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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.

Alternative titles of manifestation

Condition Option

Apply.

Condition Option

Apply.

Titles of manifestation that include music information

Titles of manifestation that include music information

See NLNZ guidance.

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 manifestations of integrating works

Condition Option

Apply.

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.

Data provenance

Option

Do not apply.

Option

Do not 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

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