• Use for varying form of title(s) for the whole item whether or not the title is found on the item. It is also used as an added entry for a portion of the title proper entered in 245.
• Use separate 246 for each varying form of title.
• Generally, when 246 is used, no 500 note is needed.
• Do not enter initial articles.
• Do not add punctuation at the end of the field unless the title ends with an abbreviation.
• For 246 1_ , |i follows with a colon (:) and comes before |a. Text in |i is designed to explain what kind of title is in |a when other 246s’ 2nd indicators are inadequate to specify the source of title, like these situations:1. At head of title
2. Colophon title
3. Panel title
4. Title on container
5. Also known as
6. Publisher’s catalog title• For multiple 246s, enter them in the order of 3_, 30, 31, 1_, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.
• All 246s regardless of indicators are keyword searchable. In ALEPH they are indexed in WEE (Keyword search of everything not indexed by WRD), WIT (Acq + all title keyword), WRD (Keyword index of all indexed fields), and WTI (Title keyword).
• All 246s regardless of indicators, displayed or not, are retrievable in Barton OPAC when doing browse for Keyword Anywhere (ALL) or Title Words Search (TTL).
• For a more in depth guideline about when and how to enter 246 field, refer to:1. OCLC Bibliographic Format and Standard—246 Varying Form of Title
http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/2xx/246.shtm
2. Library of Congress MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data — 246 Varying Form of Title
http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdtils.html
3. Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd ed. (2002 revision with 2005 update).
4. AACR2 Rule Interpretation.
Types of 246 |
Indicators |
Form of Note |
OPAC |
Added title page title |
15 |
Added title | |
| Alternative title | 30 |
<Not Displayed> | |
| Alternative form of word(s) in title |
30 |
<Not Displayed> | |
| At head of title |
1- |
|i At head of title: |a |
Title Note |
| Binder's title | 1- |
|a Binder's title: |a |
Title Note |
| Caption title | 16 |
Caption Title | |
| Colophon title | 1- |
|i Colophon title: |a |
Title Note |
| Corrected form of title (sic or i.e. in 245) | 3- |
Title Note | |
| Cover title | 14 |
Cover Title | |
| Half title | 1- |
|i Half title: |a |
Title Note |
| Incorrect form of title ([ ] used in 245 | 3- |
Title Note | |
| Multi-volume variant title | 1- |
|i [Volume 2 has title] : |a |
Title Note |
| Note, with title added entry | 1- |
|i [First line of song] : |a |
Title Note |
| Note, with no title added entry | 1- |
|i [Subtitle on container] :|a |
Title Note |
| Other title (245 |b) | 13 |
Other Title | |
| Parallel title from 245 | 31 |
<Not Displayed> | |
| Part title access from 245 |p | 30 |
<Not Displayed> | |
| Portion of title proper from 245 | 30 |
<Not Displayed> | |
| Running title | 17 |
Running Title | |
| Spelled out forms of symbols in 245 |a | 3- |
Title Note | |
| Spine title | 18 |
Spine Title | |
| Subtitle access from 245 |b | 30 |
<Not Displayed> | |
| Title on container | 1- |
|i Title on container: |a | Title Note |
| Other title information, not from 245 | 1 |
|i Introductory phrase: |a | Title Note |
| Other condition when added entry is needed | 1- |
|a [....] : |a | Title Note |
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