Printing Title Information
The title data printed on due slips and notices depends on the MARC system and fields your library uses for titles:
Title Data Is Printed from Bibliographic Record
The title printing functionality described on this page applies to due slips and notices that use title information contained in the TITLE variable-length field of the bibliographic record. Therefore, the title printing functionality described on this page does not apply to Statements of Charges, as this type of notice does not use title data from the bibliographic record.
The Data Printed
When using Sierra's title printing functionality for due slips and notices, keep in mind the following:
- The data that actually appears on a due slip or notice depends on the information that exists in the record.
- The amount of data that appears on due slips and notices depends on your settings; for example, the width allotted for due slips.
- Because you can configure your title display to show MARC information different from the title printing functionality described on this page, the data printed might be different from the data you view on the screen.
For more information on titles in the Sierra system, see MARC Records. For more information about titles in the MARC 21 system, see MARC 21 Concise Bibliographic: Title and Title-Related Fields on the Web.
MARC 21 System
If your library is using the MARC 21 system, the system determines the MARC field within the TITLE variable-length field of the bibliographic record to print as follows:
- If a Title Statement field (245) exists anywhere in the TITLE variable-length field of the bibliographic record (whether it is the first TITLE field or not and regardless of other existing TITLE fields), the system prints data from the Title Statement field (245).
- If a Title Statement field (245) does not exist in the TITLE variable-length field of the bibliographic record, the system prints data from the first field present in the TITLE field.
- If the TITLE field used for printing contains a link to an Alternate Graphic Representation field (880), the system prints data from the Alternate Graphic Representation field (880) under specific conditions.
Title Statement Field (245)
When the system uses the Title Statement field (245) for printing, the system prints the following data:
- Title from the item's title page
- Additional title text (e.g., the subtitle)
- Medium
- Number of the part or section of the work
- Name of the part or section of the work
For example, Toys : An Illustrated History. [sound recording] Part I. A - Z.
If No 245 Field Is Present
If a Title Statement field (245) does not exist in the TITLE variable-length field of the bibliographic record, the system prints data from the first field present in the TITLE field as follows:
Uniform Title Field (240)
If the first field present in the TITLE field is the Uniform Title field (240), the system prints the following data:
- Uniform title
- Medium
- Number of the part or section of the work
- Name of the part or section of the work
For example, Toys. [sound recording] Part I. A - Z.
A Field Other Than 245 or 240
If the first field present in the TITLE field is not the Uniform Title field (240), the system prints all the data contained in the first TITLE field.
If the TITLE Field Contains a Link to an 880 Field
The system uses the data from the Alternate Graphic Representation field (880) for printing if the following is true:
- the first TITLE field in the bibliographic record contains a Linkage field (6) to an Alternate Graphic Representation field (880)
- the patron's preferred language is set to Chinese
- Note that if no preferred language is specified for the patron, the language of the login that prints the due slip or notice must be set up for Chinese in order for the system to use data from the Alternate Graphic Representation field (880).
Alternate Graphic Representation Field (880)
When using the Alternate Graphic Representation field (880) for printing, the system does the following:
- uses only the title elements for the TITLE field that linked to the Alternate Graphic Representation field
- prints the data from the Alternate Graphic Representation field (880)
For example, if a Title Statement field (245) contains a Linkage field (6) that points to an Alternate Graphic Representation field (880), the system prints the title, subtitle, medium, part number, and part name (the title elements printed from a Title Statement field) using the data from the Alternate Graphic Representation field (880).
UNIMARC or Chinese MARC System
If your library is using the UNIMARC or Chinese MARC system, the system determines the MARC field within the TITLE variable-length field of the bibliographic record to print as follows:
- If a Title Statement of Responsibility field (200) exists in the TITLE variable-length field of the bibliographic record, the system prints data from the Title Statement of Responsibility field (200).
- If a Title Statement of Responsibility field (200) does not exist in the TITLE variable-length field of the bibliographic record, the system prints data from the first field present in the TITLE field.
Title Statement of Responsibility Field (200)
When the system uses the Title Statement of Responsibility field (200) for printing, the system prints the following data:
- Title proper
- General material designation (e.g., the medium)
- Title proper by another author
- Parallel title proper
- Other title information
- Number of the part
- Name of the part
- Volume designation
For example, Toys. [sound recording]. Los Jugetes = Les Jouets : An Illustrated History. Part I, A - Z. Vol. 1.
If No 200 Field Is Present
When the system uses a field other than the Title Statement of Responsibility field (200) for printing, the system prints all data contained in that field.