Module 5. Uniform Titles (fields 130, 240)
Uniform titles are used for two completely different reasons in serials cataloging: Collocation and differentiation.
Traditionally uniform titles have been used to collocate or bring together different versions of the same work so that the user can find them "adjacent" in the catalog. This type of uniform title is most commonly used when cataloging certain monographs or sound recordings to bring together, for example, all of the editions of Hamlet or all of the recordings of Beethoven’s ninth symphony. The uniform title is necessary in these situations because the title proper may vary from version to version (e.g. Beethoven’s ninth, Bernstein conducts Beethoven’s ninth, Symphony no. 9, etc.). In serials, this type of uniform title is used to bring together certain types of legal serials, as well as translations and language editions.
The second type of uniform title is more commonly used for serials. It was devised shortly after the adoption of AACR2 in 1981. This type of uniform title distinguishes serials that have the same title that may or may not be related in some way to each other. The guidelines governing the construction of this type of uniform title are found in LCRI 25.5B.
Fields 130 and 240 are used for uniform titles of both types. When the serial is entered under a corporate or conference name, the uniform title is given in field 240 because there can only be one 1XX field in the record. When the serial is entered under title, the uniform title is given in field 130, and becomes the heading for the serial. When the uniform title is input in field 130, it is called a "uniform title heading." For simplicity, the term "uniform title" will be used in this module, regardless of the type or appropriate field in which it would reside.
This module focuses on uniform titles created according to LCRI 25.5B, but also covers uniform titles for translations and language editions. Uniform titles for legal serials are covered in Part III.
Note: While use of all uniform titles is optional according to AACR2, CONSER policy requires their use, as appropriate.
This module will discuss:
Purpose and background of uniform titles created according to LCRI 25.5B
When to create a uniform title
Choice and form of qualifier
How to record the uniform title
How uniform titles are used in other areas of the record
Special problems such as changes, series
, or common titles
and section titles
How and when to create uniform titles for translations and language editions
5.1. Background and purpose of uniform titles created according to LCRI 25.5B
5.2. When to assign a uniform title
5.3. Choice and form of qualifiers
5.4. Recording the uniform title
5.6. Uniform titles for translations and other language editions
5.7. Uses of the uniform title in other areas of the record
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