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 (R)

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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

Examples

210	0#$aManage. improv. cost reduct. goals
210	0#$aSurg. clin. North Am.
210	0#$aPlant prot. bull.$b(Faridabad)
210	0#$aAnnu. rep. - Dep. Public Welfare$b(Chic.)
210	0#$aIssled. zhur. Inst. geofiz.

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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

Examples

222	#0$aViva$b(New York)
222	#0$aCauses of death
222	#4$aDer Öffentliche Dienst$b(Köln)
222	#0$aJournal of polymer science. Part B. Polymer letters
222	#0$aEconomic education bulletin$b(Great Barrington)
222	#0$6880-02$aMezhdunarodnaíà zhizn'

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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

Examples

240	14$aThe Pickwick papers.$lFrench
240	10$aLaws, etc. (1969-1970)
240	10$aTreaties, etc.$gPoland,$d1948 Mar. 2.$kProtocols, etc.,$d1951 Mar. 6
240	10$aPoems.$kSelections
240	10$aInstitutiones.$nLiber 2.$nCapitulum 5.$lEnglish
240	10$aFidelio$n(1814).$sLibretto.$lEnglish & German
240	00$aVariations,$mpiano, 4 hands,$nK. 501,$rG major

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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

Examples

242	10$aWorld of art.$yeng
242	04$aThe Arab East.$yeng
242	00$aLand surveying and agriculture equipment.$yeng
242	00$aAnnals of chemistry$nSeries C,$pOrganic hemistry and biochemistry.$yeng

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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 (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

Examples

243	10$aWorks.$f1983
243	10$aSpeeches
243	00$aLaws, etc.
243	10$aOrchestra music.$kSelections

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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
  No title added entry is made either because no title added entry is desired or because the title added entry is not traced the same as the title in field 245.
- 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

Examples

245	00$a[Man smoking at window].
245	03$aLe Bureau$h[filmstrip] =$bLa Oficina = Das Büro.
245	10$aStatistics :$bfacts or fiction.
245	10$a--as others see us.
245	04$aThe Year book of medicine.
245	18$aThe ... annual report to the Governor.
245	00$aProceedings /$c...
245	10$aUnder the hill, or, The story of Venus and Tannhauser.
245	00$aHamlet ;$bRomeo and Juliette ; Othello...
245	00$aOklahoma$h[sound recording] ;$bCarousel ; South Pacific...
245	00$aLord Macaulay's essays ;$band, Lays of ancient Rome.
245	00$aMap of Nelson, Richmond, Motueka :$bscale 1:20000.
245	14$aThe "winter mind" :$bWilliam Bonk and American letters /$cBurt Kimmelman.
245	00$aLove from Joy :$bletters from a farmer's wife.$nPart III,$p1987-1995.$pAt the bungalow.
245	04$aThe plays of Oscar Wilde /$cAlan Bird.
245	10$aHow to play chess /$cKevin Wicker ; with a foreword by David Pritchard ; illustrated by Karel Feuerstein.
245	10$aProject directory /$cTDC = Répertoire des projets / CDT.
245	14$aThe analysis of the law /$cSir Matthew Hale. The students companion / Giles Jacob.
245	00$aManagement report.$nPart I /$cU.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command.
245	00$aShort-Harrison-Symmes family papers,$f1760-1878.
245	00$kRecords,$f1939-1973$g1965-1972.
245	00$a[Geode]$h[realia].
245	03$aLa mer$h[sound recording] ;$bKhamma ; Rhapsody for clarinet and orchestra / $cClaude Debussy.
245	10$aFour years at Yale :$kdiaries,$f1903 Sept. 16-1907 Oct. 5.
245	00$aPL 17 Hearing Files$kCase Files$f1974$pDistrict 6$hmicrofilm (jacketted in fiche).
245	14$aThe charity ball :$ba comedy in four acts :$ktypescript,$f1889 /$cby David Belasco and Henry C. DeMille.
245	00$aZentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionkrankheiten und Hygiene.$n1. Abt. Originale.$nReihe B,$pHygiene. Krankenhaushygiene. Betriebshygiene, präventive Medizin.
245	10$aDirector's report of the Association of Insurance Adjusters.$sMember release.
245	14$aHe Mone tou Horous Sina.
245	15$aTon meionoteton eunoia :$bmythistorema /$cSpyrou Gkrintzou.
245	00$aPortals to the world.$pSelected Internet resources.$pMaldives$h[electronic resource] / $ccreated and maintained by the Asian Division, Area Studies Directorate.
245	00$aHeritage Books archives.$pUnderwood biographical dictionary.$nVolumes 1 & 2 revised$h[electronic resource] /$cLaverne Galeener-Moore.
245	00$aFocus on grammar$h[electronic resource] :$bbasic level.
245	00$aConcerto per piano n. 21, K 467$h[sound recording] /$cW.A. Mozart. L'assedio di Corinto. Ouverture / G. Rossini.
245	00$aAnnual report of the Minister of Supply and Service Canada under the Corporations and Labour Unions Returns Act.$nPart II,$pLabour unions = $bRapport annuel du ministre des Approvisionnements et services Canada présenté sous l'empire et des syndicates ouvriers.$nPartie II,$pSyndicats ouvriers.
245	00$aWho is it?
245	10$aAhab's wife, or, The star-gazer :$ba novel /$cby Sena Jeter Naslund ; illustrations by Christopher Wormell.

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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

Examples

246	0#$iAdded title page title on some issues:$aAnnual report
246	13$aCalifornia State Assembly file analysis
246	3#$aFour corners power review
246	1#$iPanel title:$aWelcome to big Wyoming
246	1#$iAlso known as:$aCOMPENDEX
246	1#$iAugmented title:$aDevelopment of electro-optical laser velocimeter system for flame studies
246	30$aLRMP
246	31$aNihon
246	12$aCreating jobs$f1980
246	15$aMurshid al-Sdn$f1982- 1983
246	3#$aBEEC bulletin
246	17$aB.E.E.C. bulletin
246	04$a[variant title]$g(varies slightly)
246	1#$iAt head of title:$aScience and public affairs$fJan. 1970-Apr. 1974
246	1#$iTitle on container:$aNew Brunswick royal gazette
246	1#$iAlternate issues published with title:$aChicago daily telegraph
246	3#$a[title of reissue];$5DLC

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247 - FORMER TITLE (R)

A former title proper when one cataloging record represents several titles associated with an entity.

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 (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

Examples

247	10$aEverywoman's magazine$fv. 1-24, Jan. 1948-57.
247	10$aJournalism bulletin$fMar. 1924-Nov. 1927
247	01$a[former title]$g(varies slightly)

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MARC 21 Concise Bibliographic:
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