X30 - Uniform Titles-General Information

Parenthetical information added to make a title distinctive is not separately subfield coded except in the case of the date of signing added to a uniform title of a treaty (see description of subfield $d).

Date of signing used in a uniform title heading for a treaty or other intergovernmental agreement.

Date of publication used in a uniform title heading.

Date added parenthetically to distinguish between identical uniform titles is not separately subfield coded.

Data element used in a uniform title heading that is not more appropriately contained in another defined subfield.

Media qualifier used in a uniform title heading.

Designation of a relationship of the entity in a 430, 530, or 730 field to the 1XX entity in the record or a textual reference instruction phrase. For fields 430 and 530 the phrase may be system-generated from the field tag or from the codes defined for subfield $w (Control subfield). Subfield $i is appropriate only in fields 430, 530, and 730. Guidelines for using subfield $i in fields 430 and 530 are provided in the Tracings and References-General Information section. Guidelines for using subfield $i in field 730 are provided in the 7XX Heading Linking Entries-General Information section.

Form subheadings used with uniform titles include Manuscript, Protocols, etc., and Selections.

Name of the language(s) (or a term representing the language, e.g., Polyglot) of a work used in a uniform title heading.

Term(s) designating the medium of performance used in a uniform title heading. If the uniform title includes as part of the medium the abbreviation “acc.” or “unacc.,” the abbreviation is recorded in subfield $m. The abbreviation, “unacc.” is recorded in subfield $a when it is not an addition to a statement of medium. When a phrase such as “pianos (2),” “4 hands,” etc., follows a collective uniform title for a specific medium of performance, it is included in subfield $a.

Number designation for a part/section of a work used in a uniform title heading. Numbering is defined as an indication of sequencing in any form (e.g., Part 1, Supplement A, Book two). In addition, in music uniform titles, the serial, opus, or thematic index number, or a date used to distinguish one work from another, is contained in subfield $n.

Multiple numberings separated by a comma (usually alternative numberings) are contained in a single subfield $n. Multiple numberings separated by a period (which usually indicates a subpart to the first part/section noted) are contained in separate $n subfields.

Abbreviation arr. used in a uniform title heading.

Name designation of a part/section used in a uniform title heading.

Named part that indicates a subpart to the first noted part/section is contained in a separate subfield $p.

Statement of key in which music is written used in a uniform title heading.

Version, edition, etc., information used in a uniform title heading.

Title page title of a work. Subfield $t is unlikely to be used in an X30 field.

Form subdivision that designates a specific kind or genre of material as defined by the thesaurus being used. Subfield $v is appropriate only when a form subject subdivision is added to a uniform title heading to form an extended subject heading. Subfield $v is used for form terms when they function as indicated above; the terms are coded in subfield $x if they function as general subdivisions.

Codes in one or more character positions defined to control the display of information and specify relationships, restrictions, and status. Subfield $w is appropriate only in field 430, 530, and 730. Character position definitions and guidelines for applying the codes defined for subfield $w in field 430 and 530 are provided in the Tracings and References-General Information section. Character position definitions and guidelines for field 730 are provided in the 7XX Heading Linking Entries-General Information section.

Subject subdivision that is not more appropriately contained in subfield $v (Form subdivision), subfield $y (Chronological subdivision), or subfield $z (Geographic subdivision). Subfield $x is appropriate in the X30 fields only when a topical subject subdivision is added to a uniform title heading to form an extended subject heading.

Subject subdivision that represents a period of time. Subfield $y is appropriate in the X30 fields only when a chronological subject subdivision is added to a uniform title heading to form an extended subject heading.

Appropriate in the X30 fields only when a geographic subject subdivision is added to a uniform title heading to form an extended subject heading.

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

Code that identifies the source of a heading or term when the second indicator position contains value 7. Subfield $2 is appropriate only in field 730. Guidelines for applying subfield $2 are provided in the 7XX Heading Linking Entries—General Information section.

Code or URI that specifies the relationship from the entity described in the record to the entity referenced in the field. Guidelines for using subfield $4 in fields 430 and 530 are provided in the Tracings and References-General Information section. Guidelines for using subfield $4 in field 730 are provided in the 7XX Heading Linking Entries-General Information section.

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.