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Scope:  A 246 field 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: 03/03/2017

Date of next review: March 2018


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 title246:15:
Alternative title246:30:
Alternate form of word(s) in title246:3 :
At head of title246:1 : $i At head of title: $a
Caption title246:16:
Colophon title246:1 : $i Colophon title: $a
Corrected form of title246:3 :
Cover title246:14:
Distinctive title246:12:
Multivol.variant title246:1 : $i Vol. 2 has title: $a
Other title246:13:
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 symbols246:3 :
Spine title246:18:
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.

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