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RBMS Policy Statements for variant title of manifestation

Prerecording

Recording

Recording an unstructured description

Option

In most cases, use cataloger's judgment. Recording certain titles as values of Manifestation: variant title of manifestation is required. See DCRMR 1.2.32 , 1.25.35 .

Option

In most cases, use cataloger's judgment. Recording certain titles as values of Manifestation: variant title of manifestation is required. See DCRMR 1.2.32 , 1.25.3.1 , 1.25.35 .

Option

Cataloger's judgment. See DCRMR 1.215.33.1 , 1.25.3593 .

Option

Cataloger's judgment. See DCRMR 1.215.33.1 , 1.25.3593 .

Option

Apply the option if  the transliterated text is within the first five words of the preferred title (or, if the title begins with an article, the first six words). See DCRMR 1.25.351 .

Option

Apply the option if the preferred title includes variant or archaic spacing or a corrected misprint or misspelling within the first five words (or, if the title begins with an article, the first six words). In all other cases, use cataloger's judgment. See DCRMR 1.25.3535 , 1.25.355 , 1.25.3555 .

Data provenance

Option

Cataloger's judgment. See DCRMR 1.25.3593.1 , 1.29.36.1 .

Recording a structured description

Recording an identifier

Recording an IRI

Document Date: 2025/09/23
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-2fb27299-c95e-3d0c-a5db-7eee803480e0

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