Simplified Title Element Help

Definition

The title is a word, phrase, character, or group of characters, normally appearing in a resource, that names it or the work contained in it. ¹

The entire title field consists of the title proper and may also contain the general material designation (medium), remainder of title, other title information, the remainder of the title page transcription, and statement(s) of responsibility. The title proper includes the short title and alternative title, the numerical designation of a part/section and the name of a part/section. For mixed material, the title statement is defined as the name by which the material is known. ²

As implemented, a title consists of the single title statement, a non-sorting portion of the title (usually includes the leading articles or punctuation), and a subtitle. Part number and part names may also be included. A particular display label, authority, and language may also be associated with the title.

Form Element

In the online templates, this element appears as below:

This form element allows the user to enter just the simple title text for the main title of their item. The non-sort element of the title (leading article or punctuation) should be included.

Other form elements for entering title information include Other Titles and Complex Title Entry. A title used as a subject should be entered through one of the subject form elements.

Best Practices

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Examples

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SobekCM / MODS Encoding

The title information is encoded entirely in the MODS section of the SobekCM METS file. The data is mostly wrapped in a mods:titleInfo wrapper, except for the optional Statement of Responsibility note, which maps into a seperate mods:note.

<mods:titleInfo authority="authority" lang="language">>
<mods:nonSort>Nonsort portion </mods:nonSort>
<mods:title>Main portion</mods:title>
<mods:subTitle>Subtitle portion</mods:subTitle>
<mods:partNumber>Part number(s)</mods:partNumber>
<mods:partName>Part name(s)</mods:partName>
</mods:titleInfo>
…
<mods:note type="statement of responsibility">Statement of responsibility portion </mods:note>

<mods:titleInfo>
<mods:nonSort>The </mods:nonSort>
<mods:title>3 little kittens</mods:title>
</mods:titleInfo>

<mods:titleInfo>
<mods:nonSort>The </mods:nonSort>
<mods:title>Man Who Would Be King</mods:title>
<mods:subTitle>The story of succession in England</mods:subTitle>
</mods:titleInfo>

Metadata Mapping

MARC to MODS Mapping

The main title maps from the MARC 245 field.

The second indicator is used to determine which letters of the title field (found in the |a subfield) to map into the non-sort portion of the title.
The remainder of the |a subfield is mapped into the title portion.
The |b subfield is mapped into subtitle
The |c subfield maps into a seperate note field, with note type set to statement of responsibility
The |i subfield is mapped into the display label
The |n subfield is mapped into the part numbers
The |p subfield is mapped into the part names
The |y subfield is mapped into the language part

MODS to MARC Mapping

Mapping from the MODS back to MARC is generally the reverse of the procedure listed above.

The length of the non-sort portion of the title determines the second indicator
Each portion of the title maps into the appropriate subfield
If there is a note field with note type set to statement of responsibility this is included in the |c subfield
If a main entity name exists for this item, the first indicator is set to 1, otherwise it is set to 0.
Since this represents an electronic resource, the |h subfield is set to [electronic resource]