5.1 Do not
use brackets for title provided by the cataloger. Indicate
"Title supplied by cataloger" in the Notes field
(500). (Minutes
6/21/2000)
245
00
|a Steamer
City of Lawrence docked in Norwich.
500
__
|a Title
supplied by cataloger.
Ý
5.2 If the
place name of an object depicted in the image is known, it's
recommended to put the place name in the title. If the place
name is not in Connecticut, a state name should also be included
in the title. (Minutes
11/29/2000, Minutes
4/23/2001)
245
00
|a B. Nettleton house, Guilford.
245
00
|a Bow of schooner Alice S. Wentworth at Gloucester,
Massachusetts.
5.3
If the place name of an object depicted in the image is NOT
known, DO NOT put the place name in the title. DO NOT put
any question marks in the title for unknown object(s). Make
a note in the description (520) or notes (500) with the word
"possibly", "probably" or "most likely".
(Minutes
11/29/2000) (Note: records created before this
decision was made remain unchanged.)
245
00 |a Antoine DeSant.
500
__ |a Possiblyfrom the Cape
Verde Islands, DeSant went on whaling voyages out
of New London in the 1830's, probably aboard the whale
ship Tuscarora (Antonio De Santo in crew list). Later
became a grocer in New London.
5.4 If
a person's identity is not sure, DO NOT put his/her name in
the title with a question mark. Make a note in the description
(520) or notes (500) with the word "possibly" or
"probably". (Minutes
11/29/2000) (Note: records created before this
decision was made remain unchanged.)
245
00
|a African American girl with teddy bear.
520
__
|a Studio portrait of an African American girl,
possiblyNannette Carrington, dressed in a hat,
coat and muff, standing beside a large teddy bear sitting
on a table.
5.5
Specify CT relation or make CT identification in the title
if possible. (Minutes
4/23/01)
245
00 |a
Frank Woodbridge Cheney of Manchester in Boston.
5.6 Be
more specific in a title. If possible, avoid duplicate titles
and try to give unique titles. (Minutes
8/23/2000, 10/11/2000)
245
00 |a Clam digger and skiffs, Mystic area.
245
00
|a Clam diggers, Mystic area.
245
00 |a Clam digging, Long Bar, Mystic River.
5.7 Capitalize
the first word of a title. Capitalize other words as instructed
in the AACR2 rules (AACR2 Appendix A: Capitalization) (Minutes
10/11/2000)
245
00
|a Attendance record of Elizabeth Barnet.
245
00 |a Auto class opens in January,
Hillyer Institute, Y.M.C.A., Hartford, ca. 1910.
5.8 If
a common form of a place name is different from the form in
GNIS, use the common form in the title and the GNIS form in
the 651 field. It is up to the cataloger's discretion whether
to make a note if further information is needed. (Minutes
4/11/01)
