Definition |
Variant forms of the title appearing on different parts of a resource, or a portion of the title proper, or an alternative form of the title when the form differs substantially from the title statement in field 245, that contribute to the further identification or retrieval of the resource. For items containing several works, but lacking a collective title, field 246 is used only for variant titles related to the title selected as the title proper, usually the first work named in the resource. Titles related to the other works are entered in field 740. For items containing several works with a collective title, title access points for the individual works are entered in field 740. For information on punctuation, see the Punctuation section below. |
Guidelines |
Use the following guidelines:
- Use a separate field for each variant title
- Prefer entry of multiple occurrences of field 246 in the following order based on 2nd indicator values: 0, 1, blank, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Omit initial articles in subfield ǂa unless the intent is to file on the initial article
- Enter identifying phrases only in subfield ǂi rather than in subfield ǂa
Enter field 246 if the title, excluding other title information, normalizes differently than the title proper in field 245. Do not add field 246 if the only difference is the wording of other title information in subfield ǂb. Differences in other title information may be noted in field 500. |
1st Indicator |
Note/added entry controller. Whether a note and/or title access point is generated from the field. |
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0 |
Note, no added entry. Use if the variant title is needed to display as a note, but not as a title access point. Value 0 is used infrequently in field 246. Prefer use of value 1. |
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Note, added entry. Use if the variant title is needed to display as a note and as a title access point. Use primarily for variant titles appearing on the item that are not part of the data recorded in field 245. |
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2 |
No note, no added entry. Use if the variant title is not needed to display as a note or a title access point. Value 2 is unlikely to be used in field 246. Prefer use of value 3. |
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3 |
No note, added entry. Use if the variant title is not needed to display as a note, but is needed as a title access point. Use primarily for variant titles which already appear in field 245 such as alternative titles, parallel titles, portions of the title proper, etc. |
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2nd Indicator |
Type of title. The type of title recorded in field 246. Use to generate a display constant that precedes titles when notes are generated from this field, e.g., when the 1st indicator value is 1. Display text can be provided in subfield ǂi in cases not handled by 2nd indicator values 2 through 8. |
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No type specified. Use for titles not accommodated by other 2nd indicator values. Use with 1st indicator value 1 and subfield ǂi when a specific display is needed. |
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0 |
Portion of title. Any portion of the title in field 245, other than parallel titles, for which an access point is needed. Generally, use with 1st indicator value 3. |
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1 |
Parallel title. Titles in another language. Use to create an access point for a parallel title in field 245. Use a separate 246 field for each parallel title. Generally, use with 1st indicator value 3. |
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2 |
Distinctive title. A special title that appears in addition to the regular title on individual issues of a resource and by which the issue may be known. They are most common on annual reports, yearbooks, or conference proceedings when an issue is dedicated to a particular topic or theme. Do not confuse distinctive titles with individual titles within a series. Use primarily for serials. Enter distinctive titles in field 246 if the individual volume is likely to be known by the special title. Always use subfield ǂf with a distinctive title. When used with 1st indicator value 1, 2nd indicator value 2 can be used to generate the display constant Distinctive title:. |
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3 |
Other title. Titles not specified by other 2nd indicator values and not specifically identified using subfield ǂi. Other titles include masthead titles, half titles, binder's titles, colophon titles, and parallel titles not in field 245. Use primarily for serials. When used with 1st indicator value 1, 2nd indicator value 3 can be used to generate the display constant Other title:. |
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4 |
Cover title. Titles on the cover as issued by the publisher rather than a result of subsequent rebinding. When used with 1st indicator value 1, 2nd indicator value 4 can be used to generate the display constant Cover title:. |
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5 |
Added title page title. Title page not used as the source of the title proper when a resource has two title pages, usually in different languages, with the additional page preceding or following the title page used as the source of the title proper or on an inverted title page at the end of the publication. Use field 246 for the title on the additional title page. When used with 1st indicator value 1, 2nd indicator value 5 can be used to generate the display constant Added title page title:. |
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6 |
Caption title. Titles printed at the head of the first page of text or music. When used with 1st indicator value 1, 2nd indicator value 6 can be used to generate the display constant Caption title:. |
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7 |
Running title. Titles repeated in the top or bottom margin of each page or every other page in a resource. When used with 1st indicator value 1, 2nd indicator value 7 can be used to generate the display constant Running title:. |
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8 |
Spine title. Titles on the spine as issued by the publisher rather than a result of subsequent rebinding. The spine title is often a short or partial form of the full title given on the title page. When used with 1st indicator value 1, 2nd indicator value 8 can be used to generate the display constant Spine title:. |
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Subfields |
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ǂa Title proper/short title |
The variant title proper and alternative title, excluding the designation of the number or name of a part. The title proper should be long enough to identify the item and should be comprehensible. For more information, see field 245 subfield ǂa. Use field 246 subfield ǂa in the following situations: Abbreviations, acronyms, etc. Use field 246 for title access points to spell out abbreviations, acronyms, etc., occurring in the title proper. Use 1st indicator value 3 and 2nd indicator value blank.
245 |
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0 |
Mr. Gandhi visits Lancashire : ǂb a study in imperial miscommunication / ǂc Irina Spector-Marks |
246 |
3 |
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Mister Gandhi visits Lancashire |
245 |
1 |
0 |
Mt. St. Helens and the Toutle Valley : ǂb the early years / ǂc written by Dale Hoy ; with Susan M. Keegan |
246 |
3 |
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Mount Saint Helens and the Toutle Valley |
245 |
1 |
0 |
SAVE proceedings |
246 |
3 |
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Society of American Value Engineers proceedings |
Added title page titles. Use field 246 for title access points based on variant titles appearing on added title pages. Use 1st indicator value 1 and 2nd indicator value 5.
245 |
0 |
0 |
Service to the Public Task Force report : ǂb for discussion, October 12, 1990 |
246 |
1 |
5 |
Service au public, le rapport de Groupe de travail |
245 |
0 |
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Sudan guide |
246 |
1 |
5 |
Murshid al-Sudan ǂf 1982-1983 |
Alternative titles. Use field 246 for title access points based on alternative titles forming the title proper, a part or section name that qualifies the title proper, or other title information when field 245 subfield ǂb consists of an initialism or full form of title rejected as title proper. Use 1st indicator value 3 and 2nd indicator value 0.
245 |
0 |
0 |
Osman's palmistry instructor, or, Easy method of reading hands : ǂb a practical and original system of self-instruction in the science of palmistry ... / ǂc by Leo S. Osman |
246 |
3 |
0 |
Osman's palmistry instructor |
246 |
3 |
0 |
Easy method of reading hands |
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245 |
1 |
4 |
Les récréations scientifiques, ou, L'enseignement par les jeux / ǂc par Gaston Tissandier |
246 |
3 |
0 |
Récréations scientifiques |
246 |
3 |
0 |
Enseignement par les jeux |
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245 |
0 |
0 |
Journal of polymer science. ǂn Part C, ǂp Polymer symposia |
246 |
3 |
0 |
Polymer symposia |
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245 |
0 |
0 |
Library resources market place : ǂb LRMP |
246 |
3 |
0 |
LRMP |
Ampersands, plus signs, etc. Use field 246 for title access points to spell out words in place of ampersands, plus signs, etc., occurring in the title proper. Use 1st indicator value 3 and 2nd indicator value blank.
245 |
1 |
0 |
Black & white business computing / ǂc Matthew J. McCarthy |
246 |
3 |
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Black and white business computing |
245 |
1 |
0 |
Albert Frey houses 1 + 2 / ǂc [Jennifer Golub] |
246 |
3 |
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Albert Frey houses one and two |
246 |
3 |
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Albert Frey houses one plus two |
245 |
1 |
0 |
Conversation on mines, &c., between a father and son : ǂb to which are added questions and answers to assist candidates to obtain certificates for the management of collieries, a lecture on the atmosphere, its changes and explosive gases, tables of calculations, rules of measurements, etc., etc. / ǂc by William Hopton |
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3 |
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Conversation on mines, etc., between a father and son |
At head of title. Use field 246 for title access points based on phrases appearing above titles when those phrases can standalone. Use 1st indicator value 1 and 2nd indicator value blank with subfield ǂi. For phrases not representing a standalone title, enter the data in field 500.
245 |
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Bulletin of the atomic scientists. |
246 |
1 |
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ǂi At head of title: ǂa Science and public affairs ǂf Jan. 1970-Apr. 1974 |
245 |
1 |
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Chicago & vicinity 6 county streetfinder / ǂc Rand McNally |
246 |
3 |
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Rand McNally, Chicago Tribune, Chicago & vicinity 6 county streetfinder |
500 |
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At head of cover title: Rand McNally, Chicago Tribune |
Caption titles. Use field 246 for title access points based on variant titles appearing in captions. Use 1st indicator value 1 and 2nd indicator value 6.
245 |
1 |
0 |
Ceremonies at the reception of the orphan children of Pennsylvania soldiers who perished defending the Government / ǂc by the Governor and the Legislature. |
246 |
1 |
6 |
Reception of the orphans of Pennsylvania soldiers |
245 |
0 |
0 |
Impromptus für Klavier, op. 5 |
246 |
1 |
6 |
Impromptus über ein Thema von Clara Wieck |
Cover titles. Use field 246 for title access points based on variant titles appearing on covers. Use 1st indicator value 1 and 2nd indicator value 4.
245 |
0 |
0 |
Monthly checklist of state publications |
246 |
1 |
4 |
State publications monthly checklist |
245 |
0 |
0 |
Sonata 1 : ǂb Six sonatas, c. 1700 / ǂc Godfrey Keller ; edited by Peter Holman |
246 |
0 |
4 |
Sonata 1 in D major |
Distinctive titles. Use field 246 for title access points based on non-analytic special titles of individual issues of a resource by which the issue may be known. Use primarily for serials. Use 1st indicator value 1 and 2nd indicator value 2.
246 |
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2 |
Contrasting concepts in campus planning ǂf 1966 |
246 |
1 |
2 |
Campus planning ǂf 1967 |
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1 |
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Proceedings |
246 |
1 |
2 |
Reading, current research and practice ǂf 1966/67 |
Initialisms and letters. Use field 246 for title access points to add or remove separating punctuation between initials or letters occurring in the title proper when catalog users might reasonably search with or without separating punctuation or spaces. Use 1st indicator value 3 and 2nd indicator value blank.
245 |
0 |
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A.B.C.'s and other kindergarten favorites |
246 |
3 |
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ABC's and other kindergarten favorites |
245 |
1 |
4 |
The ABC's of a drunkard's life / ǂc Madalyn Hawthorn |
246 |
3 |
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A.B.C.'s of a drunkard's life |
245 |
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Report on the B.T.S.B. single site testing of blood products |
246 |
3 |
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Report on the BTSB single site testing of blood products |
Minor title changes in serials. Use field 246 for title access points representing minor changes in titles for serials. Use 1st indicator value 1 and 2nd indicator value blank with subfield ǂi.
245 |
0 |
0 |
Artères et veines. |
246 |
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ǂi Issues for <1997-> have title: ǂa Artères & veines |
245 |
0 |
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Journal of the Institution of the Rubber Industry. |
246 |
1 |
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ǂi Issues for have title: ǂa Journal of the IRI |
Numerals, Arabic. Use field 246 for title access points to spell out cardinal or ordinal Arabic numerals occurring in the title proper, other than dates, when catalog users might reasonably search for the spelled-out forms. Use 1st indicator value 3 and 2nd indicator value blank.
245 |
0 |
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3:10 to Yuma / ǂc Columbia Pictures ; directed by Delmer Daves ; produced by David Heilweil ; screenplay by Halsted Welles |
246 |
3 |
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Three-ten to Yuma |
245 |
1 |
0 |
5-mm radiometric measurements from FLIP during COPE : ǂb a data summary / ǂc Yuri G. Trokhimovski [and others] |
246 |
3 |
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Five-millimeter radiometric measurements from FLIP during COPE |
245 |
1 |
0 |
Einführung in das 6. Strafrechtsreformgesetz 1998 : ǂb examensrelevante Änderungen im besonderen Teil des Strafrechts / ǂc von Friedrich Dencker [and others] |
246 |
3 |
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Einführung in das sechste Strafrechtsreformgesetz 1998 |
Numerals, Roman. Use field 246 for title access points to substitute Arabic numerals in place of Roman numerals and to spell out cardinal or ordinal Roman numerals occurring in the title proper when catalog users might reasonably search for the spelled-out forms. Use 1st indicator value 3 and 2nd indicator value blank.
245 |
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0 |
World War I and II tanks / ǂc George Forty |
246 |
3 |
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World War 1 and 2 tanks |
246 |
3 |
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World War One and Two tanks |
245 |
1 |
0 |
Proceedings of the XVIIth Annual Conference of the Ethiopian Public Health Association : ǂb main theme, "Emerging public health problems in Ethiopia" / ǂc rapporteur, Amsalu Feleke ; editor, Chanyalew Kassa, Yihunie Lakew |
246 |
3 |
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Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference of the Ethiopian Public Health Association |
246 |
3 |
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Proceedings of the Seventeenth Annual Conference of the Ethiopian Public Health Association |
245 |
1 |
0 |
Title XII side-by-side comparison / ǂc prepared by Susan J. Thompson |
246 |
3 |
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Title 12 side-by-side comparison |
246 |
3 |
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Title twelve side-by-side comparison |
Other titles. Use field 246 for title access points not specified by 2nd indicator values 0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, such as masthead titles, half titles, etc. Use primarily for serials. Use 1st indicator value 1 and 2nd indicator value 3.
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245 |
0 |
0 |
Recreational vehicle retailer |
246 |
1 |
3 |
RVR ǂf February 1973- |
245 |
0 |
0 |
Proceedings. ǂn Section B, ǂp Biology / ǂc the Royal Society of Edinburgh |
246 |
1 |
3 |
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. ǂn Section B |
Other titles appearing on the resource. Use field 246 for title access points based on variant titles appearing which appear on the resource and cannot be specified through use of 2nd indicator values 4 through 8. These includes colophon titles, half titles, etc., for textual materials, panel titles for folded maps, and titles on containers for audiovisual and sound recording materials. Use 1st indicator value 1 and 2nd indicator value blank with subfield ǂi.
245 |
0 |
0 |
Glagoljaško pjevanje u Poljicima kod Splita / ǂc snimio, transkribirao i analizirao, Stjepan Stepanov |
246 |
1 |
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ǂi Half title: ǂa Poljica kod Splita |
245 |
1 |
0 |
Official AAA road map Wisconsin |
246 |
1 |
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ǂi Panel title: ǂa Wisconsin official AAA road map |
245 |
1 |
0 |
Rostropovich plays Prokofiev cello last masterworks |
246 |
1 |
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ǂi Title on container: ǂa Mstislav Rostropovich plays Prokofiev |
245 |
1 |
0 |
Live at Moers Festival / ǂc European Jazz Quintet |
246 |
1 |
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ǂi Additional title on container: ǂa Live at International New Jazz Festival |
Other titles not appearing on the resource. Use field 246 for title access points based on titles which do not appear on the resource when catalog users might reasonably search for those titles. Use 1st indicator value 1 and 2nd indicator value blank with subfield ǂi.
245 |
0 |
4 |
The Beatles |
246 |
1 |
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ǂi Also known as: ǂa White album |
245 |
1 |
0 |
Phyllis Diller, comedianne |
246 |
1 |
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ǂi Title should read: ǂa Phyllis Diller, comedienne |
246 |
1 |
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ǂi Publisher's catalog title: ǂa Phyllis Diller--in a man's world |
245 |
0 |
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United States government policy and supporting positions / ǂc Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, United States Senate. |
246 |
1 |
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ǂi Conventionally known as: ǂa Plum book |
Parallel titles. Use field 246 for title access points based on parallel titles appearing on the resource. Use 1st indicator value 3 and 2nd indicator value 1.
245 |
0 |
0 |
Tekstiiliteollisuuden vuosikirja = ǂb Textilindustrins årsbok = The Textile industry yearbook |
246 |
3 |
1 |
Textilindustrins årsbok |
246 |
3 |
1 |
Textile industry yearbook |
245 |
0 |
0 |
Keizai antei shiryo = ǂb E.S.B. bulletin |
246 |
3 |
1 |
E.S.B. bulletin |
245 |
0 |
0 |
Japan report = ǂb Nihon |
246 |
3 |
1 |
Nihon |
Portion of title. Use field 246 for title access points based on a portion of the title in field 245 when catalog users might reasonably search for those titles. Use 1st indicator value 3 and 2nd indicator value 0.
245 |
0 |
0 |
Chase's ... calendar of events |
246 |
3 |
0 |
Calendar of events |
245 |
1 |
4 |
The little Kiwi book of days / ǂc by Frances Chan |
246 |
3 |
0 |
Book of days |
Running titles. Use field 246 for title access points based on variant titles appearing in the top or bottom margin of each page or every other page in a resource. Use 1st indicator value 1 and 2nd indicator value 7.
245 |
0 |
0 |
Bangladesh Education Extension Centre bulletin |
246 |
1 |
7 |
B.E.E.C. bulletin |
245 |
0 |
0 |
2005 VCC crime codes : ǂb listed alphabetically and by statute |
246 |
1 |
7 |
Virginia crime codes |
Spine titles. Use field 246 for title access points based on variant titles appearing on covers. Use 1st indicator value 1 and 2nd indicator value 8.
245 |
0 |
0 |
Chartbook of federal programs on aging / ǂc Irma Schechter |
246 |
1 |
8 |
Chartbook on aging |
245 |
1 |
2 |
A handbook on electrical filters : ǂb synthesis, design and application / ǂc by Donald R.J. White |
246 |
1 |
8 |
Electrical filters |
Typographical errors, incorrect wording, etc. Use field 246 for title access points to correct typographical errors, incorrect wording, etc., occurring in the title proper. Use 1st indicator value 1 and 2nd indicator value blank with subfield ǂi.
245 |
1 |
0 |
Attitudes of the C.A. mass public toward eonomic and political integration / ǂc Mitchell A. Seligson |
246 |
1 |
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ǂi Title should read: ǂa Attitudes of the C.A. mass public toward economic and political integration |
245 |
1 |
0 |
Concerto for pianoforte and orchestra, op. 101 / ǂc Dmitri Shostakovich ; reduction for 2 pianos by the composer |
246 |
1 |
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ǂi Title should read: ǂa Concerto for pianoforte and orchestra, op. 102 |
245 |
1 |
0 |
Proceedings of the The Fifth International Workshop on Chaos-Fractals Theories and Applications, 18-21 October 2012, Dalian, Liaoning, China / ǂc sponsors, Northeastern University, IEEE Circuits and Systems Society [and three others] |
246 |
1 |
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ǂi Title should read: ǂa Proceedings of the Fifth International Workshop on Chaos-Fractals Theories and Applications, 18-21 October 2012, Dalian, Liaoning, China |
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ǂb Remainder of title |
Other title information, parallel titles, subtitles, etc., associated with the title in subfield ǂa. Generally, include subfield ǂb in field 246 for titles transcribed from other parts of the resource when that other title information is useful and differs from what is recorded in field 245. Enter multiple instances of such data in the same subfield ǂb. Omit subfield ǂb in cataloger-constructed title access points in field 246. For more information, see field 245 subfield ǂb.
245 |
0 |
0 |
Frauen komponieren : ǂb 22 Orgelstücke aus dem 19. und 20. Jahrhundert = Female composers : 22 organ pieces from the 19th and 20th century / ǂc herausgegeben von Barbara Heller und Lucia Schnellbacher |
246 |
3 |
1 |
Female composers : ǂb 22 organ pieces from the 19th and 20th century |
245 |
1 |
0 |
Proceedings of the ... session / ǂc Rajasthan History Congress |
246 |
1 |
8 |
Rajasthan History Congress : ǂb proceedings volume |
245 |
1 |
0 |
Handbook for men who are thinking of settling overseas / ǂc issued by the Oversea Settlement Department, Colonial Office |
246 |
1 |
4 |
Empire overseas : ǂb a handbook for men and boys |
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ǂf Date or sequential designation |
Dates or volume and issue numbers associated with the variant title which does not appear on all issues or parts of a resource. Arrange data so that dates and/or volume and issue numbers follow the title.
245 |
1 |
0 |
IEEE conference record : ǂb papers presented at the ... Power Industry Computer Applications Conference / ǂc sponsored by the IEEE Power Group |
246 |
1 |
4 |
PICA conference proceedings ǂf 1969 |
245 |
0 |
0 |
Yearbook of international congress proceedings |
246 |
1 |
8 |
International meeting reports ǂf 1960/1967 |
246 |
1 |
3 |
Shanxi wenyi ǂf July 1973- |
Enter incomplete dates or sequential designations in angle brackets.
245 |
1 |
0 |
North Dakota comprehensive criminal justice plan |
246 |
1 |
4 |
Crime and delinquency in North Dakota ǂf <1974-> |
246 |
1 |
6 |
Pacific and its wonders ǂf <1954>-1956 |
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ǂg Miscellaneous information |
Data not more appropriately recorded in other subfields. Use subfield ǂg for data such as varies slightly.
246 |
1 |
3 |
Review of polymorphous material ǂg (varies slightly) ǂf 1965-1968 |
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ǂh Medium |
Do not use. |
ǂi Display text |
Text to be displayed when none of the other 2nd indicator display constants is adequate. When you use subfield ǂi, the 2nd indicator is blank. Subfield ǂi precedes subfield ǂa.
245 |
0 |
0 |
Live at Moers Festival / ǂc European Jazz Quintet |
246 |
1 |
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ǂi Additional title on container: ǂa Live at International New Jazz Festival |
245 |
1 |
0 |
Zhang Chunqiao yu zhong jia shu |
246 |
1 |
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ǂi English title on colophon: ǂa Letters from prison |
246 |
1 |
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ǂi Panel title: ǂa Welcome to big Wyoming |
245 |
0 |
4 |
The Bluegrass album |
246 |
1 |
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ǂi Volume 3 has title: ǂa California connection |
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ǂn Number of part/section of a work |
A number designation for a part/section of a work. Numbering is defined as an indication of sequencing in any form, e.g., Part 1, Supplement A, Book two. In music titles, the serial opus, or thematic index number are generally not contained in subfield ǂn.
245 |
0 |
0 |
Directory of published proceedings. ǂn Series SEMT, ǂp Science/engineering/medicine/technology |
246 |
3 |
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Interdok directory of published proceedings. ǂn Series SEMT, ǂp Science/engineering/medicine/technology |
500 |
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At head of title: InterDok |
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245 |
0 |
0 |
Annual report of the Minister of Supply and Service Canada under the Corporations and Labour Unions Returns Act. ǂn Part II |
246 |
3 |
1 |
Rapport annuel du ministre des Approvisionnements et services Canada présenté sous l'empire et des syndicates ouvriers. ǂn Partie II |
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ǂp Name of part/section of a work |
A part or section name that qualifies the title proper (subfield ǂa).
245 |
0 |
0 |
Archiv für Meteorologie, Geophysik und Bioklimatologie. ǂn Serie B, ǂp Klimatologie, Bioklimatologie, Strahlungsforschung |
246 |
3 |
1 |
Archives for meteorology, geophysics and bioclimatology. ǂn Series B, ǂp Climatology, bioclimatology, radiation research |
245 |
0 |
0 |
Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia toimetised. ǂp Bioloogia = ǂb Izvestii︠a︡ Akademii nauk Ėstonskoĭ SSR. Biologii︠a︡ |
246 |
3 |
1 |
Izvestii︠a︡ Akademii nauk Ėstonskoĭ SSR. ǂp Biologii︠a︡ |
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ǂ5 Institution to which field applies |
For information about subfield ǂ5, see Control Subfields. Subfield ǂ5 is used infrequently in field 246. |
ǂ6 Linkage |
Data that link fields when non-Latin script is entered. This subfield is system supplied and does not appear in OCLC online displays. Do not manually add subfield ǂ6. For more information about subfield ǂ6, see Control Subfields. |
ǂ7 Data provenance |
For information about subfield ǂ7, see the Data Provenance Subfields section of Control Subfields. |
ǂ8 Field link and sequence number |
For information about subfield ǂ8, see Control Subfields. |
Punctuation |
For records containing ISBD punctuation, follow these instructions:
- Optionally, follow an initial subfield ǂi by a colon-space or a space-colon-space if following an open date
- Precede subfield ǂb beginning with other title information by a space-colon-space
- Precede subfield ǂb beginning with a parallel title by a space-equals-space
- Enclose the text in subfield ǂg in parentheses
- Precede subfield ǂn by a period-space unless the preceding subfield ends with an ellipsis, exclamation point, hyphen, period (following an abbreviation or initial), or question mark
- Precede subfield ǂp following subfield ǂn by a comma-space
- Precede subfield ǂp not following subfield ǂn by a period-space unless the preceding subfield ends with an ellipsis, exclamation point, hyphen, period (following an abbeviation or initial), or question mark
- Precede any parallel statement within a subfield by a space-equals-space
- Precede any unit of other title information within a subfield by a space-colon-space
- Include incidental punctuation needed within any subfields, e.g., commas, periods (following abbreviations or initials), etc.
- Omit punctuation preceding subfields ǂf and ǂg unless the preceding subfield ends with an ellipsis, exclamation point, hyphen, period (following an abbreviation or initial), question mark, closing bracket, or closing parenthesis
- Omit the terminal period at the end of the field unless the last word is an abbreviation or initial
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ǂi Title on container: ǂa Little David presents Action Bible songs : ǂb 17 classic Christian songs for kids |
For records containing non-ISBD punctuation, see the cataloging instructions used to create the record. For records containing minimal or no punctuation, follow these instructions:
- Include a space-equals-space as the first element in subfield ǂb beginning with a parallel edition statement
- Include a space-semicolon-space as the first element in subfield ǂb beginning with a title of a second work by the same author, composer, artist, etc., in a resource lacking a collective title
- Precede subfield ǂb beginning with a title of a second work by a different author, composer, artist, etc., or an anonymous work in a resource lacking a collective title by a period-space
- Include brackets and punctuation needed within any subfields
- Otherwise, omit the punctuation outlined in the ISBD punctuation section above
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ǂi Title on container ǂa Little David presents Action Bible songs ǂb 17 classic Christian songs for kids |
For more information on punctuation, including OCLC policy, see section 2.8, Punctuation. |
Indexing |
For indexing and searching information, see Searching WorldCat Indexes, field 246. |
MARC 21 |
For more information, including content designator history, see MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, field 246. |