RBMS Policy Statements for title of manifestation
Facsimiles and reproductions
Recording
Recording an unstructured description
Option
For printed text volumes, the preferred source of information for title elements is the title page. In the absence of a title page, record a title appearing in the manifestation, following this order of preference: colophon, source within the preliminaries, caption title, cover (if issued by publisher), and the rest of the manifestation. For multiple-unit monographs, prefer a source of information in the first volume. For printed text single-sheet manifestations, the preferred source of information is the manifestation itself. See DCRMR 0.1.3 , 0.1.5 , 1.01.1 .
Titles that contain errors
Condition Option
In most cases, apply the option. Follow the error with either "sic" or "that is," and a correction, all enclosed in square brackets. If following the alternative DCRMR instruction for recording a value with an error without supplying an interpolated correction, give details about the error as a value of Manifestation: note on title. See DCRMR 0.4.72 , 1.2.3.1 .
Condition Option
Do not apply the option. If following the alternative DCRMR instruction for recording a value with an error without supplying an interpolated correction, give details about the error as a value of Manifestation: note on title. See DCRMR 0.4.72.4 , 1.2.3.1 .
Abridging long titles of manifestations
Condition Option
In most cases, do not apply the option. See DCRMR 1.21.36 .
Titles of manifestations that include names of agents
Condition Option
Apply the option. See DCRMR 1.21.32.4 .
Alternative titles of manifestations
Condition Option
Record the title, inclusive of alternative title(s). Use cataloger's judgment to record alternative title(s) also as a value of Manifestation: variant title of manifestation. See DCRMR 1.21.2.2 , 1.21.32.3 , 1.25.3575 .
Titles of manifestations that include music information
Titles of manifestations that include scale information
Titles of manifestation of units and iterations
Titles of manifestations that are issued in units
Condition Option
Apply the option. See DCRMR 1.21.35.1 .
Titles of manifestations of integrating works
Titles of aggregates
Condition Option
In most cases, do not apply the option. See DCRMR 1.21.37 .
Condition Option
Apply the option. See DCRMR 1.21.3.1 , 1.21.371.1 .
Condition Option
Apply the option. See DCRMR 1.21.372.1 .
Condition Option
Apply the option. See DCRMR 1.21.372.1 .
Devised titles of manifestations
Condition Option
Apply the option. See DCRMR 1.21.34.1 .
Condition Option
In most cases, do not apply the option. See DCRMR 1.21.34.1 .
Condition Option
In most cases, apply the option. See DCRMR 1.21.34.1 .
Condition Option
Apply the option. See DCRMR 1.21.34.1 .
Condition Option
Apply the option. See DCRMR 1.21.34.1 .
Devised titles for manifestations of musical works
Devised titles for manifestations of cartographic works
Devised titles for manifestations of moving image works
Devised titles for archival resources and collections
Recording a structured description
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
Document Date: 2025/09/23
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