Creating the title of a text work:

When thinking about a title (and already when selecting the topic) for your text, i.e. written, work, keep in mind that:

• the title must be concise and apt
• it should contain unambiguous expressions and phrases
• from the title it should be clear to everyone what is meant by it
• if possible, the title should contain specialist terminology in the relevant field
• a designation of the type of work (Bachelor’s thesis, Master’s thesis, etc.) is NEVER part of the title!
• no full stop is written at the end of the title
• the title should be grammatically correct and conceived in such a way so as to minimise the use of hyphens, parentheses, etc. (see the examples below)
• also, do not use any other special symbols in the title
• always write the full names of persons

Entry into KOS:

• when entering the title into KOS, do not use the graphic formatting which is otherwise required for the printed version (bold, caps, etc.)
• the title must be entered into KOS in exactly the same wording as it will later appear on the title page
• there is a separate field in KOS for any subtitle (whereas on the title page the subtitle is usually differentiated graphically or written after a colon)
• the subtitle is always entered at the beginning with lower-case letters, but always in view of the grammatical rules of the language in question (e.g. names of works, names of persons, etc.)

Don’t forget to translate the title into English!

The translation of the title into English should correspond to the title in Czech, but it should be grammatically correct and not necessarily word-for-word!

Examples of common errors when entering titles into KOS:

Incorrect: PETR EBEN : ANALYSIS OF A CHAMBER WORK.
Correct: Analysis of a Chamber Work by Petr Eben

Incorrect: Diploma thesis: The Development of Black-and-White Photography.
Correct: The Development of Black-and-White Photography

Incorrect: The Staging of John Sinclair – An Artistic Solution.
Correct: Title: The Staging of John Sinclair
            Subtitle: An Artistic Solution

Incorrect: A Complete Artistic Design for a Staging: Jan Werich Lakomá Barka
Correct: A Complete Artistic Design for a Staging of Jan Werich’s “Lakomá Barka”

Incorrect: The RED ONE Digital Camera and Issues of Digital Recording Formats
Correct: The Red One Digital Camera and Issues of Digital Recording Formats

Incorrect: Film and the Media (A Communication Strategy for a Feature Film in the Media)
Correct: Title: Film and the Media
            Subtitle: A Communication Strategy for a Feature Film in the Media

Incorrect: Giacomo Puciini : “Turandot”, A Complete Scenographic Solution
Correct: A Complete Scenographic Design for G. Puccini’s Opera “Turanodt”

Incorrect: František Benda: Concerto in F Minor : The Period of the “Golden Age of the Flute”
Correct: The Golden Age of the Flute
Subtitle: F. Benda’s Concerto in F Minor

non-text, I.E. practical or artistic WORKS

When entering a title into KOS, it is necessary to comply with certain rules. Not all information can be part of the title, which particularly in the case of multiple interpreted works should be formulated generally.

Concerts:

Interpreted compositions should not be included in the title! Use the following schematic model:

Surname, given name_:_Bachelor’s concert

ACTOR, DIRECTOR, OPERATIC DIRECTOR, CONDUCTOR ROLE, CHOREOGRAPHY, ETC. IF IT CONCERNS ONE SPECIFIC WORK:

Name of work_:_actor role

Name of work_:_director role

Name of work_:_rehearsing and conducting an opera

Name of work_:_choreography

Etc.

Again, do not use unnecessary parentheses, inverted commas, etc., in the title.

CONDUCTOR AND OTHER roles if you are interpreting multiple works:

Surname, given name_:_graduate concert

Composition:

Provide the title of the composition.

Film – various roles:

Name of film_:_role

For example:

Bába_:_screenplay and directing

Photograph, sets of photographs

a) if the photograph or set does not have a specific title:
Surname, given name_:_set of photographs on the topic of…

b) if there is a unique title:
Spring_:_set of photographs

Etc.

Pedagogical outputs, demonstrations, projects

Surname, given name_:_ pedagogical output

Surname, given name_:_directing work in the studio

Surname, given name_:_scenographic design for the play “Maryša”

Etc.

Or for unique titles:

Incorrect: A Visit to 19th-Century Polite Society (Workshop with academic secondary school students)
Correct: A Visit to 19th-Century Polite Society_:_Workshop with academic secondary school students