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2.A.2. Sources of information
Expanded from AACR2 1.0A1, 1.0A2, 1.1A2
Take information recorded in this area from:
the item itself (including any permanently affixed labels, or title frames);
If the information is taken from a secondary source, cite the source in a note, if appropriate (see 7.B.3).
Based on FIAF 0.3.8, 0.4 Enclose information in square brackets only when it is not available from any of the above sources of information, and where it is supplied by the archive or cataloguing agency on the basis that the information is known, or is at least probable. Where this information is uncertain, give a question mark after it.