Title Statement

⮚Determining the Title Proper

 Determining the Title Proper of a newspaper, even if the preferred source is the masthead, is not always straightforward. For one, mottos, related titles, ambiguous title presentations, or statements of geographic or other intended audience may appear with the title in the masthead but are not considered part of the title proper and are not recorded in 245, subfield b. If the related title information is considered important, record it in a 500 note. If the issuing body appears in the chief source of information, record it in the 245 subfield b. (CCM: 33.4)

⮚Preferred Title

Newspapers often have very common titles (for example, The times, The herald, or The post). The authorized access point for the work, therefore, is often the preferred title (MARC field 130), followed by a suitable identifying element or elements needed to distinguish it from other works with that title. Do not construct an authorized access point to distinguish an online newspaper record from its corresponding print version, as these two manifestations are still considered the same work. (CCM: 33.5.2)

For newspapers, always use the first place of publication cited in the publication, distribution, etc. area as the first identifying element in the authorized access point for the work. Use the preferred name for the place transcribed in the first publication statement (MARC field 264). If place of publication alone does not differentiate among two or more newspapers published with identical titles, add to the place of publication the beginning date of publication, the frequency, or the edition statement.

130 0# $a Washington gazette (Washington, Ga. : 1849)

Use the frequency as an identifying element to distinguish titles from the same place, publisher, and date. Such information is sometimes included as an edition statement (“Weekly edition”). Geographic edition statements are generally used in authorized access points for newspapers published in multiple geographic editions. If the editions are published in different cities, then the place name is sufficient as an identifying element. (CCM: 33.5.3)

130 0# $a Christian Science monitor (Boston, Mass. : Western edition)

⮚Alternative Titles and Ambiguous Title Presentations

It was typical for 18^th and 19^th-century serials, including newspapers, to be issued with Alternative title information. Record the alternative title as part of the title proper as it appears in the masthead or chief source of information and as a variant title in MARC field 246. (CCM: 33.5.4)

245 00 $a Farmers’ museum, or, Literary gazette.

246 30 $a Literary gazette

246 30 $a Farmers’ museum

The same instructions apply to Ambiguous title presentations.

 245 00 $a Southern Routt County Oak Creek-Yampa times-leader.

246 30 $a Oak Creek-Yampa times-leader

246 30 $a Times-leader