Definition |
Together with the name in fields 100, 110, or 111, the preferred title forms the authorized access point that identifies an item especially if it has appeared under varying titles. It also distinguishes similar works and expressions. Use field 130 for the preferred title that forms the authorized access point when no name is appropriate. Do not enter field 240 and field 130 or field 243 in the same record. For more information, see Preferred Titles--General Information. For information on punctuation, see the Punctuation section below. |
1st Indicator |
Uniform title printed or displayed. For information about the 1st indicator position, see Preferred Titles--General Information. |
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Not printed or displayed. Prefer use of value 1 in place of value 0 when entering or replacing data in WorldCat records. |
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2nd Indicator |
Nonfiling characters. For information about the 2nd indicator position, see Preferred Titles--General Information. |
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| 0 |
No nonfiling characters |
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| 1-9 |
Number of nonfiling characters |
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Subfields |
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| ǂa Uniform title |
For information about subfield ǂa, see Preferred Titles--General Information.
| 110 |
2 |
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Catholic Church, ǂe compiler |
| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Missal, Easter (Ms. Library of Congress. M2. 1 XII M8) |
| 100 |
0 |
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Guillaume, ǂc de Machaut, ǂd approximately 1300-1377, ǂe composer |
| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Ballades |
| 110 |
1 |
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Kenya, ǂe enacting jurisdiction |
| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Laws, etc. (Laws of Kenya : 1948) |
| 110 |
1 |
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United States. ǂb Congress. ǂb Senate. ǂb Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, ǂe author |
| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Financial Stability Oversight Council annual report to Congress (2013) |
| 100 |
1 |
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Austen, Jane, ǂd 1775-1817, ǂe author |
| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Sense and sensibility |
| 100 |
1 |
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Gale, Zona, ǂd 1874-1938, ǂe author |
| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Miss Lulu Bett (Novel) |
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| ǂd Date of treaty signing |
For information about subfield ǂd, see Preferred Titles--General Information. Subfield ǂd is unlikely to be used for current cataloging in field 240.
| 110 |
1 |
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France |
| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Treaties, etc. ǂg Great Britain, ǂd 1906 October 20. ǂk Protocols, etc. ǂd 1967 February 15 |
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| ǂf Date of a work |
For information about subfield ǂf, see Preferred Titles--General Information.
| 100 |
1 |
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Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, ǂd 1906-1945, ǂe author
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Works. ǂk Selections. ǂl English. ǂf 2014 |
| 100 |
0 |
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Sophocles, ǂe author
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Works. ǂk Selections. ǂl English. ǂf 1994 |
| 100 |
1 |
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James, Henry, ǂd 1843-1916, ǂe author
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Works. ǂk Selections. ǂf 2003 |
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| ǂg Miscellaneous information |
For information about subfield ǂg, see Preferred Titles--General Information. Subfield ǂg is unlikely to be used for current cataloging in field 240.
| 110 |
1 |
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China
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Treaties, etc. ǂg United States, ǂd 1980 September 17. ǂk Protocols, etc., ǂd 1996 February 16 |
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| ǂh Medium |
For information about subfield ǂh, see Preferred Titles--General Information. |
| ǂk Form subheading |
For information about subfield ǂk, see Preferred Titles--General Information.
| 100 |
1 |
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Decker, Pamela, ǂe composer
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Organ music. ǂk Selections |
| 100 |
1 |
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Bizet, Georges, ǂd 1838-1875, ǂe composer |
| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Carmen. ǂk Selections |
| 100 |
1 |
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Shakespeare, William, ǂd 1564-1616, ǂe author |
| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Works. ǂk Selections. ǂl Armenian |
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| ǂl Language of a work |
For information about subfield ǂl, see Preferred Titles--General Information.
| 100 |
1 |
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García Márquez, Gabriel, ǂd 1927-2014, ǂe author
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Amor en los tiempos del cólera. ǂl Romanian |
| 100 |
1 |
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Caesar, Julius, ǂe author
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
De bello Gallico. ǂl French |
| 100 |
1 |
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Musil, Robert, ǂd 1880-1942, ǂe author
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Mann ohne Eigenschaften. ǂl Russian |
| 100 |
1 |
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Jobim, Antonio Carlos, ǂe composer
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Garota de Ipanema. ǂl English |
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| ǂm Medium of performance for music |
For information about subfield ǂm, see Preferred Titles--General Information.
| 100 |
1 |
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Gubaidulina, Sofia, ǂd 1931- ǂe composer
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Sonatas, ǂm piano |
| 100 |
1 |
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Farrenc, Louise, ǂd 1804-1875, ǂe composer
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Quintets, ǂm piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass, ǂn no. 1, op. 30, ǂr A minor |
| 100 |
1 |
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Vecchi, Orazio, ǂd 1550-1605, ǂe composer
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Madrigals, ǂm voices (5) |
| 100 |
1 |
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Luzuriaga, Diego, ǂe composer
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Canciones, ǂm guitar accompaniment |
| 100 |
1 |
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Grechaninov, Aleksandr Tikhonovich, ǂd 1864-1956, ǂe composer
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Choruses, ǂm mixed voices, ǂn op. 23 |
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| ǂn Number of part/section of a work |
For information about subfield ǂn, see Preferred Titles--General Information.
| 100 |
1 |
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Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe, ǂd 1939- ǂe composer
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Symphonies, ǂn no. 5 |
| 100 |
1 |
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Beach, H. H. A., ǂc Mrs., ǂd 1867-1944, ǂe composer |
| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Songs, ǂn op. 78. ǂp Night song at Amalfi |
| 100 |
1 |
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Telemann, Georg Philipp, ǂd 1681-1767, ǂe composer
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Trio sonatas ǂn (1718). ǂn No. 6 |
| 100 |
1 |
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Handel, George Frideric, ǂd 1685-1759, ǂe composer
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Acis and Galatea, ǂn HWV 49b |
| 100 |
1 |
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Zimmermann, Anton, ǂd 1741-1781, ǂe composer
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Symphonies, ǂn AZ I/1:G³, ǂr G major |
| 100 |
0 |
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Homer, ǂe author |
| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Iliad. ǂn Book 8-9 |
| 100 |
1 |
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Crisp, Thomas, ǂd active 17th century, ǂe author
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Babel's-builders unmask't. ǂn Part 2 |
| 100 |
1 |
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Khachaturi︠a︡n, Aram, ǂd 1903-1978, ǂe author
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Detskiĭ alʹbom. ǂn Tetradʹ 2 |
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| ǂo Arranged statement for music |
For information about subfield ǂo, see Preferred Titles--General Information.
| 100 |
1 |
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Anderson, Leroy, ǂd 1908-1975, ǂe composer
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Bugler's holiday; ǂo arranged |
| 100 |
1 |
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Rossini, Gioacchino, ǂd 1792-1868, ǂe composer
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Barbiere di Siviglia. ǂp Largo al factotum; ǂo arranged |
| 100 |
1 |
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Chaminade, Cécile, ǂd 1857-1944, ǂe composer
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Serenade, ǂm piano, ǂn op. 29; ǂo arranged |
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| ǂp Name of part/section of a work |
For information about subfield ǂp, see Preferred Titles--General Information.
| 100 |
1 |
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Sullivan, Arthur, ǂd 1842-1900, ǂe composer |
| 240 |
1 |
0 |
H.M.S. Pinafore. ǂp We sail the ocean blue; ǂo arranged |
| 100 |
1 |
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Beyer, Johanna Magdalena, ǂd 1888-1944, ǂe composer |
| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Piano-book. ǂp Bees |
| 100 |
1 |
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Mahler, Gustav, ǂd 1860-1911, ǂe composer |
| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Symphonies, ǂn no. 5, ǂr C♯ minor. ǂp Scherzo |
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| ǂr Key for music |
For information about subfield ǂr, see Preferred Titles--General Information.
| 100 |
1 |
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Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, ǂd 1809-1847, ǂe composer |
| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Trios, ǂm piano, strings, ǂn no. 2, op. 66, ǂr C minor |
| 100 |
1 |
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Hindemith, Paul, ǂd 1895-1963, ǂe composer
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Sonatas, ǂm violin, piano, ǂn op. 11, no. 1, ǂr E♭ |
| 100 |
1 |
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Lefébure-Wély, Louis James Alfred, ǂd 1817-1870, ǂe composer
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Organiste moderne. ǂp Sortie, ǂr E♭ major |
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| ǂs Version |
For information about subfield ǂs, see Preferred Titles--General Information.
| 100 |
1 |
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Carr Peter, ǂd 1911- ǂe composer
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Songs, ǂm string quartet accompaniment. ǂs Vocal score |
| 100 |
1 |
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Bartók, Béla, ǂd 1881-1945, ǂe composer
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Choruses ǂn (1935). ǂp Resteknek nótája. ǂl English ǂs (Herzog) |
| 100 |
1 |
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Langland, William, ǂd 1330?-1400? ǂe author |
| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Piers Plowman ǂs (Z-text) |
| 100 |
0 |
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Plato, ǂe author
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| 240 |
1 |
0 |
Republic. ǂl Greek ǂs (Adam : Second edition) |
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| ǂ0 Authority record control number or standard number |
For information about subfield ǂ0, see Control Subfields. |
| ǂ1 Real World Object URI |
For information about subfield ǂ1, see Control Subfields. |
| ǂ2 Source of heading or term |
For information about subfield ǂ2, see Control Subfields. |
| ǂ6 Linkage |
Data that link fields when non-Latin script is entered. This subfield is system supplied and does not appear in OCLC online displays. Do not manually add subfield ǂ6. For more information about subfield ǂ6, see Control Subfields. |
| ǂ7 Data provenance |
For information about subfield ǂ7, see the Data Provenance Subfields section of Control Subfields. |
| ǂ8 Field link and sequence number |
For information about subfield ǂ8, see Control Subfields. |
Punctuation |
For information about punctuation, see Preferred Titles--General Information. For more information on punctuation, including OCLC policy, see section 2.8, Punctuation. |
Indexing |
For indexing and searching information, see Searching WorldCat Indexes, field 240. |
MARC 21 |
For more information, including content designator history, see MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, field 240. |
