MODS Element: titleInfo
Definition | A word, phrase, character, or group of characters, normally appearing in a resource, that names it or the work contained in it. (direct from MODS standard) |
Form field(s) | Title- Text field (For uniform titles, use NAF preferred form. If none in NAF, consult VIAF.) |
Primary Title?- (Yes or No) One title MUST to be designated as Primary, even if only one title is entered.
Title Type - Select alternative, translated, or uniform/preferred.
Title Language- |
Text field. Enter ISO-639-2 language code |
Authority- If title type is "uniform" select "naf" or "viaf" here.
Subtitle- Text field. Optional field, is used when it is desired to include the information as a separate element. Alternatively, the subtitle value may be included as part of the title.Repeatable |
No | |
Form Required? | yes - |
<titleInfo><title> with lang attribute required |
Subelement/Attribute Name | Details | XPath Syntax (coming soon) |
title |
subelement of titleInfo
subelement of titleInfo | ||
language | attribute of titleInfo values: |
displayLabel
attribute of titleInfo
when type="alternative" use displayLabel="Also known as"
when type="uniform" use displayLabel="Uniform/preferred title"
type
attribute of titleInfo
Values: translated, alternative, uniform
attribute of titleInfo
When multiple titles are stored, apply usage="primary" to one for display and/or citation purposes.
attribute of titleInfo
When type="uniform" use authority="naf" or authority="viaf".
attribute of titleInfo
Values: http://viaf.org/, http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names.XML |
<titleInfo lang="lat"> |
</titleInfo>
<titleInfo type="translated" lang="eng">
<title>Land surveying and agriculture equipment: a history</title>
</titleInfo>
<title>Bush-Cheney 2000
</title> |
<titleInfo type="uniform" displayLabel="Uniform/preferred title" lang="eng" authority="naf" authorityURI="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names" usage="primary">
<title>Missale Carnotense</title>
</titleInfo>
<titleInfo lang="eng">
<title>Land surveying and agriculture equipment</title>
<subTitle>a history</subTitle>
</titleInfo>
Dublin Core |
map <titleInfo> and all subelements |
to <dc:title>. Prescribed punctuation separating elements of title need to be defined in XSLT and inserted during transformation. |
<dc:title> |
Land surveying and agriculture equipment: a history</dc:title> |
MARC Mapping |
MARC 21 fields 130, 240, 245, 246, 247, 730, 740
<titleInfo type><title> = MARC 21 field 245 <titleInfo |
<titleInfo type><alternative> = MARC 21 field 246
<titleInfotype><uniform> = MARC 21 fields 130, 240, 730 MARC 21 field 247 is used for former title for Serials MARC 21 field 740 is used for uncontrolled related titles MARC 21 fields 245 subfield |
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