INDIVIDUAL ELEMENT DEFINITIONS
Title Alternative

 

  • Element Attribute
  • Definition & Guidelines
NAME Title Alternative
OBLIGATION TO USE

Optional

DEFINITION Another name given to a digital asset by the Creator or Publisher and used for any titles other than the main title, including subtitle, etc.
ELEMENT DEPENDENCIES None
CONTROLLED VOCABULARY Free Text
QUANTITY PERMITTED 0-Unlimited
DATA TYPE Text String
NOTES/GUIDELINES

An Alternative Title most often refers to an alias that complements a proper or official title. An alternative title may exist in these situations:

  • Where the original item is in a foreign language and a translated version is easier to search
  • To spell out numbers appearing in the first five words of a title
  • To express a shorter title where the original, proper title includes an author or creator's name
  • For commonly used titles which differ from the official, proper title
FORMAT/EXAMPLES

Utah Geography
[where the proper TITLE is actually "The Geography of Utah")

The Geography of Utah. Program 16
[where the proper TITLE is actually "National Parks in the State of Utah"]

Twelve Monkeys
[where the proper TITLE is actually "12 Monkeys"]

The Boat
[where the original, proper German film TITLE is "Das Boot"]

Farnsworth
[where the original TITLE is "American Experience. Big Dream, Small Screen"]

Dark Sun
[where the original TITLE is "American Experience. Race for the Superbomb"]

Ascent of Man
[where the original TITLE is "Jacob Bronowski's Ascent of Man"]
VERSION NUMBER v 1.2

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