NAME
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titleType |
DEFINITION
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The descriptor titleType is a companion metadata field associated with the descriptor title. For a title you give to a media item, you may wish to inform end users what type of title it is (see the picklist of recommended vocabulary terms). |
ELEMENT
INTERDEPENDENCIES
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 This element, along with its sibling element title, is hierarchically bound to the container pbcoreTitle
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REFINEMENTS &
ENCODING SCHEMES
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Select from a PBCore aggregated picklist of recommended vocabulary terms.
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GUIDELINES
FOR USAGE
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Because a title for a media item may be associated with or related to a series, an episode, an excerpted segment, or even an alternative title in a different language, use the descriptor titleType to indicate the type of title you are assigning to a media item.
In the picklist for titleTypes, the term "Alternative" is available. 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
Specific examples of Alternative Titles include:
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"] |
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OBLIGATION
TO USE
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Recommended |
REPEATABLE
ELEMENT
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Apply once within its container, pbcoreTitle (which itself can be applied multiple times for a media item) |
TYPE OF
DATA ENTRY
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Text String |
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Describe
this Element
