1A1. Punctuation (Title and Statement of Responsibility Area - Preliminary rule)
For general instructions on prescribed punctuation, see 0F.
Enclose the general material designation, if used, in brackets ( [ ] ). See 1C.
245 00 $a Father's doing fine $h [motion picture].
245 00 $a Georgia O'Keeffe $h [videorecording].
When the title proper includes a colon or a slash, do not use either of these marks unless, according to normal practice, the space may be closed up on both sides. Usually, a comma or a dash (with the space closed up on both sides) can be substituted for a colon.
245 00 $a F/X.
245 00 $a 3:10 to Yuma.
If the title proper includes an ellipsis or brackets, replace them with a dash or parentheses, respectively. When replacing an ellipsis in the title proper with a dash, leave a space after the dash, unless the dash is at the beginning.
245
00 $a Getting around-- in Germany.
(On
film: Getting around...in Germany.)
245
00 $a If elected-- / $c
WETA-TV.
(On
film: If elected...)
245
00 $a --and then there were none.
(On
film: ...and then there were none..)
245
00 $a Smack it up (flip it, rub
it down).
(On film: Smack
it up [flip it, rub it down].)
Enclose a cataloger- supplied title in its own set of brackets.
245 00 $a [Launching of the Arizona] / $c [production company unknown].
Precede each unit of other title information by a space, colon, space ( : ). See 1E.
245 00 $a Guilty or innocent : $b the Sam Sheppard murder case.
Precede the first statement of responsibility by a space, diagonal slash, space ( / ). See 1G.
245 00 $a Father's doing fine / $c a Marble Arch production.
Precede each subsequent statement of responsibility by a space, semicolon, space ( ; ). See 1G.
245 00 $a Father's doing fine / $c a Marble Arch production ; director, Henry Cass ; producer, Victor Skutezky.
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