Music Library Association Best Practices for dissertation or thesis information
Prerecording
Prerecording
Routinely record the element.
LC/PCC Core. Work: academic degree, Work: degree granting institution, and Work: year degree granted are core subelements.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Work elements.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Recording
Recording
In MARC: Record as a structured description using field 502 subfields $b, $c, and $d, without intervening punctuation.
Recording an unstructured description
Recording an unstructured description
LC/PCC practice: If the resource lacks a formal thesis statement, state its origin as a thesis in a note if the information is readily available. Only include those subelements that are available.
Recording a structured description
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Work: dissertation or thesis information.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
Document Date: 2025/03/25
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-156dcf14-bd25-3a4d-95fa-f615970634a2