T.p.

Not used. If it is on the title page there is no need to indicate that with T.p.

UNIFORM TITLE & FILING INDICATORS

"The", "a", "an" are not included even though there is provision in the filing indicator for it.

NEW ED?

Library of Congress Rule Interpretation. page 8 1.0 August 2002

Definition of edition:- Same type face, same publisher.

A new ed. when:-

1) Change in content eg corrections.
2) Any changes in 245, 250, 300 & 440

Re: 020 & 260 consider a copy if the variations are :-

1) Printing or copyright date when there is a publication date.
2) A minor change in an entity's name eg "St Martin's" & St Martin's Press".
[Harper & Brothers" & "Harper & Row" is a major change and therefore a new ed.]
3) Addition, deletion or change of an ISBN.
4) Difference in binding.
5) Variations in CIP.

BIOGRAPHY

50% of the content of the item is about the "personal aspects" of the " life".

Personal aspects includes:-
Early years, educations, travels, personal experiences etc
Life means:-
Large portion of the life, not just a single brief incident.

Taken from: Subject Cataloguing Manual: Subject Headings. Boigraphy H1330

PARALLEL TITLE SERIES

490 1 # $a Series title in first language = Series title in second language ; $v no. x
490 1 # $a Series title in second language ; $v no. x

830 # 0 $a Authorized series title ; $v no. x

ISSN ON BOOK RECORDS

Correct
020 # # $a ISBN
440 # 0 $a Series title, $x ISSN ; $v no. x

Incorrect
020 # # $a ISBN
022 # # $a ISSN

043

043 # # $a u-at-vi [upto 3 can be added]

Only insert the 043 if there is a country in the "650 $z "or the "651" fields.

MULTI VOLS

300 # # $a2 v. (xii, 321 ; vi, 429 p.) :$b ill. ;$c24-27 cm.
505 1 # $av. 1. The baptism -- v. 2. The sequel. (1st v. is not capitalized)

Title search on the OPAC also searches the 505 so these titles will be found

041

Correct

041 1 # $a fre $h eng
$a language of item $h original language

041 # # $a fre $b eng
Summary in English

041 # # $a eng $a spa
041 # # $aengspa = old way
Predominant language first
(If no language is predominant, recorded in alphabetical order)

Incorrect

(I have been informed that this is not incorrect but it is a tautology)

041 # # $a fre
Single language only in 008
Sometimes seen and could be deleted but it isn't wrong

246

Only add a 246 if there is a difference in the first 5 words of the title