1B2. Title Proper from Chief Source of Information for Collections (Title Proper - Title and Statement of Responsibility Area )
1B2.1. When a collection is acquired with a title specified by the donor or source, transcribe it as the title.
When a suitable collective title appears in a collection, transcribe it as the title.
When a name given by the collector or donor is not suitable as a title, and there is no requirement that this title be used, devise a title according to the provisions in 1C . If it is possible that someone would refer to the donor’s or collector’s title, record the variant title in a note .
When a clearly identifiable and consistently used series title is provided either on some or all of the items in a series or is found in a reference source , use this as the title proper . When supplied from a reference source, cite the source in a note. If desirable, transcribe the title proper of the individual items themselves in a contents note (see 5B17 ).
When a title given on some or all of the items in a series is not consistently used from item to item and one cannot be found in a reference source, choose the one that identifies the series most adequately and succinctly.
1B2.3. Insufficiently descriptive collection title:
When a title specified by the donor or source does not accurately or adequately describe the nature and content of the material, additional information, if brief, may be supplied as other title information (see 1F3.3 ) or, if lengthy, in the note area (cf. 1B1.11 ).
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