Cutter for No Main Author

Q:  How do you create a cutter if there is no main author? A:  The Cutter is based on main entry. Main entry can also be the title if there is no 100 tag in the record. So you Cutter for the first significant word of the title, i.e., do not Cutter for the initial [...]

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First Indicator for Exercise 2?

Q.   In Exercise 2, should we put “(first indicator is intentionally left blank)” in our 245 field, or is that understood, since you stated that?  A.  Just use an underscore to represent the indicator. You will be filling it in for Exercise 3. Or just use the space key, i.e., 245 _0 or 245 4 [...]

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Always End with Full Stops

Q.  Are we supposed to end all our homework problems with a full stop even if AACR2 does not show it? A.  Yes.  AACR2 does not give final punctuation in examples. You must supply where needed. There are some areas that do not get a full stop so be careful.  For example, Area 6 and [...]

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Examples for Ex. 1

Q.  Is there a resource for general examples for practice and/or reference that might help us check our work for Ex. 1? A.  Use the help documents in Oncourse.  Examples can be found in the Area 1-8 document and the Maxwell book. Review the practice title answer keys. Practice and sample records are very good sources. You [...]

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246 & Subtitles? (no)

Q. For the Stephenson title, is a 246 tag necessary here to use numerals in the place of the spelled out numbers since they occur in the subtitle and not the title? A. Any time you can make a variation on a number either spelled out or numerical you should provide the 246. However, subtitles [...]

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Title as Main Entry

Q. Why would the title be the main entry when we have the author/statement of responsibility? A. The title could be main entry in certain circumstances, think of a book with no statement of respon. Author unknown.

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First Indicator on 246

Q. I don’t understand the first indicator in the 246 tag. A. The first indicator is a local library policy decision. Don’t worry about it. Just worry about the second indicator. The first indicator can be a 1 or a 3, but again it doesn’t matter.

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Title Statement & Indicators

Q. I am confused by the first, second indicators, and number of non-filing characters in the title under the 245 field A. The number of non filing characters has to count over for where you want the item to file in your catalog. If the title begins with the word “the cat,” you count over [...]

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Exclamation Points

Q. What about an exclamation point? (Goldenberg) A. If there is punctuation in the title proper, you can include it. The rules tell us we have some exceptions to punctuation found in the title.

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Title vs Title Proper

Q. Could you tell me the difference between the title and the title proper? A. Title proper is generally the first 5 words of the title with no subtitle included.

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Tag 245 First Indicator

Q. Can you go over the 1st indicator for tag 245? A. First indicator is for main or added entry. If the title is main entry then the first ind is zero. If the title is added entry then the first ind is one. It all depends on what is the main entry of the [...]

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Date range a subtitle …?

Q. Would you consider the date range given on the t.p. a subtitle? A. Good question. I think it can be considered either way, depending on cataloger’s judgement.

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Dates & Subtitles

Q. Would 1935-1971 be considered a subtitle or would it be part of the title? A.  A subtitle generally expands on the title with a clearer idea of what the book is about.  For example a title proper may be more of a generic title, but the subtitle further defines what is going on in [...]

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Proper Nouns

Q. Is World Airlines a proper noun? A.  Depends how it is used. If it is used as part of a proper name then yes.  If not and just airlines in general it is not a proper noun.

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Use of the 246 …

Q. So if I think a title could be searched by a patron without the word “the”, for instance, then I would create the 246? A. No, you never add a 246 for the title without the article. Systems are capable of searching with or without the article through the use of the non-filing character [...]

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Titles and 245 & 246

Q. I have a question on the 245 tag. Do you have to look up the other title in AF for 246 or would you just write it out? A. No not at all. We do not do authority work on titles in the 245. The title in the 246 comes from the title in [...]

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246 tag, Varying Form of Title

Q: Can you explain how we would know if there is a varying form of title? A. I have a document in week 6 folder that will help with adding a 246. There are specific instances. There has to be a spelling mistake, an ampersand, an acronym, a number or something unusual before you add [...]

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Quote on T.P.

Q. One question about the quote on the t.p. Can this be ignored? (Konvitz, Civil Rights) A. Yes, ignore a quote on the t.p.

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Square Brackets in MARC Format records

Q. In the MARC format, how do you handle information that you have in square brackets in card format? A. If you have something in square brackets in the bibliographic description, then it is the same in MARC.

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Dates (& Abbreviations) in a TOC Title

Q. If a date is included next to a title (in the ToC) to clarify a particular selection (such as the case with the diary entry), do we transcribe it as is in our contents notes? Do we use the standard abbreviations? A. Yes, transcribe TOC titles as you would in area 1, transcribe exactly [...]

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AFs (Arlene Taylor)

Q. When I see this AF record for Arlene Taylor, I get real nervous that I am supposed to be looking at something other than the 100 and 700 entries? A. If you are using Arlene as main entry, you take the name from the 100 tag.  If Arlene co-writes a book and you need [...]

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When to Use a 246 … & Half T.P.s

Q. When considering using the 246 tag, is a half title page considered an added title page so second indicator 5? A. In order to add a 246 there must be some significant difference in the title from the t.p. to the one on the cover, spine, half t.p., etc.  If it is part of [...]

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Ampersands, Slight Title Variations, and Tags 245 & 246, Post 3

Q. I noticed that the title on the book cover and on the spine are the same, but the title on the title page is different, and that is how I transcribed the title in 245. Is this correct? A. You transcribe the 245 from the title page exactly as found.  If you find something [...]

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Ampersands, Slight Title Variations, and Tag 246, Post 2

Q. Just to clarify, when there is an ampersand on the cover/spine, we should do a 246? A. Yes. This would warrant a 246 tag. You have to look not only on the t.p. but also on the rest of the book  to find any significant title variations. This is considered one.  The 246 tag [...]

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Subtitles & 246

Q. To include subtitles in the 246 field, would it be appropriate to use |b right before the subtitle? A. You never include a 246 for a subtitle. You will have to consider 246 tags for exercise 3.  And a 246 will never have a subtitle of its own. The 246 is for variations in [...]

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Do we need to include 246 entries in Exercise 2?

Q. Do we need to include 246 entries in exercise 2? A. No, not for exercise 2.

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Does one add a 246 tag for an ampersand in a title?

Q. Do you add a 246 for the ampersand in the title?  Is it optional? A. Yes you would definitely add a 246 if the ampersand was in the title proper.

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Ampersands, Slight Title Variations, and Tag 246

Q. On the t.p. the title contains the word “and” but the cover and spine use an ‘&.’ Would we create a 246 tag because the cover and spine have slightly different versions of the title? A. If you find an ampersand on the cover or spine you can add a variant title or a [...]

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What constitutes the Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs’ t.p.?

Q. For Encyclopedia of entrepreneurs, is the page where the editors are listed part of the t.p? A. Yes, this is a title page that spans two pages.

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Access Point Fields to Fill In (100 & 700)

Q. So, for access, what are all the possible fields that will be need to be filling in? 100, 700? A. Yes, you must decide on main and added entries if any.  You create the statement of responsibility and step back from it to make this decision.  You must think about who is responsible for [...]

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transcribe titles all in lower case as is?

Q. On Kent, the title is in lower case-  my inclination is to transcribe as is, correct? A. You need to follow some conventions. First word is always capitalized.

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Use tag 246?

Q. Will there be any cases where we should be looking at the 246 tag? A. You have to determine this from the first five words of the title proper.  Use the document I provided you with as a guide.

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Capitalization (C animation)

Q. I capitalized C as in C animation. Is that correct? A. Yes, this is a computer language.

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Cohen Title (multipart monograph?)

Q. The Cohen title is really throwing me off. Is it a multipart monograph? I’m not sure I’m interpreting correctly how multiple volumes will impact the way we catalog this title… A. No, this is just the way the publisher chose to break up the book in the TOC. It is not a multi volume [...]

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246 Variant Title

Q. What indicators should I use in the 246? A. The first indicator for the 246 is library dependent, but the second indicator is for the source of the 246 title. For example, if you find the need for the 246 variant title on the spine of the book, you code the 2nd ind. with an [...]

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