punctuation in book titles with multiple elements

[okyrhoe]

What is the preferred punctuation for separating two or more elements in the book title field, for editions that contain multiple works?

Eg, an edition containing three novellas: full stops, forward slashes, commas, or colons?

[rivka, Former Moderator]

I don't believe we have an established preferred option. Maybe we should, if we can get enough librarians to chime in on this.

Personally, I prefer forward slashes.

Edit: As other have mentioned, with spaces preceding and following the slashes.

[Scott]

I've been using forward slashes surrounded by a space (to mark that they are separate works, and that the slash isn't part of the title.) I was under the impression that this was the preferred option, but I don't remember where I first saw it.

[Experiment BL626]

Same here. Been using forward slashes.

[L.C.]

How about semicolons?

[Monique]

Actually, those examples by Kariema are ones I really like. Forward slashes for works that are bundled but do not have a "collection title". Commas for works that have a "collection title".

[Vicky]

Monique wrote: "Forward slashes for works that are bundled but do not have a "collection title". Commas for works that have a "collection title"."

In a perfect world, I like this as well.

But in practice, I feel like we should have one rule for all collections to follow. I'm a fan of the forward slash because it's less likely than a comma to be misconstrued as part of the title.

[Koenraad]

Like Scott, I use forward slashes surrounded by a space.

[okyrhoe]

When using forward slashes, what happens in the "sort by title" field, when the titles begin with articles in the separate elements between the slashes?

For "The First Work / The Second Work / The Third Work" - how do I enter the "sort by title" information for that?

[Vicky]

okyrhoe wrote: "When using forward slashes, what happens in the "sort by title" field, when the titles begin with articles in the separate elements between the slashes?

For "The First Work / The Second Work / The..."

The title doesn't know that it's actually multiple titles, so the only article that causes issues for sorting is the first "The." The usual sort by rules apply, so:

First Work / The Second Work / The Third Work, The

OR

First Work, The / The Second Work / The Third Work

[okyrhoe]

Vicky wrote: "First Work, The / The Second Work / The Third Work"

I think I find this option less confusing, so I'll go with that.

Thanks!