diff --git a/rac_schemas/schemas/base.json b/rac_schemas/schemas/base.json
index 28fab59..1db84e3 100644
--- a/rac_schemas/schemas/base.json
+++ b/rac_schemas/schemas/base.json
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@
 				},
 				"source": {
 					"type": "string",
-					"minItems": 1,
 					"title": "Date Source",
 					"examples": [
 						"wikidata",
@@ -271,53 +270,50 @@
 					"$id": "#/definitions/note/properties/type",
 					"type": "string",
 					"minLength": 1,
-					"items": {
-						"type": "string",
-						"enum": [
-							"accessrestrict",
-							"accruals",
-							"acquinfo",
-							"altformavail",
-							"appraisal",
-							"arrangement",
-							"bibliography",
-							"bioghist",
-							"custodhist",
-							"fileplan",
-							"index",
-							"odd",
-							"otherfindaid",
-							"originalsloc",
-							"phystech",
-							"prefercite",
-							"processinfo",
-							"relatedmaterial",
-							"scopecontent",
-							"separatedmaterial",
-							"userestrict",
-							"dimensions",
-							"legalstatus",
-							"summary",
-							"edition",
-							"extent",
-							"note",
-							"inscription",
-							"langmaterial",
-							"physdesc",
-							"physloc",
-							"materialspec",
-							"physfacet",
-							"rights_statement",
-							"rights_statement_act",
-							"materials",
-							"type_note",
-							"additional_information",
-							"expiration",
-							"extension",
-							"permissions",
-							"restrictions"
-						]
-					},
+					"enum": [
+						"accessrestrict",
+						"accruals",
+						"acquinfo",
+						"altformavail",
+						"appraisal",
+						"arrangement",
+						"bibliography",
+						"bioghist",
+						"custodhist",
+						"fileplan",
+						"index",
+						"odd",
+						"otherfindaid",
+						"originalsloc",
+						"phystech",
+						"prefercite",
+						"processinfo",
+						"relatedmaterial",
+						"scopecontent",
+						"separatedmaterial",
+						"userestrict",
+						"dimensions",
+						"legalstatus",
+						"summary",
+						"edition",
+						"extent",
+						"note",
+						"inscription",
+						"langmaterial",
+						"physdesc",
+						"physloc",
+						"materialspec",
+						"physfacet",
+						"rights_statement",
+						"rights_statement_act",
+						"materials",
+						"type_note",
+						"additional_information",
+						"expiration",
+						"extension",
+						"permissions",
+						"restrictions"
+					],
 					"title": "Note Types",
 					"description": "The type of note being used",
 					"examples": [
@@ -339,7 +335,6 @@
 				"source": {
 					"title": "Notes Source",
 					"type": "string",
-					"minLength": 1,
 					"examples": [
 						"wikidata"
 					],
@@ -697,14 +692,11 @@
 				"type": {
 					"$id": "#/definitions/subnote/properties/type",
 					"type": "string",
-					"items": {
-						"type": "string",
-						"enum": [
-							"definedlist",
-							"orderedlist",
-							"text"
-						]
-					},
+					"enum": [
+						"definedlist",
+						"orderedlist",
+						"text"
+					],
 					"title": "Subnote Type",
 					"minLength": 1,
 					"examples": [
diff --git a/rac_schemas/schemas/note.json b/rac_schemas/schemas/note.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f76612c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rac_schemas/schemas/note.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+	"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+	"$id": "note.json",
+	"type": "object",
+	"title": "Note schema",
+	"allOf": [{
+		"$ref": "base.json#/definitions/note"
+	}]
+}