On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 14:24:13 -0400, Randall K Barry <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Thus, the answer to your question is, field 546 would be
>used for translation notes, IF this note needs to be made.

Great; that is just what I would prefer to do. However, what then do we do
about the fact that the MARC21 manual shows an example of the note given in a
500 field and OCLC specifically says to use a 500 field for it.

Also, to complicate matters (as an off-list reply reminded me) what about the
instructions given in CONSER to use 580 instead for this note--Module 14,
page 24:
580    $aTranslated from the Dutch.

Shouldn't we all be doing the same thing? Perhaps we need some clarification
in the MARC21 manual for the definition of the 546?

Deborah