Display More Note (5XX) Fields
Note fields include useful information that is meant to be displayed to users. This information helps users decide if the resource described is relevant to their needs.
A subtitle that appears only on the cover of a book might only appear in a 500 note. A note might specify that a resource is a reprint of an earlier publication or give the original title of a translation, just to name a few examples.
Most notes are repeatable, so all instances of these MARC fields should display when there are multiple. Currently, only the first 505 (Contents note) displays.
MARC 500 General note
MARC 504 Bibliography, etc. note
MARC 505 Contents note
(subsequent instances)
MARC 511 Participant or performer note
MARC 518 Date/time and place of event note
MARC 534 Original version note
MARC 546 Language note
MARC 550 Issuing body note
What other note fields are important to your users?

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Alannah d'Ailly commented
We are accustomed to having these fields indexed. They are not being indexed in Discover.
We use 5XX fields for content notes like others have mentioned but also to note that a book has a 'local author' and more recently we have identified 'decodable book' (for readers with dyslexia) by putting these words in the 500 so they can be easily retrieved. We frequently search for words that are used locally in the 500 fields. For us this is 'local enhanced content.'
Not only can we not see the 5XX fields when we view a Discover record, they are not being indexed.
Could we please see the cataloguing we invest in for better discoverability displayed in Discover? Syndetics/Novelist is not the only enriched content that we care about.
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[Deleted User] commented
We have a lot of older records that only have info in the 511 fields and not the 7xx fields. While we realize that's not accurate, we would appreciate having the 511 field indexed so that those records can be retrieved in searches too. We would also like the 505 fields and 500 fields indexed too.
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Luke Patterson commented
This is important for our consortium
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Chrysanna Beazley commented
We agree, we have also suggested 506s need adding- Restrictions on access notes - this field needs to be included with the censors exact wording on restrictions. Present on DVD, Blu-Ray and book records.
WE have suggested 510, 541, 561,563 and 590's too. -
Bill Taylor commented
I would also suggest the 526 note - suggested reading level for kids' books. Vega displays some of this data from Syndetics, but if there is other data in the bib record it could take advantage of that also.
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Sarah Kasprzak commented
We have also been asking for this. In particular 500, 511, 540 and 546.
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Beth Neunaber commented
Additionally, many of the 5xx fields are repeatable, and they all need to be visible. i.e. the 521, target audience is highly important for people looking for not only age but reading level and or grade level.
I concur with Dustin's presentation of the need for the 5xx field to display.
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Elaine Sloan commented
Even if these 5xx fields were only displayed once a specific edition of an item was chosen from a rollup, they should still be displayed. These notes are vital for access, selection, and general information of customers searching for the material that will fit their needs, and can be necessary to differentiate between versions of works with the same title.
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Bianca Sierra commented
RiverShare is interested in 590 field for special collections notes.
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Merideth Willett commented
We would also like the 590 note to display. We have a special collections department that has local history items. They use the 590 note often to tell what is special about the copies they have.
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Dustin Ludeman commented
Speaking of the 505: Reference librarians report that it's critical to our patrons that titles in 505 $t (as well as all 7XX $t) are indexed in the "Title" index as well as the "All" index.
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Miriam Gloger commented
This is really important information to have when trying to find the specific version of the work that you want.
505 is things like titles in an anthology, list of song titles on a CD
511 lets you know who is reading the audio book or performing