On Dec 5, 2003, at 3:33 PM, Andrew E Switala wrote:

> <mods>
>   <note>journal article</note>
>   <genre authority="marcgt"><!-- technical report, essay, survey of
> literature, etc. --></genre>
>   <relatedItem type="host">
>     <genre authority="marcgt">periodical</genre>
>   </relatedItem>
> </mods>

[...snip...]

> Where's the ambiguity?

Surely it's a bad idea to depend on a generic and uncontrolled note for
data portability and formatting reliability.

Bruce