ) ] " ? ! - -- | (See Notes 1 & 3) | ||
| 658 | . ) ] " ? ! - -- (See Note 1) | |||
| 69X | . ) ] " ? ! - -- | |||
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700's |
700-730 | . ) ] " ? ! - -- | ||
| 740 | . ) ] " ? ! - -- * (See Note 1) | |||
| 752 | . (See Note 2) | |||
| 753 | Never ADD punctuation | |||
| 754 | . (See Note 1) | |||
| 755 | . (See Notes 1 & 2) | |||
| 76X-78X | Never ADD punctuation, unless an abbreviation, initial/letter, or other data that ends with a period is present, or subfield $a is the last subfield ($a ends with a . ). | |||
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800's |
800-830 | . ) ] " ? ! - -- | ||
| 856 | Never ADD punctuation (if $z is the last subfield, this may include a mark of punctuation) | |||
| 886 | Never ADD punctuation | |||
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1) |
If the final subfield is ‡2 (or ‡3, ‡5 or ‡7), the punctuation precedes the subfield. |
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2) |
Unless the last word in the field is an abbreviation, initial/letter, or other data that ends with a mark of punctuation. |
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3) |
An index term followed by a subject subdivision does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the preceding term ends with an abbreviation, initial/letter, open date, or other data that end with a mark of punctuation. |
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Friday, May 1, 2015 - 12:18pm