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RBMS Policy Statements for title of manifestation

Prerecording

Option

Do not apply the option. See DCRMR 1.2.3.1 .

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 .

Option

Apply the option if following the alternative DCRMR instruction to retain original capitalization and punctuation. See DCRMR 0.4.05.1, 1.2.3.1 .

Option

Do not apply the option. See DCRMR 0.4.05.1 , 1.2.3.1 .

Option

Apply DCRMR transcription guidelines. See DCRMR 0.4.05.1 , 1.2.3.1 .

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. Record the value with the error and follow the error with either "sic" or "that is," and a correction, all enclosed in square brackets. 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 .

Introductory words in titles of manifestations

Condition Option

In most cases, do not apply the option. See DCRMR 1.21.31.1 , 1.21.32.2 .

Condition Option

Apply the option if the introductory words are grammatically inseparable from the chief title. See DCRMR 1.21.31.1 , 1.21.32.2 .

Titles of manifestations that include names of agents

Condition Option

Apply the option. See DCRMR 1.21.32.4 .

Condition Option

Apply the option. See DCRMR 1.21.31.1 , 1.21.32.2 .

Condition Option

Apply the option. See DCRMR 1.21.31.1 , 2.21.3.1 , 2.21.32.1 .

Alternative titles of manifestations

Condition Option

Apply the option. See DCRMR 1.21.2.2 , 1.21.32.3 .

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

Data provenance

Option

Apply the option if the metadata has been taken from a source other than the preferred source of information. Indicate the source in Manifestation: note on title. See DCRMR 0.1.3 , 0.1.5 , 1.01.1 , 1.29.31.1 .

Recording a structured description

Recording an identifier

Recording an IRI

Document Date: 2025/09/23
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-5df3feae-5100-345a-9a14-7dc77ec51644

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