# titles and subtitles

**URL:** <https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/titles-and-subtitles/700>\
**Category:** CSL Development\
**Created:** [July 28, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/titles-and-subtitles/700 "2009-07-28T17:17:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bruce\_D\_Arcus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Bruce\_D\_Arcus1](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Bruce_D_Arcus1)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/titles-and-subtitles/700/1 "2009-07-28T17:17:57Z")

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Am not in favor of this request, but it’s probably a reasonable point,  
and worth some wider discussion.

[http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/8077](http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/8077)

On the CSL end, it would require a) duplicating existing "\*title"  
properties with an equivalent “\*subtitle” property, and b) adding  
support in the localization layer for delimiters, etc.

On the BIBO side, it would require adding a bibo:subtitle property,  
and perhaps understanding dcterms:title as the title sans subtitle.

I’d prefer to just leave this to software to deal with.

Any opinions?

Bruce

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**Author:** ![Bruce\_D\_Arcus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Bruce\_D\_Arcus1](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Bruce_D_Arcus1)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/titles-and-subtitles/700/2 "2009-07-28T17:19:53Z")

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Actually, maybe not; might just require b.

Bruce