Music Library Association Best Practices for place of production
Prerecording
Prerecording
Record the element if deemed useful for identification or selection.
PCC Core for rare materials in unpublished form.
LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment. For all other materials, this subelement of Manifestation: production statement is optional.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Manifestation: production statement.
Option
Recording
Recording
In MARC: Record as an unstructured description using field 264 (second indicator 0) $a.
See examples in MARC format: place of production
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment. If recording more than one value, do so in the order specified in the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Local and larger place names
Condition Option
Apply the option.
Option
Apply the option.
Option
Apply the option.
Option
Cataloger's judgment.
Fictitious or false place names
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.
PCC practice: For rare materials, apply the option. Supply the value in square brackets following the transcribed value.
Place name not found
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Supply a value that was in use at the time of production, if known. Supply the value in square brackets. If considered necessary for identification, record the current name of the place as a value of Manifestation: note on production statement.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option, if possible. Instead, supply a probable place of production in square brackets. If the place or probable place of production has a name that has changed over time, supply the name in use at the time of production, if known. If considered necessary for identification, record the current name of the place in a Manifestation: note on production statement. Supply the value in square brackets.
Recording a structured description
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
Document Date: 2024/09/21
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-25226b1d-e2f5-3e56-bc31-38480ba1e4cc