246 Varying Form of Title

Field 246 is used to record varying forms of the title appearing on different parts of the serial, portions of the title proper, or alternative forms of titles as prescribed by LCRI 21.30J. It is used for minor changes in title proper that appear on successive issues and can also be used for titles by which serials are known. Variant titles are input in field 246 only if they differ substantially from the title statement in field 245 and/or if they contribute to the further identification of and access to the serial. Titles of related serials or of parts within the serial for which a title added entry is desired are input in fields 730 and 740, respectively.

Field 246 may be used for the following:

To provide online access by title.

To generate a title added entry for a variant form, when desired, on output.

To generate a note on output.

Display constants

Display constants may be generated from second indicator values 2-8.

Editing instructions

1. Do not input initial articles.

2. Do not input terminal punctuation unless the field ends in an abbreviation.

3. Add a colon following introductory text in subfield $i.

4. Order of input. When multiple 246 fields are to be recorded, input first those 246 fields relating to the 245 field in order by second indicator value. List fields with second indicator values 0, 1, and #, generally in that order, to reflect found form followed by any alternate form. Record any other in the order judged best.

245 00 Education & industrial television

246 3# Education and industrial television

246 3# EITV

246 13 E-ITV $f Jan. 1981-May 1983

246 17 E & ITV $f <Jan. 1980>-Apr. 1981

Indicator usage by type of variant title. The following chart illustrates the types of variant titles most commonly given and the indicator combinations that are generally used for them, as discussed below. In some situations more than one indicator might be applicable, based on an institution's desire to have or not have an added entry when one is not specifically prescribed by LCRI 21.30J.

Type of variant title	1st ind.	2nd ind.	$i usage
At head of title note	1	#	$i
Expanded titles (formerly 212)	2 or 3 (FN 1)	#
Fluctuating titles	1	#	$i
Incorrect titles	1	#	$i
Other title information	3	0
Parallel title (from 245)	3	1
Parallel title (not from 245)	1	#	$i
Portion of title	3	0
Title a.e./LCRI 21.30J (for spelled out forms, etc.)	3	#
Variant titles on piece	1	2-8
Variations of title not considered to be title changes	1	#	$i

First indicator - Note controller/title added entry

The first indicator regulates the generation on output of a note and/or added entry. Cataloging rules and CONSER policy (Cf. AACR2 rule 21.30J and corresponding LCRI 21.30J) will in most cases, determine whether or not an added entry should be made.

0 Note, no title added entry.

Use value "0" when a note is desired but an added entry is not needed.

246 07 Annual report

1 Note, title added entry.

Use value "1" for variant forms found on the piece and other variants that require a note and title added entry.

246 13 California State Assembly file analysis

245 10 Monthly checklist of state publications / $c ...

246 14 State publications monthly checklist $f <July 1976->

2 No note, no title added entry.

Use value "2" when a variant title is needed only for online searchability. Variant forms of the title formerly input in field 212, such as an expanded form of title, may be coded with this indicator value.

245 00 ALA bulletin.

246 2# American Library Association bulletin

3 No note, title added entry.

Use value "3" for variant title added entries created according to LCRI 21.30J and any other situation in which a title added entry is needed but not a note.

245 04 The miner & workman's advocate.

246 3# Miner and workman's advocate

Second indicator - Type of title

The second indicator specifies the type of title recorded in field 246. For second indicator values 2-8, it may be used to generate a display constant that generally precedes titles when notes are generated from this field.

246 14 Report of the General Assembly

Displays on output in the note area as:

Cover title: Report of the General Assembly.

# No information provided.

Value "#" is used when the type of title cannot be specified by values 0-8, or there is no information provided as to the type of title. Value "#" is used for the following types of variant titles:

Variant titles for which a special display constant is given in subfield $i (Display text).

245 00 Freeport daily journal.

246 1# $i Alternate issues published with title: $a Chicago daily telegraph

245 04 The royal gazette.

246 1# $i Title on container: $a New Brunswick royal gazette

245 00 Crime and delinquency.

246 1# $i Issues for Oct. 1975- called: $a Crime & delinquency

245 00 Bulletin of atomic scientists.

246 1# $i At head of title: $a Science and public affairs $f Jan. 1970-Apr. 1974 or

246 1# $i At head of title, Jan. 1970-Apr. 1974: $a Science and public affairs

245 00 Sash, door and planing-mill industry in Canada. [LAC example]

246 1# $i Issues for 1935-1937 have French parallel title: $a Ateliers de rabotage et fabriques de portes et châssis [Used in a record cataloged in English.]

246 1# $i Les livr. de 1935-1937 comportent le titre parallèle français: $a Atelier de rabotage et fabriques de portes et châssis [Used in a record cataloged in French.]

Alternative or expanded forms of the full title (245) or the variant title (246) when they contain terms such as the following: (Cf. LCRI 21.30J.)

- ampersands, signs, symbols

- internal spacing or punctuation in an initialism

- numbers or dates

- hyphenated or compound words (vs. one word, etc.)

245 04 The miner & workman's advocate.

246 3# Miner and workman's advocate

245 04 The year-book of education for ...

246 3# Yearbook of education for ...

245 00 4 corners power review.

246 3# Four corners power review

245 00 ALA bulletin.

246 2# American Library Association bulletin

0 Portion of title.

Value "0" indicates that the title given in field 246 is a portion of title, for which access is desired but which does not require that a note be generated. Value "0" is used for portions of title such as:

- part or section titles ($p)

- alternative titles ($a)

- portions of the title proper ($a) for which access is desirable

- other title information ($b)

The portion of the title should be transcribed as it appears; do not piece together various parts of the title to construct the 246 access field.

245 00 Fresenius' Zeitschrift für analytische Chemie.

246 30 Zeitschrift für analytische Chemie

245 00 American Council on Education studies. $n Series III, $p Financial advisory service.

246 30 Financial advisory service

245 04 The Berkeley book of modern writing.

246 30 Modern writing [typographically prominent]

245 00 Library resources market place : $b LRMP.

246 30 LRMP

245 00 Super television : $b camcorder report.

246 30 Camcorder report

1 Parallel title (title in another language).

When one or more parallel titles has been recorded in field 245, record each parallel title also in a separate 246 field. Do not use subfield $f with value "1". Set the first indicator value to "3" (No note, title added entry). If a parallel title is not given in field 245 and requires the use of subfield $i to display a special note, code the indicator values as "1#".

245 00 Japan report = $b Nihon.

246 31 Nihon

245 00 Modern problems of pharmacopsychiatry = $b Moderne Probleme der Pharmakopsychiatrie = Problèmes actuels de pharmacopsychiatrie.

246 31 Modern Probleme der Pharmakopsychiatrie

246 31 Problèmes actuels de pharmacopsychiatrie

245 00 Konferenzberichte. $p Kernforschung, Kerntechnik = $b Conference papers. $p Nuclear research, nuclear technology / $c Fachinformationszentrum Energie, Physik, Mathematik.

246 31 Conference papers. $p Nuclear research, nuclear technology

246 1# $i Issues for <1991-> have English title: $a Conference papers. $p Nuclear research and nuclear technology [made up example]

LAC examples:

245 10 Report of the auditor = $b Rapport de l'auditeur.

246 31 Rapport du l'auditeur

246 1# $i Issue for 1977 has French parallel title: $a Rapport du vérificateur [Used in a record cataloged in English.]

246 1# $i La livr. de 1977 comporte le titre parallèle en français: $a Rapport du vérificateur [Used in a record cataloged in French.]

245 00 Journal du catalogage = $b Cataloguing journal.

246 31 Cataloguing journal

500 ## Issues for 1985- lack English parallel title. [Used in a record cataloged in English.]

500 ## Les livr. de 1985- ne comportent pas de titre parallèle en anglais. [Used in a record cataloged in French.]

2 Distinctive title.

Distinctive titles are special titles appearing on individual issues of serials in addition to the regular title. They are most commonly found on issues that are dedicated to a particular topic or theme. Distinctive titles should not be confused with individual titles within a monographic series. Always use subfield $f with a distinctive title.

245 00 Commodity year book.

246 12 Commodities in industry $f 1940

246 12 Commodity statistics $f 1942

245 00 Annual report / $c Economic Development Administration.

246 12 Creating jobs $f 1980

NOTE: Restrict input of distinctive titles to limited situations in which one or several issues have titles important enough to require access. If many of the issues have distinctive titles, prefer use of a 500 note alone.

500 ## Some issues also have a distinctive title.

If every issue bears a distinctive title, and each is important enough to require access, consider treating as an analyzed monographic series.

3 Other title.

Other titles include variant forms of the title found on the piece in a location not covered by other second indicator values (e.g., masthead title.) Do not use this indicator for a variant form found on the chief source or for titles mentioned in a 5XX note.

This value may be used for the following types of titles: half-titles, masthead titles, or colophon titles.

245 00 Assembly file analysis $h [microform].

246 13 California State Assembly file analysis

246 13 California Legislature State Assembly analysis

245 00 Ammunition.

246 13 UAW ammunition

245 00 Review of power planning in the Pacific Northwest.

246 13 Redbook

4 Cover title.

A cover title is the title printed on the original covers of a publication or lettered or stamped on the publisher's binding (as distinguished from the title lettered on the cover by a binder). NOTE: This note is used only when the cover is not the chief source. Do not confuse with the "Title from cover" note which is used when the cover substitutes as the chief source.

245 10 Monthly checklist of state publications / $c the Library of Congress, Processing Department, Exchange and Gift Division.

246 14 State publications monthly checklist $f <July 1976->

245 10 Report and financial accounts for the fifteen months ended … / $c Qantas Empire Airways Limited.

246 14 Qantas annual report

245 00 Annual report / $c U.S. Small Business Administration.

246 14 SBA annual report $f 1971-

246 14 Annual report for the Small Business Administration $f <1982->

5 Added title page title.

This is usually a title in another language found on a title page preceding or following the title page used as the chief source, or at the end of the publication, sometimes in an inverted format. If the added title page appears at the back of the publication and in addition, there is a variant form of the added title page title found on the back cover, this title may be given in field 246 with second indicator value "3".

245 00 British Music Society journal.

246 15 Journal of the British Music Society

245 00 Sudan guide.

246 15 Murshid al-Sudn $f <1982-1983>

245 10 Annual report of the Minister under the Crop Insurance Act.

246 15 Rapport annuel du ministre, Loi sur l'assurance-récolte

246 13 Rapport annuel du ministre pour l'année financière … en marge de la loi sur l'assurance-récolte

6 Caption title.

A caption title is the title printed at the head of the first page of text.

245 10 Newspaper geog. list $h [microform] / $c Carleton University.

246 16 Newspaper index $f Jan. 1982-

245 10 Reserve bank of India annual report.

246 16 Annual report on the working of the Reserve Bank of India

245 00 Control systems magazine.

246 16 IEEE control systems magazine

245 00 Fertilizer outlook & situation.

246 16 Fertilizer situation

7 Running title.

A running title is the title printed on the top or bottom of pages of the publication.

245 00 Bangladesh Education Extension Centre bulletin.

246 17 B.E.E.C. bulletin

246 3# BEEC bulletin

245 00 Children's health care.

246 17 JACCH

8 Spine title.

The title found on the spine of the publication. The title must be a publisher's title and not a binder's title.

245 00 Acta biologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae.

246 08 Acta biologica

245 10 Chartbook of federal programs in aging / $c Irma Schechter.

246 18 Chartbook on aging

245 00 Frommer's Mexico & Guatemala on $… & $… a day.

246 18 Mexico & Guatemala on $… & $… a day

245 10 Alumni directory / $c Knoxville College.

246 18 Knoxville College alumni directory

Subfields

Instructions in field 245 for subfields $a, $b, $n, and $p apply also to variant titles input in field 246. Input subfields in the following order: $i, $a, $n, $p, $b, $g, $f.

$i Display text.

When the display constants generated by the 2nd indicator defined for values 2-8 are inadequate to describe the variant title, input specific introductory wording in subfield $i (FN 2) followed by a colon. Input subfield $i at the beginning of the field, preceding subfield $a. Set the first indicator to value "0" or "1"; set the second indicator to value "#". Situations in which subfield $i are used include the following:

1. At head of title notes (see also field 500).

245 00 Bulletin of atomic scientists.

246 1# $i At head of title: $a Science and public affairs $f Jan. 1970-Apr. 1974

2. The form of the title found on the piece when it is incorrect and has been corrected in field 245 (Cf. LCRI 12.0F).

245 00 Housing starts.

246 1# $i Issue for 1986 has title: $a Housing sarts

3. Fluctuating titles.

245 00 Freeport daily journal.

246 1# $i Alternate issues published with title: $a Chicago daily telegraph

4. Any other situation in which a display constant defined for values 2-8 is inadequate.

245 04 The royal gazette.

246 1# $i Title on container: $a New Brunswick royal gazette

245 10 Computerized engineering index.

246 1# $i Also known as: $a COMPENDEX

245 00 Crime and delinquency.

246 1# $i Issues for Oct. 1975- called: $a Crime & delinquency

5. Parallel titles not recorded in field 245.

245 00 Konferenzberichte. $p Kernforschung, Kerntechnik = $b Conference papers. $p Nuclear research, nuclear technology / $c Fachinformationszentrum Energie, Physik, Mathematik.

246 31 Conference papers. $p Nuclear research, nuclear technology

246 1# $i Issues for <1991-> have English title: $a Conference papers. $p Nuclear research and nuclear technology [made up example]

6. Minor changes in the title proper (per AACR2 21.2A and LCRI 21.2A).

245 00 Crime and delinquency.

246 1# $i Issues for Oct. 1975- called: $a Crime & delinquency

110 1# United States. $b Congress. $b House. $b Committee on Ways and Means.

245 10 Annual report of the Committee on Ways and Means.

246 1# $i Issues for <1998-> have the title: $a Annual report of the Committee on Ways and Means to the House of Representatives

245 00 Publications de la Société française de musicologie. $p Seconde série

246 1# $i Issues for <1973-> have title: $a Publications de la Société française de musicologie. $p Deuxième série

245 00 Report of the Joint Committee on Printing.

246 1# $i Issues for <2001-> have title: $a JCP report

245 10 Annual report of the Department of Forestry.

246 1# $i Issues for 1993-1994 have title: $a Department of Forestry annual report

246 1# $i Issues for 1995- have title: $a DOF annual report

245 00 Africa news watch.

246 1# $i Issues for fall 1988-<winter 1991> have title: $a African news watch

245 00 Savings & loan industry trends.

246 1# $i Issues for 2000- have title: $a S & L industry trends

245 04 The Los Angeles woman.

246 1# $i Issues for 3rd quarter 1990- have title: $a LA woman

245 00 C.

246 1# $i Issues for 1990-<June 1998> have title: $a C magazine

245 00 Directory of dentists, dental specialists, and dental hygienists licensed and registered in Tennessee.

246 1# $i Issues for <1993-> have title: $a Directory of dentists, dental specialists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants licensed and registered in Tennessee

245 00 Cooks business directory covering Northern Territory, Queensland, West Australia, New South Wales, Tasmania, New Zealand, South Australia, Victoria, also a manufactures' section and 2-colour display advertisement pages.

246 1# $i Issues for 1978-<1982> have title: $a Cooks business directory covering Canberra-special new section, Northern Territory, West Australia, Queensland, Tasmania, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, New Zealand

246 1# $i Issues for<1987-> have title: $a Cooks business directory covering Canberra-special section, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, West Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, New Zealand

If a note cannot be easily given using subfields $i and $a, use a 500 note and record the title in field 246 with indicators set to "3#".

245 00 Business review.

246 3# International business review

500 ## At head of title: International.

$a Title proper/short title.

In OCLC records, do not input the subfield code at the beginning of the field unless the information given in subfield $a is preceded by subfield $i (Display text).

246 30 Geophysics

246 30 Gesellschafts- und sprachwissenschaftliche Reihe

246 3# PLL

245 10 Computerized engineering index.

246 1# $i Also known as: $a COMPENDEX

$n Number of part/section of a work.

246 13 Southwestern reporter. $n Second series

246 13 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. $n Section A

246 14 Annual reports. $n A

245 00 Kōchi Daigaku Kyōiku Gakubu kenkyū hōkoku. $n Dai 3-bu = $b Bulletin of the Faculty of Education, Kochi University. $n Series 3.

246 31 Bulletin of the Faculty of Education, Kochi University. $n Series 3

$p Name of part/section of a work.

246 31 Archives for meteorology, geophysics, and bioclimatology. $n Series A, $p Meteorology and geophysics

246 18 USCP. $n 2, $p Atlantic coast. $p Cape Cod to Sandy Hook $f <1981->

246 18 Let's go. $p USA

246 31 Conference papers. $p Nuclear research, nuclear technology

NOTE: When inputting parallel titles in field 246, input subfields $n and $p when appropriate.

$h Medium.

The medium, or general material designation (GMD), is used in AACR2 records for electronic resources, audiovisual materials, sound recordings, and microforms (Cf. LCRI 1.1C). For reproduction microforms, it is used in all records, regardless of the rules by which they were created. The GMD follows the title proper (subfields $a, $n, $p) but precedes the remainder of title (subfield $b). Input square brackets around the GMD.

$b Remainder of title.

Subfield $b is not generally used in CONSER records, except for records input by the Library and Archives Canada.

246 14 Criminal justice information service : $b expenditure and employments [LAC record]

246 05 Vanier bulletin = $b Bulletin Vanier $f 1983- [LAC record]

$g Miscellaneous information.

Subfield $g is used in rare instances for information such as "varies slightly", enclosed in parentheses.

246 04 [VARIANT TITLE] $g (varies slightly)

$f Designation of volume and issue number and/or date of a work.

Input in subfield $f dates or volume/issue numbers that relate the variant title to the record (e.g., the title proper began in 1982; the cover title was added in 1983; input as $f 1983-). The date may be added to introductory wording in subfield $i, when appropriate, rather than being input in subfield $f. Do not input subfield $f when the 2nd indicator value is "0" or "1". Apply the following conventions when inputting subfield $f.

1. Do not input any punctuation before subfield $f unless the data preceding subfield $f is an abbreviation or a closing parenthesis.

246 14 State publications monthly checklist $f <July 1976->

246 14 Weather bureau technical paper $f <no. 3->

246 14 Report and accounts for the year ended … $f 1952-1956

2. When only the ending designation is to be input, leave no spaces except for the space following the subfield code between the subfield code and dash.

246 05 Liste de publication $f -Oct. 1977

3. When inputting a partial date (e.g., 198 ) leave blank the necessary spaces for the remaining characters. Do not use "u" for the unknown dates (i.e., $f 198 -; NOT $f 198u-).

246 14 Rentabilidad $f 19 -1976

$5 Institution to which field applies.

Subfield $5 contains the MARC 21 code of the institution or organization that holds the copy to which the added entry applies. It is used in an added entry (first indicator contains value "1" or "3") that does not apply to the universal description of the item. The source of the MARC 21 code is MARC Code List for Organizations maintained by the Library of Congress.

$6 Linkage.

For instructions on use of subfield $6, see field 880.

CONSER maintenance

Indicator values set before format integration are not automatically changed by OCLC nor do they need to be changed when the record is updated for another reason. As a rule, do not delete 500 fields or add subfield $i to records created before 1995.

Related fields, etc.

245

246 Varying Form of Title (MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data)