Guidelines #
Every work in the LDR must have one value in the Title property.
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If the work has a formal Title, transcribe it as it appears in the original - including capitalization and punctuation.
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If no formal or official Title exist, devise a brief descriptive title. Enclose this supplied or devised title in square brackets []
- A good descriptive title uniquely and specifically describes the resource
- To come up with a descriptive title for a resource, consider identifying people in an image by first and last name, names/owners/addresses of buildings or locations, and the type or perspective of the resource
- Examples of devised descriptive titles:
- [Delta Tau Delta Fraternity House]
- [Panoramic View of the Imperial Palace, Kyoto]
- [McKelvy House: Gardens]
For items in the Newspaper collection use the following formula: #
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The Lafayette, Month Day, Year
- Example: The Lafayette, November 15, 2019
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Use the Alternative Title property for other forms of the title (e.g. for versions of the title in languages other than English).
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Language-tagged Field
- Use the box to the right of the property in the Work dashboard to enter the language of the Title value
- Select the language from the generated list. The language value will be stored as an ISO 639-1 (two letter) code.