# Title

## Definition

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

| CALM                                                                                                                                            | Sierra                                                                                                                                                        |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Title](https://docs.wellcomecollection.org/collections-information/lQ0fMyP8xr8hWWJiQkfl/audio-visual-cataloguing/system-guidelines/calm/title) | [Title](https://docs.wellcomecollection.org/collections-information/lQ0fMyP8xr8hWWJiQkfl/audio-visual-cataloguing/system-guidelines/sierra/item-record) (245) |
| Alternative\_Title                                                                                                                              | Alternative title (246)                                                                                                                                       |

## Where will you find the title?

Firstly check the physical case or item for any labels&#x20;

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Check any box lists or collection file - the item might be part of a group with only one of the items having a label &#x20;

Digital files may have additional metadata that includes a title&#x20;

If there no labels on the item, watch/listen to the start for any clues&#x20;

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## 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* For archive or unpublished material, follow the guidelines on assigning titles under ISAD(G) 3.1.2, as set out in the [archives cataloguing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](https://wellcomecloud.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/sites/wc2/cr/ci/Cataloging/Archives%20%26%20manuscripts/Archive%20Cataloguing/Cataloguing%20Manual/New%20Cataloguing%20Manual%20v1.7_20220722.docx?d=waa60c68daf7145f584e594dde27c19c8\&csf=1\&web=1\&e=mK6pGF).
* 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).
