ISBD(NBM) - IFLA

SPECIFICATION OF ELEMENTS
1 TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY AREA
Contents 1.1 Title proper
1.2 General material designation (optional)
1.3 Parallel titles
1.4 Other title information
1.5 Statements of responsibility
Punctuation A. The general material designation is enclosed in square brackets, the
pattern first bracket being preceded and the second followed by a space ( [ ] ).
B. Each parallel title is preceded by a space, equals sign, space ( = ).
C. Each unit of other title information is preceded by a space, colon, space ( : ),
unless a word or phrase is given in the item to link a second or subsequent unit
with the preceding unit.
D. The first statement of responsibility following any title is preceded by a space,
diagonal slash, space ( / ).
E. Each subsequent statement of responsibility is preceded by a space, semi-colon,
space ( ; ), unless the statements are considered to form a single phrase.
F. Titles of individual works by different authors, composers, artists, etc.
contained in an item, are separated by a point, space (. ), unless a linking word or
phrase is given in the item.
G. Titles of individual works by the same author, composer, artist, etc. contained in an
item, are separated by a space, semi-colon, space ( ; ).
H. In the case of titles made up of common and dependent titles, each dependent title
designation, if any, or each dependent title following the common title is preceded
by a point, space (. ).
I. Each dependent title following a dependent title designation is preceded by a
comma, space (, ).
Examples
Title proper [General material designation] = Parallel title = Parallel title / statement
of responsibility
Title proper [General material designation] : other title information : other title
information / statement of responsibility
Title proper [General material designation] : other title information = Parallel title :
parallel other title information / statement of responsibility
Title proper [General material designation] / statement of responsibility = Parallel
title : parallel other title information / parallel statement of responsibility
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