National Library of New Zealand Policy Statements for: title of manifestation
Prerecording
Prerecording
Do not record this element. Apply the options at this element only when determining a value for another element.
Option
Do not apply.
Facsimiles and reproductions
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Recording
Recording an unstructured description
Option
Apply.
Option
Apply.
Only when instructed to by NLNZ guidance: Guidelines on basic transcription.
Option
Apply.
Option
Apply only for: Early printed resources: Apply with DCRMR.
Titles that contain errors
Condition Option
Apply only for: Static resources.
Condition Option
Apply only for: Diachronic works.
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Abridging long titles of manifestation
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Introductory words in titles of manifestation
Condition Option
Apply when recording a value of Manifestation: title proper.
Early printed resources: Apply with DCRMR.
Condition Option
Apply when recording a value of Manifestation: variant title of manifestation.
Early printed resources: Apply with DCRMR.
Titles of manifestation that include names of agents
Condition Option
Apply.
Condition Option
Apply.
Early printed resources: Apply with DCRMR.
Condition Option
Apply.
Titles of manifestation that include music information
Condition
Consider the condition to apply only to titles that consist solely of one or more types of composition and music information.
See NLNZ guidance.
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Instead, record a value that includes the music information. Record only when determining a value for Manifestation: title proper .
See NLNZ guidance for examples.
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Titles of manifestation that include scale information
Condition Option
Apply.
Titles of manifestation of units and iterations
Condition Option
Apply only when determining a value for: Manifestation: title proper or Work: preferred title of work for one unit or iteration of a larger manifestation, if:
- a unit title as well as a common title appears on a single source of information within the manifestation; and
- the common title value is not an appellation for a series
See NLNZ guidance.
Determine the common title and unit title values then go to NLNZ SES: Manifestation: title of manifestation for string encoding scheme instructions.
Condition Option
Apply only when determining a value for: Manifestation: note on manifestation; Manifestation: title proper; Manifestation: variant title of manifestation; Work: preferred title of work for one unit or iteration of a larger manifestation, if:
- a unit title as well as a common title appears on a single source of information within the manifestation; and
- the common title value is an appellation for a series
See NLNZ guidance for examples.
Titles of manifestations that are issued in units
Condition Option
Apply.
When determining a value for: Manifestation: title of series; Manifestation: title proper; Work: preferred title of work for a whole multiple unit manifestation or for a manifestation planned to be issued in two or more units.
See NLNZ guidance for examples.
Early printed resources: Apply with DCRMR.
Condition Option
Apply.
Titles of aggregates
Condition
Treat a single title that appears on a source of information as a collective title even if it is identical to a single value of Expression: title of expression for an embodied aggregated expression.
Parallel aggregates: when more than one value of Expression: title of expression appears on a single source of information, either choose one title as a collective title based on presentation and layout or follow the options below. See NLNZ guidance.
Condition Option
Apply.
Condition Option
Apply as last resort.
Condition Option
Apply.
Condition Option
Apply.
Determine the values, then go to NLNZ SES: Titles of aggregates for string encoding scheme instructions.
Condition Option
Apply.
Determine the values, then go to NLNZ SES: Titles of aggregates for string encoding scheme instructions.
See NLNZ guidance for examples.
Condition Option
Apply.
Devised titles of manifestation
Condition Option
Apply.
Instead of recording a Manifestation: note on title, record a Work: note on metadata work.
Early printed resources: Apply with DCRMR.
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Condition Option
Apply.
Early printed resources: Apply with DCRMR.
Condition Option
Apply.
Condition Option
Apply.
Devised titles for manifestations of musical works
Condition Option
Apply.
See NLNZ guidance.
Devised titles for manifestations of cartographic works
Condition Option
Apply.
Devised titles for manifestations of moving image works
Condition Option
Apply.
Condition Option
Apply.
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Devised titles for archival resources and collections
Condition Option
Apply.
Recording a structured description
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
Document Date: 2025/06/06
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-8b1aa319-a451-3861-83ca-d33358f62477