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Give useful descriptive information that cannot be fitted into the rest of the description in a note. A general outline of types of notes is given in rule 7B. If a note seems to be useful, give it even if it is not in that general outline. When appropriate, combine two or more notes to make one note.

Precede each note by a full stop, space, dash, space(. - ) or give each noe as a spearate paragraph (see rule 0D).

separate any inroductory word(s) of a note (for example, Contents, Summary) from the rest of the note by a colon, space (: ).

Take notes from any suitaable source.

Give notes (if there is more than one note) in the order in which they are given in the general outline (see rule 7B).

When referring to another work or bibliographic resource, give those of the following elements that are relevant:

Use formal notes (those with the same introductory word(s) if they can be easily understood and if they save space.

When writing your own notes, make them as brief and clear as possible.