245 Second indicator:  Values 1-9 - Number of nonfiling characters present

Enter a value between 1 and 9.

A non-zero value indicates that a title begins with a definite or indefinite article that is disregarded in sorting and filing processes.  Any diacritical mark, space or mark of punctuation associated with the article and any space or mark of punctuation preceding the first filing character is included in the count of nonfiling characters.  Any diacritic, however, associated with the first filing character is not included in the count of nonfiling characters.

Examples:

245  04  $aThe Year book of medicine.

245  12  $aA report to the legislature for the year ...

245  12  $aL'enfant criminal.

245  05  $a[The Part of Pennsylvania that ... townships].

245  16  $a--the serpent--snapping eye.

245  18  $aThe ... annual report to the Governor.

245  12  $aL'été.

245  14  $aHē Monē tou Horous Sina.

245  15  $aTōn meionotētōn eunoia :$bmythistorēma / $cSpyrou Gkrintzou.

245  15  $aTōn Diōnos Rōmaikōn historiōn eikositria biblia = $bDionis Romanarum historiarum libri XXIII, à XXXVI ad LVIII vsque.

245 15  $aThe "winter mind" :$bWilliam Bronk and American letters /$cBurt Kimmelman.

To return, select:

245  Title Statement