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Monograph Receiving Unit Guidelines

246 -- Varying Form of Title

A form of the title appearing on different parts of an item or a portion of the title proper, or an alternative form of the title
when the form differs significantly from the title contained in field 245.

Indicators

• First - Note/added entry controller
  A value that indicates whether an added entry for the title is to be generated.
          0 - Note, no added entry
          1 - Note, added entry
          2 - No note, no title added entry
          3 - No note, added entry

Second- Type of title
A value that indicates the type of title contained in field 246 and controls the generation of a note and an associated display constant. All of the values except 0 and 1 generate a note field.
• # - No type specified
• 0 -Portion of title An added entry may be generated by first indicator value 1. No note is generated.
• 1 - Parallel title
  The parallel title that is contained in subfield $b of field 245. No note is generated.
• 2 - Distinctive title
  A special title that appears in addition to the regular title on individual issues of an item and by which the issue may be known. Distinctive title: may be generated with the note.
• 3 - Other title
  A title that appears on the piece that is not more appropriately indicated by one of the other values. Other title: may be generated with the note.
• 4 - Cover title
  A title that is printed on the original cover of a publication or lettered or stamped on the publisher's binding and which is used when the cover is not the chief source of the bibliographic description. Cover title: may be generated with the note.
• 5 - Added title page title
  A title in another language found on a title page that is not used as the chief source of the bibliographic description. Added title page title: may be generated with the note.
• 6 - Caption title
  A title printed at the head of the first page of text. Caption title: may be generated with the note.
• 7 - Running title
  A title printed at the top or bottom margin of each page of a publication. Running title: may be generated with the note.
• 8 - Spine title
  A publisher's title found on the spine of a publication. Spine title: may be generated with the note.
  

Last modified: July 7, 2006