24X Subfield $a - Title: [242, 245]
- Title proper/Short title: [246, 247]
Subfield $a contains the title proper and alternative title, excluding the designation of the number or name of a part. Subfield $a also contains the first title of separate works (by the same or different authors/composers) in a collection lacking a collective title.
In records formulated according to ISBD principles, subfield $a includes all the information up to and including the first mark of ISBD punctuation: an equal sign ( = ), a colon ( : ), a semicolon ( ; ), or a slash ( / ), or the medium designator, e.g., [microform].
Examples:
245 10$aMap of Amish farmland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
245 00$aProceedings /$c ...
245 00$aETZ :$b ...
245 00$aJohn Eager Howard.
245 13$aAn interpretation of Zarahemla ...
245 10$aNineteenth-century bird prints.
245 10$aUnder the hill, or, The story of Venus and Tannhauser.
245 10$a[Seventeen poems].
245 00$aConcerto for piano, with chamber music ensemble, op. 26 (1961).
245 00$aHamlet ;$bRomeo and Juliette ; Othello ...
245 00$aOklahoma$h[sound recording] ;$bCarousel ; South Pacific ...
To return, select:
242 Translation of Title by Cataloging Agency
247 Former Title or Title Variations