Title

Definition

Title, identifying phrase, or name for the moving image Work or Variant (FIAF 1.3.2)

CALM	Sierra
Title	Title (245)
Alternative_Title	Alternative title (246)

Where will you find the title?

Firstly check the physical case or item for any labels

Check any box lists or collection file - the item might be part of a group with only one of the items having a label

Digital files may have additional metadata that includes a title

If there no labels on the item, watch/listen to the start for any clues

Title taken from watching the start of a video - "Hypersensitivity to Abacavir"

Rules

• For published film or video works, according to RDA, the preferred title source is:

  1. Title in the title frames (at start of the film or video)

  2. Title on a label

  3. Title on the container itself

  4. Titles(s) as listed on a disc menu or other

  Any other titles (if different) should be recorded as alternatives with a source.

• For audio works, use the title as announced during the recording or programme, if any.

• For archive or unpublished material, follow the guidelines on assigning titles under ISAD(G) 3.1.2, as set out in the archives cataloguing manual.

• Where no original title exists, provide a descriptive title that specifies the type of content e.g. 'New Orleans Conference, 1998' 'Oral history of Jane Doe' 'Recording of committee meeting Jan 2003'

  • Keep this succinct; more detailed description will go into the description field.

  • See system guidelines for how to record title devised by a cataloguer

• For clarity, be explicit about where the title is from; whether it appears on screen, in the recording or on the item or packaging. State if the title doesn't appear on the item but has been assigned by the cataloguer.

• For born-digital material, where possible, the title should be based on the original file/folder name or text written on original media. However, if the original title does not reflect the material, devise a succinct meaningful title and record the original title in the most appropriate place for the system used.

• When a creator assigns Untitled as the title of an object, this should be used as the preferred title in the record. (Untitled should not be used as a title when an object has no given title).