Music Library Association Best Practices for series statement

Routinely record the element by recording one or more of the appropriate subelements. Record information relating to a subseries of a main series as a separate series statement.

Where applicable, also record a Work: ISSN corresponding to the serial work or other aggregating work manifested by the series.

If feasible, also record a Work: authorized access point for work for the serial work or other aggregating work manifested by the series.

For statements containing "Urtext" and its variants: consult the Library of Congress Name Authority File to see if the usage by a particular publisher has been established as a series or series-like phrase. If the statement is not appropriate as either a series statement or a Manifestation: edition statement, or in case of doubt, either do not record the statement, or record it in quotation marks as Manifestation: note on manifestation.

For electronic resources, do not record the name of a resource provider or the title of a database package in this element or any related element. For additional guidance and examples refer to MLA RDA Metadata Guidance under Format-Specific Guidance.

Generally do not record manifestation statements. Refer to the Best Practices for Guidance: Manifestation statements for details.

In MARC: Record as a structured description using field 490 subfields $a and, if applicable, $v. Where feasible, also record a Work: authorized access point for work for the serial work or other aggregating work manifested by the series using field 800 or 830.

In MARC: Separate subelements that are recorded in the same MARC field by applying ISBD punctuation rules or the PCC Guidelines for Minimally Punctuated MARC.