In the ERN-3 standard, titles appear in many places. Some of these are specified to carry an additional SubTitle
element, and others are not. The approach in ERN-4 is somewhat different.
The
FormalTitle
and ReferenceTitle
should break out subtitles into the designated sub-element SubTitle
. The DisplayTitle
, on the other hand, should concatenate the title and subtitle into one string. Location | XPath description | SubTitle? |
---|---|---|
DisplayTitles for Resources | //ResourceList/SoundRecording/SoundRecordingDetailsByTerritory /Title[@TitleType="DisplayTitle"] | No |
ReferenceTitle of a Release | //ReleaseList/Release/ReferenceTitle | Yes |
FormalTitle for Releases | //ReleaseList/Release/ReleaseDetailsByTerritory/Title[@TitleType="FormalTitle"] | Yes |
DisplayTitles for Releases | //ReleaseList/Release/ReleaseDetailsByTerritory/Title[@TitleType="DisplayTitle"] | No |
Version titles
If a label's supply chain system has subtitle or version information such as "remix" or "instrumental version" in a separate field, they should be communicated as a subtitle along the lines explained above.
In that case, the FormalTitle
and ReferenceTitle
composites should contain a TitleText
and a SubTitle
element. The DisplayTitle
, on the other hand, should concatenate the title and subtitle into one field without the SubTitle
element.
In the case where a recording (or other creation) has multiple subtitles or version titles, these should be stored – and communicated – in separate SubTitle
elements.
If a label's supply chain system has subtitle and version information in a single field, than this concept does not apply, and the title and subtitle would appear together in one field everywhere. Companies that do not separate title and subtitle are however recommended to consider splitting the data into different fields in their systems.
Examples
<ReferenceTitle> <TitleText>Rocking the Decks</TitleText> <SubTitle>Crunked Out Mix</SubTitle> </ReferenceTitle>
<ReleaseDetailsByTerritory> <TerritoryCode>Worldwide</TerritoryCode> <DisplayArtistName>Bad News Bearzzz</DisplayArtistName> <LabelName>Pimpin Metadata Records</LabelName> <Title TitleType="FormalTitle"> <TitleText>Rocking the Decks</TitleText> <SubTitle>Crunked Out Mix</SubTitle> </Title> <Title TitleType="DisplayTitle"> <TitleText>Rocking the Decks (Crunked Out Mix)</TitleText> </Title>
<Title TitleType="DisplayTitle"> <TitleText>Rocking the Decks (Crunked Out Mix)</TitleText> </Title>