Title of the item described in the record and variant and former titles that also apply to that item. Field 245 (Title Statement) contains the title as it appears on the chief title source for an item (or substitute for such, formulated according to cataloging guidelines). The uniform title is the primary collecting title for items appearing under multiple titles and the key title is a special unique title for serials. These fields may be used to generate access points and display notes for the various titles, frequently guided by indicator values associated with the fields when entered under a name heading.
Field 211 - Acronym or Shortened Title (CF) [OBSOLETE, 1993]
Field 211 was made obsolete with the redefinition of field 246 (Varying Form of
Title) to include variant titles not found on a piece. The first indicator
position specified whether a title added entry should be generated (values 0,1);
the second was defined for nonfiling characters (values 0-9). The subfield codes
were: $a (Acronym or shortened title), $6 (Linkage).
Field 212 - Variant Access Title (SE) [OBSOLETE, 1993]
Field 212 was made obsolete with the redefinition of field 246 (Varying Form of
Title) to include variant titles not found on a piece. The first indicator
position specified whether a title added entry should be generated (values 0,1);
the second was undefined. The subfield codes were: $a (Variant access
title), $6 (Linkage).
Field 214 - Augmented Title (BK, CF) [OBSOLETE, 1993]
Field 214 was made obsolete with the redefinition of field 246 (Varying Form of
Title) to include variant titles not found on a piece. The first indicator
position specified whether a title added entry should be generated (values 0,1);
the second was defined for nonfiling characters (values 0-9). The subfield codes
were: $a (Augmented title), $6 (Linkage).
Field 241 - Romanized Title (BK, AM, CF, MP, MU, VM) [OBSOLETE, 1982]
Field 241 was made obsolete when field 880 (Alternate Graphic Representation) was
defined. The field contained the romanized form of a bibliographic title that
was transcribed in nonroman characters in a manual catalog record. The first
indicator position specified whether a title added entry should be generated
(values 0, 1); the second was defined for nonfiling characters (values 0-9). The
subfield codes were: $a (Romanized title), $h
(Medium).
Field 246 - Varying Form of Title [REDEFINED, 1993]
Prior to the redefinition of field 246 in 1993 to include all variant titles associated
with the item, whether they are or are not on the piece, some variant titles were
contained in the following three fields that are now obsolete: 211 (Acronym or Shortened
Title), 212 (Variant Access Title), and 214 (Augmented Title).
In 1993, field 246 was also defined for all forms of material. Prior to that date, added
entries for variant titles for other than serials and serially-issued computer files
were contained in the added entry variant title 740 field which has been redefined as
"Added Entry-Uncontrolled Related/Analytical Title."
Field 247 - Former Title [RENAMED, 2002]
In 2002, the field was renamed from "Former title or title variations" to differentiate
it from field 246 (Varying Form of Title)
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