245  title and Statement of Responsibility

 

Chief Source | Indicators | Subfields a & b | Subfield p | Subfield c

 

 

 

Chief Source:  title page.

If the title proper is not taken from the title page (e.g., the cover), give the source in a note.  If any information entered in field 245 is not taken from the title page, include that information in brackets [ ].

500:__:  Cover title.

 

 

Indicators

1^st indicator is 1 if a 1xx field is present in the bib record.  If the 1xx is absent (title main entry), the first indicator is 0.

2^nd indicator is for nonfiling characters and is applicable when the initial word in the title is an article.  For a list of initial articles, refer to the List of Initial Articles.

 

 

Subfields a and b

Title proper (|a) and subtitle/other title information (|b).  According to AACR2 the title and other title information should be transcribed exactly as to order, wording, spelling, accentuation, and other diacritical marks, but not necessarily as to punctuation and capitalization.  Check and edit the title if necessary.  In cataloging in publication (CIP) records, if the 245 does not match the title page exactly but the ISBN, the publisher, series and other title page information match the book, edit the title to match the book.  In case of doubt, give the book to a Cataloger.

 

·      Alternative titles (preceded by “or”) are part of  |a.

245:10:  |a Marcel Proust, or, The art of the mime.

 

Pre-ISBD records place the alternative title in |b.  Change any 245s coded in this manner to current practice, i.e., place the alternative title in |a of field 245.  Add the alternative title in field 246 if it is not present.  In older records, the alternative title is entered in field 740.  If needed, edit the indicators in the 740 using the F2 key.

 

·      If the title proper contains the mark of omission (...), enter the mark as a dash.  Enter the dash as two hyphens (--).  If the hyphens occur within or at the end of the subfield, leave a blank space following the hyphens.  If the hyphens occur at the beginning of a subfield leave no blank space.

245:10: Getting around-- in Germany	not	245:10: Getting around--in Germany
245:10: --as others see it	not	245:10: -- as others see it

 

·        If the title proper contains square brackets [ ], enter the brackets as parentheses ( ).

 

·        If the title proper begins with a number, trace the title in field 246 with the number spelled out.  If the number is spelled out, trace the title using the number(s).

 

 

Subfield p

Name of part or section of a work

If this subfield begins with an article, delete the article.

 

 

Subfield c

Statement of responsibility (|c).  According to AACR2 the statement of responsibility is transcribed exactly as it appears on the title page, omitting only degrees, honorary titles and institutional affiliations.  If the statement appears in brackets in the bib record, it has been transcribed from a source other than the title page.  Find the statement in the item and verify it against the record.

 

 

 

 

MSF 11/13/2001

 

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