4.1 Title
Label: Title
Element Description: The name given to the resource by the Creator or Publisher.
Guidelines for creation of content:
If in doubt about what constitutes the title, repeat the Title element and include the variants in second and subsequent Title iterations. If the item is in HTML, view the source document and make sure that the title identified in the title header is also include as a meta title (unless the DC metadata element is to be embedded in the document itself).
Examples
<META NAME="DC.Title" CONTENT="A Pilot's Guide to Aircraft Insurance">
<META NAME="DC.Title" CONTENT="The Sound of Music">
<META NAME="DC.Title" CONTENT="Green on Greens">
<META NAME="DC.Title" CONTENT="AOPA's Tips on Buying Used Aircraft">
Qualifiers for DC.Title
From LC
SCHEME: not necessary
TYPE:
DC.Title (unqualified)
DC.Title.Alternative (used for any titles other than the main title including subtitle, etc.)
From UK
Scheme
Internal
The information provided is not part of an external coding system and the coding should be qualified by an accompanying TYPE from the list below. This is the default scheme value if the scheme is not explicitly stated.
AACR2
The title obeys the AACR2 cataloguing rules. The TYPE attribute must be specified to indicate if the title is the main, continued, spine, translated, etc.
Type
Main
The main title of the work. This is the default type value if the type is not explicitly stated.
Long
The long form of the work's title. The full form of the work's title (probably synonymous with Long).
Short
The short form of the title of the work.
Alternative
The alternative form of the title of the work.
Subtitle
The subtitle of the work.
PartTitle
The title of part of the work.
Spine
The title as it appears on a (printed) spine.
Translated
A translation of the title.
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