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Tag 201 and alternative title tags

Discover how alternative title tags are used in OLIB.

 

Tag(s) Commonly 201, 222, 240 and 242 The tags utilised are those defined in the Alternative Title Types domain.
Indicators 0-3, #,0-9 The indicator validity varies dependent on the tag. Refer to the MARC guidelines for details.
For tags 130, 730 and 740 the first indicator is used as the number of non-filing characters.
For tags 211, 214, 222, 240, 241, 242 and 243 the second indicator is used as the number of non-filing characters.
Subfields a, b, c, d, f, g, h, i, k, l, m, n, o, p, r, s, x, y, 0, 2, 5 These subfields are imported and exported to/from the Alternative Titles domain and linked to the Title being imported.
Imports to   The data in these tags import to the Alternative Titles domain.
Exports from   Data for this tag is exported from the Alternative Titles domain, reversing the import mapping.

 

For the MARC21 notes on this tag, start here.

Example value:

10 $aHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. $lSpanish

 

 

Subfield Sample Notes
a Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The data in this subfield imports to and exports from the Title field on the Alternative Titles record.
b ... This subfield imports to and exports and exports from from the Remainder of Title field in the Alternative Titles domain.
The export will handle any punctuation requirements automatically.
c ... This subfield imports to and exports from the Statement of Responsibility field in the Alternative Titles domain.
The export will add a " /" to the end of the preceding subfield appropriately.
d ... This subfield imports to and exports from the Date of Treaty Signing field in the Alternative Titles domain.
The export will enclose the value within parentheses ( ).
f ... This subfield imports to and exports from the Date or Sequential Designation field in the Alternative Titles domain.
g ... This subfield imports to and exports from the Miscellaneous Information field in the Alternative Titles domain.
h ... This subfield imports to and exports from the Medium field in the Alternative Titles domain.
i ... This subfield imports to and exports from the Display Text field in the Alternative Titles domain.
The export will place the value from this field at the start of the tag output and ensure there is a ":" at the end.
k ... This subfield imports to and exports from the Form Subheading field in the Alternative Titles domain.
l Spanish This subfield imports to and exports from the Language Description field in the Alternative Titles domain.
m ... This subfield imports to and exports from the Performance Medium field in the Alternative Titles domain.
n ... This subfield imports to and exports from the Number of Part field in the Alternative Titles domain.
o ... This subfield imports to and exports from the Arrangement field in the Alternative Titles domain.
p ... This subfield imports to and exports from the Name of Part field in the Alternative Titles domain.
r ... This subfield imports to and exports from the Musical Key field in the Alternative Titles domain.
s ... This subfield imports to and exports from the Version field in the Alternative Titles domain.
x ... This subfield imports to and exports from the ISSN field in the Alternative Titles domain.
y ... This subfield imports to and exports from the This Language field in the Alternative Titles domain.
0 ... This subfield imports to and exports from the Control Number field in the Alternative Titles domain.
2 ... This subfield imports to and exports from the Source field in the Alternative Titles domain.
5 ... This subfield imports to and exports from the Applicable Institution field in the Alternative Titles domain.

 

Subfields that are not itemised above are not handled by OLIB.