312 Notes Pertaining to Related Titles

Field Definition

This field contains a note relating to a title of the work, other than the title proper or parallel title proper.

Occurrence

Optional. Repeatable.

Indicators

Indicator 1: blank (not defined)

Indicator 2: blank (not defined)

Subfields

Notes on Field Contents

This field contains notes relating to any title appearing on the item, other than the title proper or parallel title proper (see field 304), or to a title by which the work is commonly known. These include cover title, added title-page title, caption title, running title, spine title, for which the actual text of the title may be entered in the field. Titles of related works should not be noted here. If more than one note is to be recorded, then each is entered in a repeated field 312.

Fields or other related entities

304 Notes Pertaining to Title and Statement of Responsability

Field 304 is used for notes relating to the chief title of the work. It may be used for a note on the parallel title when it is part of the title and statement of responsibility area.

305 Notes Pertaining to Edition and Bibliographic History

Field 305 is used for notes on titles of related works, which should not be entered in field 312.

5-- Related Title Block Definition

This block is used for entering a related title in a form suitable as an access point. If it is required to enter a note on any such title, it should be entered in field 312. Notes on parallel titles may be entered in field 304 or field 312 depending on whether or not they are included in the title and statement of responsibility area.

Examples

Ex. 1:

200 l#$aAchieving changes$ea reports$fprepared by the West Virginia Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

312 ##$aSubtitle on cover: A report on the 1978 West Virginia Statewide Leadership Conference on Civil Rights.

A subtitle appears on the cover but not on the title page.

Ex. 2:

312 ##$aCommonly known as the Guinea catalog.

540 1#$aGuinea catalog

Commonly known title does not actually appear on the item.

Ex. 3:

312 ##$aSecond title page has title: Transfert de l'information

A parallel title appears outside the chief source of information. (Compare field 304, EX 5.)