Scope: The alternate title field in the Instance record is used to include varying forms of a title in a bibliographic record. The field is searchable and provides added access to the patron.
Contact: Pamela Stansbury
Date last reviewed:
Date of next review: March 2025
In general, use 1st indicator value 1 and the appropriate 2nd indicator if it is easily identified. If there is any question, use 2nd indicator blank.
See Examples
Indicator 1 - Note control/title added entry
- 0 - Note, no title added entry
- 1 - Note, title added entry
- 2 - No note, no title added entry
- 3 - No note, title added entry
Indicator 2 - Type of title
- # - No type specified
- 0 - Portion of title or additional title access
- 1 - Parallel title
- 2 - Distinctive title
- 3 - Other title
- 4 - Cover title
- 5 - Added title page title
- 6 - Caption title
- 7 - Running title
- 8 - Spine title
Examples:
Type of title | 246:xx: |
| Added title page title | 246:15: |
| Alternative title | 246:30: |
| Alternate form of word(s) in title | 246:3 : |
| At head of title | 246:1 : $i At head of title: $a |
| Caption title | 246:16: |
| Colophon title | 246:1 : $i Colophon title: $a |
| Corrected form of title | 246:3 : |
| Cover title | 246:14: |
| Distinctive title | 246:12: |
| Multivol.variant title | 246:1 : $i Vol. 2 has title: $a |
| Other title | 246:13: |
| Other title information (245 $b) | 246:30: |
| Parallel title (245 $b) | 246:31: |
| Part title access (245 $p) | 246:30: |
| Portion of title proper (245) | 246:30: |
| Running title proper (245) | 246:30: |
| Spelled out forms of symbols | 246:3 : |
| Spine title | 246:18: |
| Subtitle access (245 $b) | 246:30: |
For more detailed information on the use of the 246 field, see LC's MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data.