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National Library of New Zealand Policy Statements for: Describing a manifestation

Table of contents

Relating a manifestation to associated works, expressions, agents, places, and timespans

Condition Option

Apply.

Condition Option

Apply.

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Apply.

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Apply.

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Apply.

Condition Option

Apply.

Condition Option

Apply.

Condition Option

Apply.

Condition Option

Apply.

Condition Option

Apply.

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Apply.

Condition Option

Apply.

Cardinality restrictions for specific kinds of manifestation

Describing a manifestation that is issued in only one physical or logical unit

Describing a single unit manifestation

Condition Option

Apply.

Describing a single unit manifestation that has two or more parts

Condition Option

Apply.

Condition Option

Do not apply.

Describing a part of a single unit manifestation

Condition Option

Apply.

Condition Option

Apply.

Condition Option

Do not apply.

Describing a manifestation that is issued in two or more units

Condition Option

Apply.

Condition Option

Apply.

Condition Option

Do not apply.

Condition Option

Do not apply. Instead follow the instructions and guidance at Manifestation: extent of manifestation.

Condition Option

Apply.

Condition Option

Apply.

Describing a part of a manifestation that is issued in two or more units

Condition Option

Apply.

Condition Option

Apply.

Condition Option

Do not apply.

Describing a manifestation that embodies only one expression

Condition Option

Apply.

Condition Option

Apply.

Condition Option

Do not apply.

Describing a manifestation that embodies two or more expressions

Condition

Music sound recordings: Record information about the works that are aggregated using Manifestation: note on manifestation.

Condition Option

Apply for Collection aggregates embodying more than five aggregated expressions, where useful.

Apply for Collection aggregates embodying five or fewer aggregated expressions, where useful.

Apply for Augmentation aggregates to record information about the supplementary expressions embodied.

Apply for Serial works, where useful.

Condition Option

Do not apply.

Condition Option

Apply for Collection aggregates embodying five or fewer aggregated expressions.

Apply for Parallel aggregates for the main expressions embodied.

Apply for Augmentation aggregates for the main expression aggregated.

Condition Option

Apply only for Collection aggregates.

Condition Option

Do not apply.

Condition Option

Collection aggregates: apply only when the aggregate manifestation embodies five or fewer aggregated expressions.

Condition Option

Apply.

Describing a manifestation of a diachronic work

Condition Option

Apply.

See NLNZ guidance.

Condition Option

Do not apply. Instead record as Manifestation: note on manifestation. See NLNZ guidance.

Condition Option

Apply.

See NLNZ guidance.

Data provenance

Option

Apply.

Option

Apply.

Document Date: 2025/07/12
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-2288ea18-c22c-3304-8f3d-3eb2c8179680

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