246 - Varying Form of Title (R)
MARC 21 Community Information - Full
January 2000
First Indicator Undefined # - Undefined
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Second Indicator Type of title 0 - Portion of title 1 - Parallel title 2 - Acronym 3 - Other title
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Subfield Codes
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$a - Title proper/short title (NR) $b - Remainder of title (NR) $f - Date or sequential designation (NR) $g - Miscellaneous information (NR) $h - Medium (NR)
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$n - Number of part/section of the title (R) $p - Name of part/section of the title (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) $8 - Field link and sequence number (R)
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FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE
Variant title of the event, program, etc. present in field 245 (Title). Variant forms
of names recorded in 1XX (Primary Names), 6XX (Subject Entries,) and 7XX (Added Entries)
are not recorded in this field. Access to these variants is usually provided in MARC
authority record 4XX (See From Tracing) fields.
When displayed/printed as a note, varying forms of titles are in some instances preceded
by an introductory term or phrase that is generated as a display constant based on the
second indicator value.
GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS
■ INDICATORS
First Indicator - Undefined Undefined and contains a blank (#).
Second Indicator - Type of title Value that specifies the type of title recorded in field 246 and controls the
generation of a note. It is also used in some instances to generate a display
constant that precedes a title when a note is created from the field. (See Input
Conventions.)
0 - Portion of title Title recorded is a portion of the title found in field 245 (Title). No note is
usually generated.
1 - Parallel title Title recorded is a parallel title, i.e., a title in another language. No note
is usually generated. When one or more parallel titles have been recorded in
field 245, each parallel title is also recorded in a separate field 246.
2 - Acronym Title recorded is an acronym of the title recorded in field 245.
3 - Other title Title recorded is a variant title associated with the title in field 245 but
which is not specified by one of the other second indicator values. Other
title: may be generated for display.
■ SUBFIELD CODES
$a - Title proper/short title Variant title (exclusive of any name or number of a part/section, remainder of
title, and medium designator) of the event, program, etc.
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#0$aStage Front :$bThe Arts Downcast. |
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#0$aArts Downcast
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$b - Remainder of title Remainder of the title information.
$f - Date or sequential designation Dates or sequential designations, such as those that indicate when the variant
title was used.
$g - Miscellaneous information Miscellaneous information that is not more appropriately recorded in another
subfield, such as the phrase varies slightly, enclosed in
parentheses.
$h - Medium Medium designator used in the title.
$n - Number of part/section of the title Number designation for a part/section of the title. Numbering is
defined as an indication of sequencing of any form, e.g., Part 1, Section A.
$p - Name of part/section of the title
$8 - Field link and sequence number
INPUT CONVENTIONS
Punctuation - Field 246 does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the last word in the field is
an abbreviation, initial/letter, or data that ends with a mark of punctuation.
Initial Articles - Initial articles (e.g., The, La) are generally not recorded in field 246 unless the
intent is to file on the article.
Multiple Fields - Order of input of multiple 246 fields is customarily determined by the value in the
second indicator position. Multiple Varying Form of Title fields are recorded in order
of the numeric value in the second indicator position, i.e., 246 fields with second
indicator value 0, 246 fields with second indicator value 1, etc.
Display Constants - Introductory term
Acronym:or phrase
Other title: that are used with
notes generated from this field are not carried in the MARC record. They may be
generated as a display constant associated with the second indicator value.
Second indicator |
Display constant |
0 |
[no note is usually generated] |
1 |
[no note is usually generated] |
2 |
Acronym: |
3 |
Other title: |