COMARC/B Format for Bibliographic Data

PDFCOMARC/BDecember2020

512 Cover title

This field contains the title appearing on the cover of the item when it differs sufficiently from the title proper in field 200.

Subfields & repeatability

FIELD/SUBFIELDREPEATABILITY
512Cover titler
aCover titlenr
eOther title informationr

Indicators

INDICATORVALUEMEANING
1Title significance indicator
0Title is not significant
1Title is significant
2Not defined

The value of the first indicator determines the creation of added entries in systems, in which they make catalogue slips. If the value of the indicator is set to "1", an added entry for the cover title is generated.

SUBFIELDS

512a Cover title

The title as on the cover of the item without any other title information or statement of responsibility.

512e Other title information

Subtitles and other title information that appear on the cover subordinate to the cover title in subfield a.

NOTES ON FIELD CONTENTS

This field will be used only when the cover differs from the title proper.

RELATED FIELDS

300GENERAL NOTE
The cover title may alternatively be entered in field 300. When entering, the appropriate introductory phrase is used.

EXAMPLES

  1. 5121⊔aWoods and trees of the Amazon basin
    (The title from the title page is Woods of the Amazon basin. The title on the cover Woods and trees of the Amazon basin is added for searching purposes. Since the cataloguing agency requires an added entry for it, the indicator value is set to "1".)
  2. *

    2000⊔aVodnik po slovenjegoriški planinski poti fUroš Vidovič, Viktorija Dabič, Antun Mlinarević g[kartografija Jože Dajnko gfotografije Franc Korpar, Antun Mlinarević, Uroš Vidovič]
    300⊔⊔aNasl. na ov.: Slovenjegoriška planinska pot
    5120⊔aSlovenjegoriška planinska pot
    (The corresponding title note is entered in field 300.)
  3. *

    2000⊔aOsrednja knjižnica Celje včeraj, danes, jutri eob 50-letnici ustanovitve Študijske knjižnice v Celju e1946-1996 f[uredil Branko Goropevšek gfotografije Sherpa, arhiv Osrednje knjižnice Celje]
    300⊔⊔aNasl. na ov.: Mesto v svetu, svet v mestu
    5120⊔aMesto v svetu, svet v mestu
    (The title on the cover differs from the title proper.)