| First Indicator | Second Indicator |
|---|---|
| Undefined # - Undefined |
Type of title 0 - Portion of title 1 - Parallel title 2 - Acronym 3 - Other title |
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Variant title of the event, program, etc. present in field 245 (Title). Variant forms of names recorded in 1XX (Primary Names), 6XX (Subject Entries,) and 7XX (Added Entries) are not recorded in this field. Access to these variants is usually provided in MARC authority record 4XX (See From Tracing) fields.
When displayed/printed as a note, varying forms of titles are in some instances preceded by an introductory term or phrase that is generated as a display constant based on the second indicator value.
First Indicator - Undefined
Undefined and contains a blank (#).
Second Indicator - Type of title
Value that specifies the type of title recorded in field 246 and controls the generation of a note. It is also used in some instances to generate a display constant that precedes a title when a note is created from the field. (See Input Conventions.)
Title recorded is a portion of the title found in field 245 (Title). No note is usually generated.
Title recorded is a parallel title, i.e., a title in another language. No note is usually generated. When one or more parallel titles have been recorded in field 245, each parallel title is also recorded in a separate field 246.
Title recorded is an acronym of the title recorded in field 245.
Title recorded is a variant title associated with the title in field 245 but which is not specified by one of the other second indicator values. Other title: may be generated for display.
$a - Title proper/short title
Variant title (exclusive of any name or number of a part/section, remainder of title, and medium designator) of the event, program, etc.
| 245 | #0$aStage Front :$bThe Arts Downcast. | ||||||||
| 246 | #0$aArts Downcast | ||||||||
$b - Remainder of title
Remainder of the title information.
$f - Date or sequential designation
Dates or sequential designations, such as those that indicate when the variant title was used.
$g - Miscellaneous information
Miscellaneous information that is not more appropriately recorded in another subfield, such as the phrase varies slightly, enclosed in parentheses.
$h - Medium
Medium designator used in the title.
$n - Number of part/section of the title
Number designation for a part/section of the title. Numbering is defined as an indication of sequencing of any form, e.g., Part 1, Section A.
$p - Name of part/section of the title
$6 - Linkage
See the description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
$8 - Field link and sequence number
See the description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
Punctuation - Field 246 does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the last word in the field is an abbreviation, initial/letter, or data that ends with a mark of punctuation.
Initial Articles - Initial articles (e.g., The, La) are generally not recorded in field 246 unless the intent is to file on the article.
Multiple Fields - Order of input of multiple 246 fields is customarily determined by the value in the second indicator position. Multiple Varying Form of Title fields are recorded in order of the numeric value in the second indicator position, i.e., 246 fields with second indicator value 0, 246 fields with second indicator value 1, etc.
Display Constants - Introductory term Acronym:or phrase Other title: that are used with notes generated from this field are not carried in the MARC record. They may be generated as a display constant associated with the second indicator value.
| Second indicator | Display constant |
|---|---|
| 0 | [no note is usually generated] |
| 1 | [no note is usually generated] |
| 2 | Acronym: |
| 3 | Other title: |
In 2014, subfield $g was made repeatable.