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PROCEDURE FOR ADDED TITLE AND AUTHOR/TITLE ENTRIES
 
 
 

CONTENTS

Introduction
General guidelines
Initial articles and filing indicators
Part 1. Variations of title
    Alternative titles
    Abbreviations
    Initialisms and series of letters
    Corrected titles
    Numbers (Arabic form in title)
    Dates (in Arabic numerals)
    Numbers (spelled-out form in title)
    Fractions and decimals
    Roman numerals
    Signs, Symbols, Ampersands, Pluses, etc.
    Punctuation and spacing
Part 2. Collections
    I. Works by one author
        A. Two works issued together
            1. No collective title on title page
            2. Collective title on title page
        B. Three works issued together
            1. No collective title on title page
            2. Collective title on title page
        C. Four or more works issued together
            1. No collective title on title page
            2. Collective title on title page
    II. Independent works by two or more authors
        A. No collective title on title page
            1. Two or three independent works
            2. Four or more independent works involving no more than three author headings
            3. Four or more independent works involving four or more author headings
        B. Collective title on title page
            1. Two or three independent works
            2. Four or more independent works involving no more than three author headings
            3. Four or more independent works involving four or more author headings
 

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Introduction
 

Catalogers and Cataloging Assistants should use the guidelines outlined below for determining added entries for title variations and added entries for works. Cataloging in which two or more of the guidelines could be applied will be handled on a case-by-case basis, with decisions made by a cataloger or the Head of Information Processing.

Added entries for title variations and added entries for works are based on different principles. Added entries for title variations are made to provide access to different forms of a title (e.g. cover titles, titles with numerals, etc.) or portions of the title proper (such as cases in which there is an alternative title or no collective title). Added entries for works are made either to provide access to works included in a work for which a comprehensive catalog record is made, regardless of whether or not the included work is mentioned on the title page (analytical), or, to refer to a related work (simple). An added entry for a work (analytical or simple) should be either an author/uniform title added entry or a uniform title added entry when the title stands independently. Note that an author/title added entry is used only in added entries for works. Always use a uniform title, if available, for the title portion of author/title added entries.

Catalogers and Cataloging Assistants should note that a full discussion of the Library of Congress' practice regarding title added entries is found in LC Rule Interpretation 21.30J (Cataloging Service Bulletin, no. 78, pp. 41-61). A discussion of the Library of Congress' practice regarding added entries for works is found in LC Rule Interpretations 21.7, 21.30M and 25.7-25.11. At times, our practices will differ from LC's. An important example of different practice is that we will not use |f dates following analytical added entries as instructed in LCRI 21.30M unless the date is considered a part of the uniform title, as in the case of Works, Selections (except in the case of music), and Bible entries. This document will deal with the most common instances in which questions could arise.
 

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General Guidelines

 
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Alternative Titles

AACR2, 2nd ed., defines an alternative title as "the second part of a title proper that consists of two parts, each of which is a title; the parts are joined by the word or or its equivalent in another language (e.g. The tempest, or, The enchanted island)."

Since the alternative title is defined as a part of the title proper, it should appear as part of subfield a of the 245 field. Title tracings are made for:

If there is no collective title, transcribe the first title into 245 |a, and the subsequent titles into 245 |b or |c separated by semicolons or periods as appropriate.

 
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2. Four or more independent works involving no more than three author headings

  Make analytical (author/uniform title) added entries according to LC Rule Interpretation 21.7C (CSB 65, p. 12)   Do not make additional title added entries for individual works, except as required for variations of the first title, as noted in pt. 1 of this document   Do not make an additional title added entry for the 245 title string even though it is LC practice. If one is present in a contributed record, do not delete it.   Example   100 1n Beckett, Samuel, |d 1906-
240 10  En attendant Godot. |l English
245 10  Waiting for Godot ; |b Endgame / |c by Beckett. No exit ; The flies ; Dirty hands / by Sartre. Caligula / by Camus. 700 12  Beckett, Samuel, |d 1906- |t Fin de partie. |l English.
700 12  Sartre, Jean Paul, |d 1905- |t Plays. |l English. |k Selections.
700 12  Camus, Albert, |d 1913-1960. |t Caligula. |l English.  

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3. Four or more independent works involving four or more author headings

  Do not make analytical added entries   Do not make additional title added entries, except as required for variations of the first title, as noted in pt. 1 of this document   Make a title added entry for all those titles immediately adjacent to one another appearing at the beginning of the title and statement of responsibility area treated as a unit. Omit the GMD but use the separating punctuation as it appears in the title and statement of responsbility area.   Example   100 1n Machen, Arthur, |d 1862-1947.
245 14  The great god Pan |h [microform] ; |b The red hand / |c by Arthur Machen. The willows / by Algernon Blackwood. Casting the runes / by M.R. James. Et in sempiternum pereant / by Charles Williams.  

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B. Collective title on title page (enter under collective title)

 
1. Two or three independent works   Make analytical (author/uniform title) added entries for each work   Do not make additional title added entries, except as required for variations of the collective title, as noted in pt. 1 of this document   Example   245 00  2 ensayos sobre teatro español de los 20 / |c edición de César Oliva.
246 3n Dos ensayos sobre teatro español de los 20.
505 0n Dimensiones de la vida y obra de Valle-Inclán / Robert Lima -- Talia
            convulsa / Dru Dougherty.
700 10  Oliva, César.
700 12  Lima, Robert. |t Dimensiones de la vida y obra de Valle-Inclán.
700 12  Dougherty, Dru. |t Talia convulsa.  

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2. Four or more works involving no more than three author headings

  Make analytical (author/uniform title) added entries according to LC Rule Interpretation 21.7B (CSB 65, p. 11)   Do not make additional title added entries, except as required for variations of the collective title, as noted in pt. 1 of this document   Example   245 00  Prometeu moderno.
505 0n Prometeu e Epimeteu / Spitteler -- Prometeu o paciente / Spitteler -- Prometeu libertado / Guerra Junqueiro -- Prometeu nos infernos / Camus. 700 10  Spitteler, Carl, |d 1845-1924.
700 12  Junqueiro, Guerra, |d 1850-1923. |t Prometeu libertado.
700 12  Camus, Albert, |d 1913-1960. |t Prométhée aux enfers. |l Portuguese.   [Note: If Spitteler had been represented by three or more works a collective uniform title, such as Selections, would have been used]  

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3. Four or more works involving four or more author headings

  Do not make analytical added entries   Do not make additional title added entries, except as required for variations of the collective title, as noted in pt. 1 of this document   Example   245 00  Four American plays / |c with an introduction by Charles Marowitz.
505 0n The American dream / E. Albee -- Gallows humour / J. Richardson -- The typists / M. Schisgal -- Incident at Vichy / A. Miller. 700 10  Marowitz, Charles.   NOTE: Special problems arise in collections in which one or more of the works lacks an author attribution. In these cases apply the above guidelines as far as possible, bearing in mind that in some cases adjustments will have to be made to bring out the appropriate entries. Consult a cataloger or the head of Information Processing for guidance in specific cases. NOTE: Distinguish between collections and works consisting of more than one contribution that are collaborations. Do not make analytical (author/title) added entries for works consisting of more than one contribution that are collaborations.
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1. Draw a black asterisk preceding the latter entry to indicate that it should be input into the III database only.

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