33.4.  Uniform title headings (field 130)

33.4.1.  Background

Newspapers are always entered under title and the uniform title  heading often is the main entry since many newspaper titles consist of one of a group of common generic titles (e.g., Times, Herald, Post).  Refer to LCRI 25.5B for a general overview of the principles of assigning uniform titles ( FN6).

33.4.2.  When to assign a uniform title

Assign as instructed in LCRI 25.5B and CCM 5.2.

33.4.3.  Choice and form of qualifiers

For newspapers, the place of publication is always used as the first element in the qualifier.  USNP catalogers generally use the "city, state" form of the place name.  The place named first in the publication, distribution, etc. area (field 260) of the record is also used in the uniform title.  AACR2 23.4 identifies additions to place names that are allowed, including state, province, territory, country, etc.  LCRI 23.4B includes instructions to use the current name of the larger place (state, country, etc.) when adding it as a qualifier.  The current state name is added to U.S. place names; when a neighborhood or local name is used, it is further qualified by city and state.

If place of publication alone does not differentiate among two or more newspapers published with identical titles, add to the place of publication the beginning date of publication, the frequency, or the edition statement.  If the date is used in the qualifier it may be added to the place name since the place name is always used as the first element of the qualifier.  (See "Date" examples below.)

130 0# $a Indian journal (Muskogee, Okla. : 1878)

245 14 $a The Indian journal.

260 ## $a Muskogee, Creek Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.] : $b M.P. Roberts

Frequency is generally used as a qualifier to distinguish titles from the same place and time and is sometimes included as an edition statement (e.g., "Weekly ed.").

Geographic edition statements are generally used in 130 fields for newspapers published in multiple geographic editions.  If the editions are published in different cities then the place name qualifier is sufficient.  (See CCM 33.7.2 for additional examples of uniform titles for geographic editions.)  Uniform title qualifiers that include edition statements also use the abbreviation "ed."

Date:

Edition:

Frequency:

If the place of publication changes because the newspaper moves to another locality, choose as the qualifying term the place from the first or earliest available issue.

130 0# $a Californian (Monterey, Calif. : 1846)

245 14 $a The Californian.

260 ## $a Monterey, Calif. : $b Colton & Semple

362 0# $a Vol. 1, no. 1 (Aug. 15, 1846)-v. 3, no. 15 (Nov. 11, 1848).

500 ## $a Published in San Francisco, Calif., May 22, 1847-Nov. 11, 1848.

If the name of the place of publication changes because the city changes its name or if one city incorporates another, use the AACR2 form of the first named place in the 260 field.

130 0# $a Republican mail (Majority Point, Ill.)

245 14 $a The Republican mail.

260 ## $a Majority Point, Ill. : $b Edward Hitchcock

362 1# $a Began in 1874.

[Majority Point changed its name to Toledo in 1881.]

130 0# $a Charlestown enterprise (Charlestown, Boston, Mass. : 1884)

245 10 $a Charlestown enterprise.

260 ## $a Charlestown [Boston, Mass.] : $b Charlestown Enterprise Co.

362 0# $a Vol. 6, no. 18 (Nov. 1, 1884)-v. 9, no. 8 (Feb. 20, 1886).

[Charlestown was included as part of Boston in 1874.]

If the form of the name varies, use in the qualifier the form of the name found in the name authority file.  (Name variations include changes in spelling, punctuation, and abbreviations.)  If the name is not established, follow instructions found in AACR2 23.2A and use the form of the name that is in general use and can be identified in gazetteers and other reference sources.  LCRI 23.2 cites the Rand McNally Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide as a resource to use as well as the online service, Geographic Names Information System (http://geonames.usgs.gov/).

130 0# $a New-York tribune (New York, N.Y. : 1841)

245 10 $a New-York tribune.

246 3# $a New York tribune

260 ## $a New-York [N.Y.] : $b Horace Greeley

33.4.4.  Uniform titles for language editions

For instructions on the assignment of uniform titles to language editions, refer to CCM 5.6.2.

130 0# $a Forward (New York, N.Y.). $l Yiddish.

245 10 $a Fovets = $b Forward = Vorw¨arts.

260 ## $a New York, N.Y. : $b Jewish Socialist Press Federation

580 ## $a Also has English language ed.: Forward (New York, N.Y.)

775 1# $t Forward (New York, N.Y.) $x 1051-340X  $w (DLC)sn 90003159

See also:

Module 33.  Newspapers