Sources of information
Ideally, information should be taken from the title page of a book.
Multiple title pages
If there are multiple title pages, for example a half-title page or an engraved title page, prefer the title page to a half-title and a letterpress title page to an engraved title page.
No title page
If there is no title page, information should be taken from the following sources (in order of preference):
cover of the item
caption title
masthead
colophon
other sources within the item (e.g. introduction)
bibliography, catalogue or other reference source
seller's description or catalogue
any other source.
If using a source of information outside of the item (i.e. the last three sources on the list above), put the information in square brackets.
If using any source of information other than the title page, add a note on the source of information in a 500 field.
For more details about choosing a source of information, see DCRMR 0.1
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