Advisory statements
Advisory statements are used in catalog records and other public documents to indicate that the content is known to have shaky foundations, and may or may not be accurate and complete. However, the absence of an advisory statement is not a guarantee of accuracy and completeness.
Catalog records
When a catalog record in Hamnet carries an advisory statement, it's usually for one of two situations:
- it's re-keyed from an old catalog card by a vendor (as often happens with retrospective conversion);
- it's an accession record representing material that has been bought, but not yet been subjected to the scrutiny of a professional cataloger. This may be true even though the records look full and detailed, thanks to the economy of shared cataloging.
Folger staff call this note an HBCN (Handy butt-cover note).
HBCNs for vault material
Bibliographic record
500 Measurements from Folger catalog card. Not verified. ‡5 DFo
500 This record contains unverified data from a re-keying contract and may contain incorrect or incomplete information. Please email HamnetHelp@folger.edu for assistance. ‡5 DFo
500 This record contains unverified data from catalog cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete information. Please email HamnetHelp@folger.edu for assistance. ‡5 DFo
500 This is a PRELIMINARY RECORD. It may contain incorrect information. Please email HamnetHelp@folger.edu for assistance. ‡5 DFo
Holding record
852 8 ‡z This copy has not yet been cataloged. The description may contain incorrect information. Please email HamnetHelp@folger.edu for assistance.
HBCNs for open stack and electronic material
500 This is a PRELIMINARY RECORD. It may contain incorrect information. ǂ5 DFo
500 This record was provided by a vendor. It may contain incorrect or incomplete information. ǂ5 DFo
Folgerpedia articles
Advisory statements in Folgerpedia include:
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