Uniform title is a bibliographic data with the finding, identifying and relating functions. The new structure the for uniform title should include these elements:
Uniform Title + Category of the related work + Sub-category + Sub-subcategory) |
The uniform title, the categories and subcategories are data elements for assembling related entities in a relevant hierarchy (the different editions and manifestations of as well as works about a work)
Examples:
Hamlet: Criticims
Hamlet: Editions: Modern: Printed
Hamlet: Translations
Hamlet: Translations: Arabic
Hamlet: Translations: Arabic: Formats
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Hamlet: Translations: Spanish: Formats
Hamlet: Translations: Spanish: Formats: Electronic
Hamlet: Translations: Spanish: Formats: Printed
With keyword, truncation or Boolean searching in a uniform title authority file it is possible to find and assemble all works related to a work with a better organization and representation in the catalog.
Example of an item record with the restructured Uniform Title and hyperlinks to:
1. The Author Record (to assemble all works by and/or about Shakespeare), and
2. The Work Record (to assemble all editions and manifestations of Hamlet as well as works about Hamlet
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
[Hamlet: Translations: Spanish: Formats: Printed]
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