245 - Title Statement (NR)


 
Indicators 1st -  Title added entry
0 - No added entry
1 - Added entry
2nd -  Nonfiling characters
  0-9 - Number of nonfiling characters
Subfields _a  Title (NR)
  _b  Remainder of title (NR)
  _c  Statement of responsibility, etc. (NR)
_f  Inclusive dates (NR)
_g  Bulk dates (NR)
_h  Medium (NR)
_k  Form (R)
_n  Number of part/section of a work (R)
_p  Name of part/section of a work (R)
_s  Version (NR)
  _6  Linkage (NR)
  _8  Field link and sequence number (R)
Guidelines
  • The punctuation at the end of subfield _a (title proper) varies based on the subfield that follows it:
    • A colon precedes subfield _b other title information such as subtitle).
    • A slash precedes subfield _c (statement of responsibility).
    • No punctuation precedes subfield _h (GMD - general material designation)
  • Subfield _h (GMD) is enclosed in brackets. The following is a list of terms that are valid for subfield _h:
        activity card
    art original
    art reproduction
    Braille
    cartographic material
    chart
    computer file
    diorama
    electronic resource
    filmstrip
    flash card
    game
    globe
    interactive multimedia
    kit
    manuscript
    map
    microfilm
    microform
    microscope slide
    model
    motion picture
    music
    picture
    realia
    slide
    sound recording
    technical drawing
    text
    toy
    transparency
    videorecording
  • At the end of subfield _b (other title information such as a subtitle), a slash precedes subfield _c (statement of responsibility).
  • Within subfield _c, a semicolon precedes each subsequent statement of responsibility.
  • A period should be entered at the end of the 245 tag.
Examples
245 10 _aKrazy & Ignatz.
_nVolume six, 1921,
_pSure as moons is cheeses /
_cGeorge Herriman.
245 14 _aThe plays of Oscar Wilde /
_cAlan Bird.
245 03 _aLa mer
_h[sound recording];
_bKhamma; Rhapsody for clarinet and orchestra /
_cClaude Debussy.
245 10 _aStatistics :
_bfacts or fiction.