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The 246 field contains a form of the title appearing on different parts of an item or a portion of the title proper, or an alternative form of the title when the form differs significantly from the title in field 245. Source: MARC 21 LITE bibliographic format: title and title-related fields (20X-24X)
Use the 246 field when:
° There is only one work, use the 246 field.
° There are two or more works and no collective title, use a 246 for variant forms of the title used as the title proper (usually the first in the 245 field); use the 740 field for all other titles and variants of them.
° There are two or more works and there is a collective title for the item as a whole, use the 246 field for any variant of the collective title.
When inputting a title in a 246 field, omit any initial article.
246 field arranged by indicator and subfield | 246 field arranged by location/type of title
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| Indicators | Tag | Definition |
| 1st | 0 | Note, no title added entry |
| 1 | Note, title added entry | |
| 2 | No note, no title added entry | |
| 3 | No note, title added entry | |
| 2nd | [blank] | No information provided:
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| 0 | Portion of title
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| 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 | |
| Subfields | Tag | Definition |
| i | any text you want to display; code ‡i before ‡a | |
| a | title proper/short title | |
| b | remainder of title | |
| f | designation of volume and issue number and/or date of a work | |
| g | miscellaneous information | |
| n | number of a part/section of a work | |
| p | name of work/section of a work | |
Examples
Spelled-out form
100 2_ English Chamber Orchestra.
245 04 The English Chamber Orchestra plays 20th-century masterpieces.
246 3_ English Chamber Orchestra plays twentieth-century masterpieces
100 1_ Berio, Luciano, ‡d 1925-2003.
240 10 Sequenza, ‡n no. 8
245 10 Sequenza VIII : ‡b per violino solo / ‡c Luciano Berio.
246 3_ Sequenza 8
246 3_ Sequenza otto
Spelled-out form (1st 246) and portion of title (2nd 246):
100 1 Reger, Max, ‡d 1873-1916.
240 10 Pièces pittoresques
245 00 5 pièces pittoresques : ‡b für Klavier zu vier Händen : Opus 34 / ‡c Max Reger.
246 3_ Cinq pièces pittoresques
246 30 Pièces pittoresques
Uncorrected form of title:
100 1_ Beethoven, Ludwig van, ‡d 1770-1827.
240 10 Sonatas, ‡m horn, piano, ‡n op. 17, ‡r F major
245 00 Horn sonats / ‡c Beethoven, Cherubini, Danzi.
246 1_ ‡i Title should read: ‡a Horn sonatas
Parallel titles:
100 1_ Smetana, Bedrich, ‡d 1824-1884.
245 10 Má vlast = ‡b My country : cycle of symphonic poems / ‡c Smetana.
246 31 My country
100 1_ Britten, Benjamin, ‡d 1913-1976.
240 10 Burning fiery furnace. ‡l German
245 14 The burning fiery furnace = ‡b Die Jünglinge im Feuerofen : second parable for church performance : op. 77 / ‡c Benjamin Britten ...
246 31 Jünglinge im Feuerofen
Note that the initial German article "Die" was omitted from this title.
Multiple parallel titles:
100 1_ Rodrigo, Joaquín.
245 10 Juglares = ‡b Gaukler = Jugglers : 1923 / ‡c Joaquín Rodrigo ...
246 31 Gaukler
246 31 Jugglers
Subfield ‡i:
246 2_ ‡i Title on container: ‡a [Title]
246 2_ ‡i Vols. no. 3-5 have title: ‡a [Title]
100 1_ Schubert, Franz, ‡d 1797-1828.
240 10 Songs. ‡k Selections
245 10 Songs to poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe / ‡c Schubert.
246 1_ ‡i Title on program booklet: ‡a Lieder nach Gedichten von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
246 1_ ‡i Title on container spine: ‡a Goethe-songs
100 1_ Handel, George Frideric, ‡d 1685-1759.
245 10 Almira / ‡c Georg Friedrich Händel.
246 1_ ‡i Title on container: ‡a Almira, Königen von Castilien
246 1_ ‡i Parallel title on container: ‡a Almira, Queen of Castile
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Arranged by location |
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| Location of title | Indicators | Form of Note |
| added title page | 15 | Title |
| caption | 16 | Title |
| colophon | 1 | ‡i Title from colophon: ‡a Title |
| container | 1 | ‡i Title from container: ‡a Title |
| cover | 14 | Title |
| spine | 18 | Title |
| any other location | 1 | ‡i Title from source: ‡a Title |
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| Type of title | Indicators | Form of Note |
| Added title page | 15 | Title |
| Alternate form of word | 3 | Title |
| Alternative title | 30 | Title |
| At head of title | 1 | ‡i At head of title: ‡a Title |
| Binder's title | 1 | ‡i Binder's title: ‡a Title |
| Half title | 1 | ‡i Half title: ‡a Title |
| Incorrect form of title ([ ] in 245 has corrected form) | 3 | Title |
| No collective title | 3 | Title |
| Other title information from 245 | 30 | Title |
| Other title information not from 245 | 1 | ‡i Introductory phrase: ‡a Title |
| Parallel title from 245 | 31 | Title |
| Parallel title on cover | 1 | ‡i Parallel title on cover: ‡a Title |
| Parallel title on added t.p. | 1 | ‡i Parallel title on added t.p.: ‡a Title |
| Parallel title on spine | 1 | ‡i Parallel title on spine: ‡a Title |
| Parallel title from other source | 1 | ‡i Parallel title on source: ‡a Title |
| Part or section title | 30 | Title |
| Portion of title proper | 30 | Title |
| Running title | 17 | Title |
| Volumes with varying titles | 1 | ‡i Vols. [no. ]-[no. ] have title: ‡a Title |
| All other conditions | 1 | ‡i Introductory phrase: ‡a Title |