Chief Source of Information
AACR2R specifies the
chief sources of information for ascertaining the title proper for various
media. A general rule of thumb for all media will be chose the title from
the
object itself. For books, the title as entered on the title page is
preferred as title proper. Titles in different forms may also appear
in a book, such as a
title on the spine of the book. The cataloger makes added entries for
these titles, as indicated in the discussion below.
Title and title related fields include title proper, subtitles, general
materials designation, and statement of responsibility.
Capitalization
Capitalize only the first word of the title unless it
includes proper names which are also capitalized. Ex. The Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn.
245
14 The adventures of Huckleberry Finn
See the following discussion on the use of indicators 1 & 2 on the Tag
245.
Filing Rules. Indicator 2, MARC Tag 245 If the title
begins with
a,
an or the, you need to check
indicator 2 on MARC Tag 245. Indicator 2 tells the computer how many
nonfiling characters to read, including spaces, before it begins
alphabetical filing. Ex. The wind in the willows. Set indicator 2 to 4
[t + h + e + 1blank is 4 nonfiling characters.] You will need to know what
your software does as
default on this indicator since some software automatically adjusts for
a, an and the. The equivalents in other languages should be handled the
same, ex. Spanish el. In the following example for a title that
is not a main entry, the MARC Tag, without ISBD punctuation, would
look like this:
245 14 a|The wind in the willows
MARC Tag 245. Indicator 1 If you have an author as
the main entry, then indicator 1
on MARC Tag 245 should be a one (1). This tells the computer to enter
the title as an added entry.
245 14 a|The wind in the willows
Title Entry Enter the title exactly as it appears on
the title
page or other chief source of information used. Do not add any words,
etc. If the author's name appears as part of the title [usually
indicated by possessive case], enter the title as it appears on the title
page. Ex. Inez
Ramsey's Witty Words. See example below for Tag 245 entry. Make an
added
entry, MARC Tag 246 Varying Form of Title, for the
shorter title, Witty Words:
245 10 a|Inez Ramsey's witty words
246
30
a|Witty words
Parallel Titles. Second Language Titles An item may
have more than one title on the title page.
This is especially true of foreign language books. Ex. Friends from
the Other Side; Amigos del Otro Lado is the title given on the title
page. [Note that
the first word of the parallel Spanish title
is capitalized on the MARC record]. The MARC Tag 245 when the parallel
title is in a
second language would look like this:
245
10 a|Friends from the other side =
b|Amigos del otro lado
The parallel title in Spanish is included in subfield b. In addition, the
cataloger would enter an added entry for the title, Amigos del otro
lado under MARC Tag 246,
[Varying Form of the Title]
246
31 a|Amigos del otro lado
Other Parallel Titles Other parallel titles are
cataloged in 245
as in the following example for Hans Brinker, or, The Silver
Skates.
245 10 a|Hans Brinker
b|or, The silver skates
246 30 a|Silver skates
Note that under tag 246 the article "the" is not entered as the first
word. Under Tag 246 do not include initial words: a, an, the. Check
the 246 link for the correct indicators.
Other Forms of Title Different forms of the title may
appear on an item. An example, spine title is Webster's
Dictionary; proper title from the title page is New Concise
Webster's Dictionary. MARC Tag 245 would be for the title proper.
245 10 a|New concise Webster's dictionary
Under MARC Tag 500, the cataloger may enter: Spine title: Webster's
dictionary.
The cataloger will need to use MARC Tag 246 as a means of
making the spine title searchable. If the cataloger has made a MARC Tag
500 note, the entry under MARC Tag 246 would be:
246
18 a|Webster's dictionary
Explanation: Tag 246 indicator 1 is 1 [with note, title added entry],
indicator 2 is 8 [spine title], subfield a| [title proper/short title].
Still More Title Variations
Titles which have numbers or other characters. Ex. Title is: Super
Solvers Gizmos & Gadgets! Would you believe?
245 10 a|Super solvers gizmos & gadgets!
246 a|Super solvers gizmos and gadgets!
246 a|Gizmos & gadgets!
246 a|Gizmos and gadgets!
With a title with numbers, as 8 on a Role
245 10 a|8 on a role
246 a|Eight on a role
MARC Tag
246 Other
forms of title will be handled
as above using Tag 246. The exception is for works which have
entries in the 505 Contents Field. Information on contents of
a work entered in Tag 505 are given added entries through the
MARC Tag 740 Added Entry--Uncontrolled Related/Analytical Title.
Ex. You have a collection of short stories, Best Short Stories
which includes the individual short stories, Running Time, Hear the
Children, Stop the Ball and Hello, George. You want to be able to search
the catalog for the short stories by title. Your entries would look like
this:
245 10 a|Best short stories
505
0 a|Running time -- Hear the children -- Stop the ball -- Hello,
George.
740
02 a|Running time.
740 02 a|Stop the ball.
740 02 a|Hear the children.
740 02 a|Hello, George.
On Tag 740, indicator 1 is 0 [number of nonfiling characters] and
indicator 2 is 2 [analytical entry], subfield a| is for uncontrolled
related/analytical title information.
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