2XXs: Title(s) and Publication Information

This field is for the title and statement of responsibility.  In subfield a, enter the main title of the work.  If the book has a subtitle, that can be entered in subfield b.  Finally, subfield c is reserved for the statement of responsibility.  This is most commonly the author’s name, but can include other names, such as illustrator.

First Indicator: Title added entry

0 (No title added entry)

1 (Title added entry)

Second Indicator: Nonfiling characters (The number of characters in a leading article plus one space)

0 (No nonfiling characters present)

1 (1 nonfiling character present)

2 (2 nonfiling characters present, for example a title beginning with "a")

3 (3 nonfiling characters present, for example a title beginning with "an")

4 (4 nonfiling characters present, for example a title beginning with "the")

Etc.

Common Subfields: $a Title

$n Number of part/section of a work (ex. Vol. 5)

$b Remainder of title (ex. subtitle)

$c Statement of responsibility (ex. produced by, written by, directed by)

Example:

245 14 $a The radium girls

$b the dark story of America's shining women

$c written by Kate Moore

RDA Element:

$a Title

Title Proper

$b Remainder of title

Other title information

$c Statement of responsibility

Statement of responsibility relating to title proper

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In this field, varying forms of the title, including an alternate title, can appear, particularly if the alternate title differs greatly from the original title.

First Indicator: Note controller/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)

Second Indicator: Type of title

0 (porton of title)

1 (parallel title)

2 (distinctive title)

Etc.

RDA Element:

Parallel title proper

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The edition of the work. (For example, 2nd ed.)

First Indicator: Undefined

Second Indicator: Undefined

Example:

250 -- $a 1st ed.

RDA Element:

Designation of edition

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This field includes information related to the publication of the material: including the publishing entity, the date of publication, and place of publication.

First Indicator: Sequence of statements

- (Not applicable, No information provided)

2 (Intervening) 

3 (Current/latest)

Second Indicator: Function of entity

0 (Production)

1 (Publication)

2 (Distribution)

3 (Manufacture)

4 (Copyright notice date)

Common Subfields: $a Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture

$b Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer

$c Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice

Example:

264 -1 $a Naperville, Illinois

$b Sourcebooks, Inc.

$c 2017

RDA Element:

$a Place of publication

Place of publication

$b Name of publisher

Name of publisher

$c Date of publication

Date of publication

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