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Title information


Main title - mandatory
Definition The main title of the resource is carried in this element.
General notes ---

MARC 21 ONIX 3.0.8 Reference Names ONIX 3.0.8 Short Tags
Format 245 $a

<TitleDetail>
/ONIXMessage/​Product/​DescriptiveDetail/​TitleDetail

<TitleType> with value "01" from code list 15
/ONIXMessage/​Product/​DescriptiveDetail/​TitleDetail/​TitleType

<TitleElement>
/ONIXMessage/​Product/​DescriptiveDetail/​TitleDetail/​TitleElement

<TitleElementLevel> with value "01" from code list 149
/ONIXMessage/​Product/​DescriptiveDetail/​TitleDetail/​TitleElement/​TitleElementLevel

<TitleText>
/ONIXMessage/​Product/​DescriptiveDetail/​TitleDetail/​TitleElement/​TitleText

<titledetail>

       <b202> with value "01" from code list 15

       <titleelement>

            <x409> with value "01" from code list 149

            <b203>
Format notes
 		--- ---
Example 245 10$aDynamics of Composite Materials <TitleDetail>
   <TitleType>01</TitleType>
   <TitleElement>
      <TitleElementLevel>01</TitleElementLevel>
      <TitleText> Dynamics of Composite Materials </TitleText>
   </TitleElement>
</TitleDetail>

<titledetail>
   <b202>01</b202>
   <titleelement>
      <x409>01</x409>
      <b203> Dynamics of Composite Materials </b203>
   </titleelement>
</titledetail>

Subtitle - mandatory if available
Definition A subtitle is a supplementary information to the main title.
General notes ---

MARC 21 ONIX 3.0.8 Reference Names ONIX 3.0.8 Short Tags
Format 245 $b

<Subtitle>

/ONIXMessage/​Product/​DescriptiveDetail/​TitleDetail/​TitleElement/​Subtitle

<b029>
Format notes
 		--- ---
Examples 245 10$aXML and JSON Recipes for SQL Server$ba Problem-Solution Approach

<TitleDetail>
   <TitleType>01</TitleType>
   <TitleElement>
      <TitleElementLevel>01</TitleElementLevel>
      <TitleText> XML and JSON Recipes for SQL Server </TitleText>
      <Subtitle> a Problem-Solution Approach </Subtitle>
   </TitleElement>
</TitleDetail>

<titledetail>
   <b202>01</b202>
   <titleelement>
      <x409>01</x409>
      <b203> XML and JSON Recipes for SQL Server </b203>
      <b029> a Problem-Solution Approach </b029>
   </titleelement>
</titledetail>


2023-06-01