General stipulations for note elements

Record a value if it is considered to be useful for users of the metadata.

Record a value that is well-formed in the orthography of the language and script of the cataloguing agency.

Record a value that terminates in a full-stop or equivalent punctuation mark.

Record a value that is unstructured free-text.

Record a value that follows a standard pattern.

Record a separate occurrence of the element for each distinct value that is considered to be useful for users of the metadata.

Record a combination of notes in a single occurrence of the element, if it is considered to be useful for users of the metadata.

Record multiple occurrences of the element in an order that is considered to be useful for users of the metadata.