[OPLINLIST] MARC record question

[wensor at mrcpl.org]

Hi Melyssa,
 
I am a cataloger (with an MLIS) and when I saw your question I thumbed through my copy of the RDA workbook (copyright 2014).   On page 55 they discuss "Title proper" and how to record it in MARC records.  There it says: "Local practice will dictate whether the capitalization of the title is transcribed as on the item or follows guidelines found in style manuals such as The Chicago Manual of Style"  
 
It gives the example of the book titled: The Literacy Cookbook.  In AACR2 you would record it as" The literacy cookbook" and you would ignore the capitalization.  However in RDA it can also be recorded as it appears on the resource as "The Literacy Cookbook." 
 
Also, looking at examples at OCLC's support & training page on the 245 field (and from my own experience) proper nouns are always capitalized even if they are not the first word of the title.
 
[ https://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/2xx/245.html ]( https://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/2xx/245.html )
 
I hope this helps (and isn't TMI)
 
Wendy
 
 
Wendy Ensor
Cataloger/Mansfield Richland County Public Library


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Hello all! 
 
I just have a quick question. A co-worker and I are having a discussion about capitalization in titles in MARC records. Our previous Director, who has a Masters in Library Science, told me when I was the cataloger that only the first letter of the first word in the title was capitalized and everything else was lower case, regardless if it was a proper noun or not. This is how I taught the person who took over my job. However, while looking at other libraries catalogs, there are quite a few that capitalize proper nouns in the title. 
 
What is the correct grammar to use in this situation? Thank you for any input!
 


 
Melyssa Jones
 
Adult Services Coordinator
Hurt/Battelle Memorial Library
614-879-8448
mallen at hbmlibrary.org
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