2.3.9: 20X-24X- Title and Title-Related Fields

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"Full" documentation refers to the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data that contains detailed descriptions of every data element, along with examples, input conventions and history sections.

"Concise" documentation refers to the MARC 21 Concise Format for Bibliographic Data that contains abridged descriptions of every data element, along with examples.

210 - Abbreviated Title (R) Full | Concise

222 - Key Title (R) Full | Concise

240 - Uniform Title (NR) Full | Concise

242 - Translation of Title by Cataloging Agency (R) Full | Concise

243 - Collective Uniform Title (NR) Full | Concise

245 - Title Statement (NR) Full | Concise

246 - Varying Form of Title (R) Full | Concise

247 - Former Title (R) Full | Concise

DEFINITION AND SCOPE

Title of the item described in the record and variant and former titles that also apply to that item. Field 245 (Title Statement) contains the title as it appears on the chief title source for an item (or substitute for such, formulated according to cataloging guidelines). The uniform title is the primary collecting title for items appearing under multiple titles and the key title is a special unique title for serials. These fields may be used to generate access points and display notes for the various titles, frequently guided by indicator values associated with the fields when entered under a name heading.

CONTENT DESIGNATOR HISTORY

Field 211 - Acronym or Shortened Title (CF) [OBSOLETE, 1993]
Field 211 was made obsolete with the redefinition of field 246 (Varying Form of Title) to include variant titles not found on a piece. The first indicator position specified whether a title added entry should be generated (values 0,1); the second was defined for nonfiling characters (values 0-9). The subfield codes were: $a (Acronym or shortened title), $6 (Linkage).

Field 212 - Variant Access Title (SE) [OBSOLETE, 1993]
Field 212 was made obsolete with the redefinition of field 246 (Varying Form of Title) to include variant titles not found on a piece. The first indicator position specified whether a title added entry should be generated (values 0,1); the second was undefined. The subfield codes were: $a (Variant access title), $6 (Linkage).

Field 214 - Augmented Title (BK, CF) [OBSOLETE, 1993]
Field 214 was made obsolete with the redefinition of field 246 (Varying Form of Title) to include variant titles not found on a piece. The first indicator position specified whether a title added entry should be generated (values 0,1); the second was defined for nonfiling characters (values 0-9). The subfield codes were: $a (Augmented title), $6 (Linkage).

Field 241 - Romanized Title (BK, AM, CF, MP, MU, VM) [OBSOLETE, 1982]
Field 241 was made obsolete when field 880 (Alternate Graphic Representation) was defined. The field contained the romanized form of a bibliographic title that was transcribed in nonroman characters in a manual catalog record. The first indicator position specified whether a title added entry should be generated (values 0, 1); the second was defined for nonfiling characters (values 0-9). The subfield codes were: $a (Romanized title), $h (Medium).

Field 246 - Varying Form of Title [REDEFINED, 1993]
Prior to the redefinition of field 246 in 1993 to include all variant titles associated with the item, whether they are or are not on the piece, some variant titles were contained in the following three fields that are now obsolete: 211 (Acronym or Shortened Title), 212 (Variant Access Title), and 214 (Augmented Title).

In 1993, field 246 was also defined for all forms of material. Prior to that date, added entries for variant titles for other than serials and serially-issued computer files were contained in the added entry variant title 740 field which has been redefined as "Added Entry-Uncontrolled Related/Analytical Title."

Field 247 - Former Title [RENAMED, 2002]
In 2002, the field was renamed from "Former title or title variations" to differentiate it from field 246 (Varying Form of Title)