210  Abbreviated Title (R)

Definition

The title of an item as abbreviated for purposes of indexing or identification. An abbreviated key title is supplied by ISSN centers based on field 222. Other abbreviated titles are supplied by cataloging agencies, including abstracting and indexing services. The abbreviated title is either created by the agency supplying the field or taken from the item.

For information on punctuation, see the Punctuation section below.

1st Indicator

Title added entry. A value that indicates whether an access point is to be generated for the abbreviated title.

2nd Indicator

Type. A value that indicates the type of abbreviated title.

Subfields

Punctuation

For records containing punctuation, follow these instructions:

• Enclose the text in subfield ǂb in parentheses
• Include incidental punctuation needed within any subfields, e.g., commas, periods (following abbreviations or initials), etc.
• Omit punctuation preceding each subfield unless the preceding subfield ends with an ellipsis, exclamation point, hyphen, period (following an abbreviation or initial), question mark, closing bracket, or closing parenthesis
• Omit the terminal period at the end of the field unless the last word is an abbreviation or initial

For records containing minimal or no punctuation, include incidental punctuation needed within any subfields. Otherwise, omit the punctuation outlined above.

For more information on punctuation, including OCLC policy, see section 2.8, Punctuation.

Indexing

For indexing and searching information, see Searching WorldCat Indexes, field 210.

MARC 21

For more information, including content designator history, see MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, field 210.