COMARC/B Format for Bibliographic Data

PDFCOMARC/BDecember2020

516 Spine title

This field contains the title given on the spine of the item when it differs from the title proper in field 200.

Subfields & repeatability

FIELD/SUBFIELDREPEATABILITY
516Spine titler
aSpine 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 spine title is generated.

SUBFIELDS

516a Spine title

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

516e Other title information

Subtitles and other title information that appear alongside the spine title in subfield a.

NOTES ON FIELD CONTENTS

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

RELATED FIELDS

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

EXAMPLES

  1. 5161⊔a≠The ≠complete guide to selecting plays
    (The book entitled The guide to selecting plays for performance has a spine title The complete guide to selecting plays. Since the cataloguing agency requires an added title entry, the 1. indicator value is set to "1".)

  2. *

    2000⊔aVeveriček Viktor najde fotoaparat fPavlina Pogorevc gilustracije Špela Kropivnik
    300⊔⊔aHrbtni nasl.: Veveriček Viktor najde
    5160⊔aVeveriček Viktor najde
    (A variant spine title is entered in field. The corresponding spine title note is also entered in field 300.)

  3. *

    2000⊔aKnjiga srca ovitega s kačo e(s komentarji) fAleister Crowley g[prevedel Janez Trobentar]
    300⊔⊔aLiber LXV : s komentarji
    5160⊔aLiber LXV es komentarji
Prev   Next
515 Running title Home 517 Other variant titles