HIT continued:2nd title in FL, MARC

["Lorna J. McCloud" <lmccloud@PEN.K12.VA.US>]

I just got this addition to my answers about how to catalog a
2nd title in another language...it's awfully interesting.
I wanted to include it in my HIT...Thanks, David!

> I saw your posting about 2nd titles and had to respond, since none of the
> hits were correct.  740 used to be the place for such information, before
> format integration.  Now it is used only for analytic titles, i.e. titles
> for only a part of the work in hand.  240 has always been for a uniform
> title.  The correct place for a 2nd title in another language is in field
> 246.  The second indicator should be 1 showing the field contains a parallel
> title.  If your system does not use 246 yet go ahead and use 740, and get
> after the vendor to upgrade.
>
> Sincerely,
> David Bigwood
> bigwood@lpi.jsc.nasa.gov
> Lunar & Planetary Institute


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Lorna McCloud           Teacher-Librarian
King Elementary         Woodbridge, VA
        lmccloud@pen.k12.va.us