Music Cataloging at Yale ♪ Preferred titles
Note: this page was created with music cataloging in mind.
For music-specific instructions, see Recording preferred titles for musical works (RDA 6.14)
A title of the work is a word, character, or group of words and/or characters by which a work is known.
There are two categories of titles that identify works: |
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(6.2.1.2) Sources of information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Take the title or titles of the work from any source. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(6.2.1.3) General guidelines on recording a title | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
When recording a title of a work, apply the guidelines on capitalization, numbers, diacritical marks, initial articles, spacing of initials and acronyms, and abbreviations, at 6.2.1.4-6.2.1.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(6.2.1.4) Capitalization | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capitalize the first word or the abbreviation of the first word in a title and in a title of a part, section, or supplement. Capitalize other words within titles applying the guidelines given in Appendix A, as applicable to the language involved. Other Terms Associated with Titles of Works Thematic index numbers (see 6.16): follow the capitalization practice used in the thematic index Titles with unusual capitalization: follow the capitalization of the title as found on the source of information. Do not capitalize:
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(6.2.1.5) Numbers expressed as numerals or as words | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Record numbers expressed as numerals or as words in the form in which they appear on the source of information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(6.2.1.6) Diacritics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Record diacritical marks such as accents appearing in a title for a work as they appear on the source of information. Optional addition: Add diacritical marks such as accents that are not present on the source of information. Follow the standard usage for the language of the data. |
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(6.2.1.7) Initial articles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The rule says to include the article, but LC applies the alternative: Omit an initial article unless the title for a work is to be accessed under that article (e.g., a title that begins with the name of a person or place). |
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(6.2.1.8) Spacing of initials and acronyms and Punctuation and spacing (LC-PCC PS for 1.7.1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1.7.3) Punctuation: Transcribe punctuation as it appears on the source, omitting punctuation on the source that separates data to be recorded as one element from data to be recorded as a different element, or as a second or subsequent instance of an element.
Punctuation/spacing within access points and ending access points
The marks of punctuation are:
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(6.2.1.9) Abbreviations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Use the abbreviations that are integral parts of the title of the work. |