MARC 21 Concise Bibliographic: Title and Title-Related Fields (20X-24X)

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Fields 210-24X contain the title of the item described in the bibliographic record and variant titles that also apply to the item. These fields may be used to generate access points and to display notes for the various titles.

• 210 - ABBREVIATED TITLE (R)
• 222 - KEY TITLE (R)
• 240 - UNIFORM TITLE (NR)
• 242 - TRANSLATION OF TITLE BY CATALOGING AGENCY (R)
• 243 - COLLECTIVE UNIFORM TITLE (NR)
• 245 - TITLE STATEMENT (NR)
• 246 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE (R)
• 247 - FORMER TITLE OR TITLE VARIATIONS (R)

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Items highlighted in red indicate changes made after the 2000 edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats was published and are included in the 2001 printed edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats.

Items highlighted in green indicate changes made to the online format only. These changes will be corrected in the 2002 printed edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats (Available late 2002).

210 - ABBREVIATED TITLE (R)

Contains title as abbreviated for indexing or identification. An abbreviated key title is supplied by ISSN centers, based on the Key Title (Field 222). Other abbreviated titles are supplied by cataloging agencies, including abstracting and indexing services.

Indicators

• First - Title added entry
  A value that indicates whether an added entry for the title is to be generated.
  • 0 - No added entry
  • 1 - Added entry
• Second - Type
  • # - Abbreviated key title
  • 0 - Other abbreviated title

Subfield Codes

• $a - Abbreviated title (NR)
• $b - Qualifying information (NR)
  Abbreviated form of the parenthetical qualifying information contained in the key title (field 222).
• $2 - Source (R)
  Code from: MARC Code Lists for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions
• $6 - Linkage (NR) See Control Subfields
• $8 - Field link and sequence number (R) See Control Subfields

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222 - KEY TITLE (R)

A unique title for a serial that is assigned in conjunction with an ISSN recorded in field 022 by national centers under the auspices of the ISSN Network.

A note formatted as ISSN [number] = [Key Title] may be generated from data in field 022 (International Standard Serial Number) and field 222.

Indicators

• First - Undefined
  • # - Undefined
• Second - Nonfiling characters
  • 0-9 - Number of nonfiling characters
    A value that specifies the number of character positions associated with a definite or indefinite article (e.g., Le, An) at the beginning of a title that are disregarded in sorting and filing processes.

Subfield Codes

• $a - Key title (NR)
• $b - Qualifying information (NR)
  Parenthetical information that makes a title unique.
• $6 - Linkage (NR) See Control Subfields
• $8 - Field link and sequence number (R) See Control Subfields

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240 - UNIFORM TITLE (NR)

The uniform title for an item when the bibliographic description is entered under a main entry field that contains a personal (field 100), corporate (110), or meeting (111) name.

Indicators

• First - Uniform title printed or displayed
  A value that indicates whether the uniform title is printed or displayed.
  • 0 - Not printed or displayed
  • 1 - Printed or displayed
• Second - Nonfiling characters
  • 0-9 - Number of nonfiling characters
    A value that specifies the number of character positions associated with a definite or indefinite article (e.g., Le, An) at the beginning of a title that are disregarded in sorting and filing processes.

Subfield Codes

• $a - Uniform title (NR)
• $d - Date of treaty signing (R)
• $f - Date of a work (NR)
• $g - Miscellaneous information (NR)
  A data element not more appropriately contained in another defined subfield.
• $h - Medium (NR)
  A media qualifier.
• $k - Form subheading (R)
• $l - Language of a work (NR)
• $m - Medium of performance for music (R)
• $n - Number of part/section of a work (R)
• $o - Arranged statement for music (NR)
• $p - Name of part/section of a work (R)
• $r - Key for music (NR)
• $s - Version (NR)
• $6 - Linkage (NR) See Control Subfields
• $8 - Field link and sequence number (R) See Control Subfields

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242 - TRANSLATION OF TITLE BY CATALOGING AGENCY (R)

A translation of the title proper that is made by the cataloger when the translated title does not appear as a parallel title on the item. For a note, the introductory phrase Title translated: may be generated based on the field tag for display.

Indicators

• First - Title added entry
  • 0 - No added entry
  • 1 - Added entry
    A value that indicates whether an added entry for the title is to be generated.
• Second - Nonfiling characters
  • 0-9 - Number of nonfiling characters
    A value that specifies the number of character positions associated with a definite or indefinite article (e.g., Le, An) at the beginning of a title that are disregarded in sorting and filing processes.

Subfield Codes

• $a - Title (NR)
  The title proper, exclusive of the designation of number or name of part and any alternative title.
• $b - Remainder of title (NR)
  Includes parallel, alternative, and other title information.
• $c - Statement of responsibility, etc. (NR)
  The statement of responsibility and/or any remaining title statement data that are not more appropriately contained in one of the other subfields.
• $h - Medium (NR)
• $n - Number of part/section of a work (R)
• $p - Name of part/section of a work (R)
• $y - Language code of translated title (NR)
  Code from: MARC Code List for Languages
• $6 - Linkage (NR) See Control Subfields
• $8 - Field link and sequence number (R) See Control Subfields

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243 - COLLECTIVE UNIFORM TITLE (NR)

A generic title that is constructed by the cataloger to collect works by a prolific author. The brackets that customarily enclose a collective uniform title are not carried in the MARC record. They may be generated based on the field tag.

Indicators

• First - Uniform title printed or displayed
  A value that indicates whether the uniform title is printed or displayed.
  • 0 - Not printed or displayed
  • 1 - Printed or displayed
• Second - Nonfiling characters
  • 0-9 - Number of nonfiling characters
    A value that specifies the number of character positions associated with a definite or indefinite article (e.g., Le, An) at the beginning of a title that are disregarded in sorting and filing processes.

Subfield Codes

• $a - Uniform title (NR)
• $d - Date of treaty signing (R)
• $f - Date of a work (NR)
• $g - Miscellaneous information (NR)
• $h - Medium (NR)
• $k - Form subheading (R)
• $l - Language of a work (NR)
• $m - Medium of performance for music (NR)
• $n - Number of part/section of a work (R)
• $o - Arranged statement for music (NR)
• $p - Name of part/section of a work (R)
• $r - Key for music (NR)
• $s - Version (NR)
• $6 - Linkage (NR) See Control Subfields
• $8 - Field link and sequence number (R) See Control Subfields

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245 - TITLE STATEMENT (NR)

The title and statement of responsibility area of the bibliographic description of a work.

Indicators

• First - Title added entry
  A value that indicates whether a title added entry is to be generated from field 245.
  • 0 - No added entry
    The added entry is different from the title in field 245 (the record contains a field 246), or no title added entry is desired.
  • 1 - Added entry
    The desired title added entry is the same as the title in field 245.
• Second - Nonfiling characters
  • 0-9 - Number of nonfiling characters
    A value that specifies the number of character positions associated with a definite or indefinite article (e.g., Le, An) at the beginning of a title that are disregarded in sorting and filing processes.

Subfield Codes

• $a - Title (NR)
• $b - Remainder of title (NR)
• $c - Statement of responsibility, etc. (NR)
• $f - Inclusive dates (NR)
  The time period during which the entire content of the described materials was created.
• $g - Bulk dates (NR)
  The time period during which the bulk of the content of the described materials was created.
• $h - Medium (NR)
• $k - Form (R)
  A term that is descriptive of the form of the described materials, determined by an examination of their physical character, the subject of their intellectual content, or the order of information within them.
• $n - Number of part/section of a work (R)
• $p - Name of part/section of a work (R)
• $s - Version (NR)
  The name, code, or description of a copy of the described materials that was generated at different times or for different audiences.
• $6 - Linkage (NR) See Control Subfields
• $8 - Field link and sequence number (R) See Control Subfields

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246 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE (R)

A form of the title appearing on different parts of an item or a portion of the title proper, or an alternative form of the title when the form differs significantly from the title contained in field 245.

Indicators

• First - Note/added entry controller
  A value that indicates whether an added entry for the title is to be generated.
  • 0 - Note, no added entry
  • 1 - Note, added entry
  • 2 - No note, no title added entry
  • 3 - No note, added entry
• Second - Type of title
  A value that indicates the type of title contained in field 246 and controls the generation of a note and an associated display constant. All of the values except 0 and 1 generate a note field.
  • # - No type specified
  • 0 - Portion of title
    An added entry may be generated by first indicator value 1. No note is generated.
  • 1 - Parallel title
    The parallel title that is contained in subfield $b of field 245. No note is generated.
  • 2 - Distinctive title
    A special title that appears in addition to the regular title on individual issues of an item and by which the issue may be known. Distinctive title: may be generated with the note for display.
  • 3 - Other title
    A title that appears on the piece that is not more appropriately indicated by one of the other values. Other title: may be generated with the note for display.
  • 4 - Cover title
    A title that is printed on the original cover of a publication or lettered or stamped on the publisher's binding and which is used when the cover is not the chief source of the bibliographic description. Cover title: may be generated with the note for display.
  • 5 - Added title page title
    A title in another language found on a title page that is not used as the chief source of the bibliographic description. Added title page title: may be generated with the note for display.
  • 6 - Caption title
    A title printed at the head of the first page of text. Caption title: may be generated with the note for display.
  • 7 - Running title
    A title printed at the top or bottom margin of each page of a publication. Running title: may be generated with the note for display.
  • 8 - Spine title
    A publisher's title found on the spine of a publication. Spine title: may be generated with the note for display.

Subfield Codes

• $a - Title proper/short title (NR)
• $b - Remainder of title (NR)
• $f - Date or sequential designation (NR)
  A date or a volume/issue number that relates the variant title to the bibliographic description when a note is generated from the field.
• $g - Miscellaneous information (NR)
• $h - Medium (NR)
• $i - Display text (NR)
• $n - Number of part/section of a work (R)
• $p - Name of part/section of a work (R)
• $5 - Institution to which field applies (NR) See Control Subfields
• $6 - Linkage (NR) See Control Subfields
• $8 - Field link and sequence number (R) See Control Subfields

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247 - FORMER TITLE OR TITLE VARIATIONS (R)

A former title or title variation when one bibliographic record represents all issues of a serial that has changed title.

Indicators

• First - Title added entry
  A value that indicates whether an added entry for the title is to be generated.
  • 0 - No added entry
  • 1 - Added entry
• Second - Note controller
  A value that indicates whether a note is displayed from data in the field.
  • 0 - Display note
    Title varies: may be generated with the note for display.
  • 1 - Do not display note
    A textual note is contained in field 547 (Former Title Complexity Note).

Subfield Codes

• $a - Title proper/short title (NR)
• $b - Remainder of title (NR)
• $f - Date or sequential designation (NR)
  Dates or volume/issue numbers of the serial that bore the former title.
• $g - Miscellaneous information (NR)
• $h - Medium (NR)
• $n - Number of part/section of a work (R)
• $p - Name of part/section of a work (R)
• $x - International Standard Serial Number (NR)
• $6 - Linkage (NR) See Control Subfields
• $8 - Field link and sequence number (R) See Control Subfields

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