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246 -- Varying Form of Title
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- General Information This field contains varying forms of the title appearing on different parts of an item, portions of the title proper, or alternative forms of titles. Record these variant titles in field 246 only if they differ substantially from the title statement in field 245 and if they contribute to further identification of the item.
- Processing Instructions In general, accept copy, but correct indicators that are obviously incorrect and add 246s as necessary when missing. The 246 does NOT end in a period, unless it is part of the variant title.
Initial Articles
- Drop initial articles from field 246.
5XX Notes
- When 246 indicator one is value 1, a 500 note is automatically generated using the display constant specified by the second indicator. Do not add a 500 note.
"And" vs. &
- Accept copy with a 246 showing the alternate form of "and" or &. Add a 246 spelling out "and" when the 245|a contains an ampersand and no corresponding 246 is present.
Alternate Form of Numbers
- When a number other than a date occurs in the first five words of 245|a, input a 246 for the alternate form(s) of the number as shown below.
- 245|a Contains a Numeral in First 5 Words Accept or create a 246 for the spelled out form of the numeral.
- 245 Contains a Roman Numeral Accept or create a 246 for both the spelled out form of the numeral and the Arabic numeral.
- 245 Contains a Spelled Out Numeral Accept or create a 246 for the Arabic numeral.
Copy Entered Before 1995
- Accept fields as found on copy if they correspond to information on the item. Do not edit for stylistic reasons.
Use current standards to create new fields.
When displayed/printed as a note, varying forms of titles are usually preceded by an introductory term or phrase that is generated as a display constant based on the second indicator value.
245 10 Norwegian in 10 minutes a day. 246 3# Norwegian in ten minutes a day
245 10 Superbowl XXIX program. 246 3# Superbowl 29 program 246 3# Superbowl twenty-nine program
245 10 Modeling and level one estimation. 246 3# Modeling and level 1 estimation