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Title And Statement Of Responsibility Area Encoding Scheme

Element Reference​

Definition
Syntax Encoding Scheme for the title and statement of responsibility area (Area 1).
Scope note
Domain
Range
URI
https://www.iflastandards.info/ISBDM/elements/CC2004
Type
owl:Class
Status
Published

Definition​

This area (Area 1) encompasses information related to the title proper of the resource, any parallel titles, other title information, and statements of responsibility concerning the creation or realization of the intellectual or artistic content. It is designed to ensure consistency when sharing bibliographic information.

Required Elements​

  • Title proper (Mandatory if available): The chief name of the resource, transcribed exactly as to wording from the preferred source. It can be a generic term, a name of a person or corporate body, an initialism/acronym, include numbers/letters, or be linguistically integrated with a statement of responsibility.
  • Parallel title (Optional): A title in another language or script that is an equivalent to the title proper and appears on the preferred source.
  • Other title information (Optional): A word, phrase, or group of characters appearing with and subordinate to the title proper or a parallel title, which qualifies, explains, or completes it.
  • Statement of responsibility (Mandatory if available): Names, phrases, or groups of characters identifying persons or corporate bodies responsible for or contributing to the resource's content (e.g., writers, composers, performers, editors, sponsors). Only principal responsibilities are required, but others may be included if important.

Punctuation Rules​

  • Each parallel title or parallel statement is preceded by =.
  • Each unit of other title information is preceded by : (unless linked by a word or phrase).
  • The first statement of responsibility is preceded by /.
  • Each subsequent statement of responsibility is preceded by ; (unless statements form a single phrase).
  • Titles of individual works by different authors are separated by ..
  • Titles of individual works by the same author are separated by ;.
  • For common and dependent titles, each dependent title designation or dependent title is preceded by ..
  • A dependent title following a dependent title designation is preceded by ,.
  • A dependent title designation or dependent title following other title information is preceded by ..

Relationship to ISBD Standards​

Identified as Area 1, this is a mandatory area and is central to bibliographic description in ISBD. It serves as the basis for the description of the resource being catalogued and employs prescribed punctuation for display.

Relationship to Other SES​

  • It specifies the "Compound Title Of Title Proper Encoding Scheme" and "Compound Title Of Parallel Title Encoding Scheme."
  • Information that is linguistically part of the title proper is not repeated in the Edition Area (Area 2).
  • Changes to the title proper can sometimes require a new description (see Area A.2.6.1).
  • Notes on any aspect of this area, such as sources of title, variant titles, or changes, are provided in the Note Area (Area 7).

Examples​

Title proper : other title information

Title proper = Parallel title

Common title. Dependent title / statement of responsibility

Beyond horizons = Allende los horizontes

SPSS : statistical package for the social sciences

The John Franklin Bardin omnibus / John Franklin Bardin

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