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3.3 Title

The Title (M32) element contains the title of the record. The element may also contain a set of alternate titles. The Title (M32) element is equivalent to the AGLS Title element.

Titles can range from free text to formal names taken from a naming scheme. When a formal naming scheme is used to title records, the scheme is documented in two subelements of Title.

Figure 6. Subelements of the Title element.

The subelements of Title are:

SchemeType (M33). This subelement indicates how the title is chosen. The options are:

'Free Text'. The title is free text.
'Functional'. A functional-based formal naming scheme has been used.
'Subject-based'. A subject-based formal naming scheme has been used. Note that this subelement is repeatable; multiple instances of Scheme Type can appear if the naming scheme has both functional- and subject-based elements.
Scheme Name (M34). This subelement gives the name of the naming scheme. If a formal well-known naming scheme is used, Scheme Name should contain the name of the thesaurus used to name records. Otherwise, the following values are defined:

'None'. This value must be used if the Scheme Type (M33) is 'Free Text'.
'Agency Functional Thesaurus'. This value must be used if the naming scheme is an unnamed functional scheme internal to the agency.
'Agency Subject Thesaurus'. This value must be used if the naming scheme is an unnamed subject-based scheme internal to the agency.

Title Words (M35). This contains the actual title.
Alternative (M36). This subelement contains an alternative title and is equivalent to the 'alternative' refinement of the AGLS title element. This element is repeatable and so a record may have a number of alternative titles. Note that alternative titles do not have a Scheme Type and Scheme Name.

An example of the XML representation of a minimal free text title follows:

<naa:Title>
   <naa:SchemeType>Free text</naa:SchemeType>
   <naa:SchemeName>None</naa:SchemeName>
   <naa:TitleWords>Integrity of Government Information, The VERS Experience </naa:TitleWords>
   </naa:Title>

A minimal functional-based title follows:

<naa:Title>
   <naa:SchemeType>Functional</naa:SchemeType>
   <naa:SchemeName>Agency Functional Thesaurus</naa:SchemeName>
   <naa:TitleWords>Finance - Budget - 2002/3 </naa:TitleWords>
   </naa:Title>

A minimal subject-based title follows:

<naa:Title>
   <naa:SchemeType>Subject-based</naa:SchemeType>
   <naa:SchemeName>Agency Subject Thesaurus</naa:SchemeName>
   <naa:TitleWords>Mental health - Bi-polar disorder - Incidence in Melbourne 2002 </naa:TitleWords>
   </naa:Title>

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