LC-PCC policy statements for date of distribution

LC Core for archival moving image materials. Record the value from the manifestation or secondary sources. For non-television resources, usually record only the year of release in the YYYY format.

PCC Core for rare materials when present in the manifestation.

PCC practice: For rare materials, see DCRM(B,C,G,M,S) 4D1.

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Manifestation: distribution statement.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

PCC practice: For rare materials, in most cases, transcribe all dates of distribution (see DCRM(B,C,G,M,S) 4D1).

LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.

LC practice: For archival moving image materials, apply the option. For non-television resources, in most cases record only the year in the YYYY format, enclosed in square brackets. For moving image resources that were never distributed (shelved feature films, home movies, outtakes, etc.), use Manifestation: date of production.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Follow the date with a hyphen.

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option if the value for the first part or iteration is not known. Precede the date with a hyphen.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Separate the dates with a hyphen.

LC/PCC practice: If a date of distribution is the same for all issues, parts, or iterations, record only that date as the single date.

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Supply the value in square brackets.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

PCC practice: For rare materials, apply the option. Also supply the correct year following the transcribed value (see DCRM(B,C,G,M) 4D2.4; DCRM(S) 4D2.3). Supply the value in square brackets.

LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment. If supplying the value, record in a Manifestation: note on distribution statement.

PCC practice: For rare materials, apply the option. Supply the correct year in square brackets following the transcribed value (see DCRM(B,C,G,M) 4D2.4; DCRM(S) 4D2.3).

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option to record a numerical date instead of giving the chronogram. Supply the value in square brackets.

LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Supply the value in square brackets.

LC practice: For archival moving image materials, apply the option. Do not enclose the known date in square brackets.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Supply the value in square brackets.

LC practice: For archival moving image materials, apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

LC practice: For archival moving image materials, apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Supply the value in square brackets.

LC practice: For archival moving image materials, apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

LC practice: For archival moving image materials, apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Follow the latest probable year with a question mark. Supply the value in square brackets.

LC practice: For archival moving image materials, apply the option for dates fewer than 20 years apart. For a probable decade, use [YYY-]. For a questionable decade, use [YYY-?].

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Supply the value in square brackets.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Supply the value in square brackets.

LC/PCC practice: Supply a date of distribution if possible, rather than give date of distribution not identified. Follow the instructions at Manifestation: date of distribution. Record an unstructured description for supplied dates. Supply the value in square brackets.

PCC practice: For rare materials, cataloger's judgment.

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the instruction. Record the date, using the instructions found in the MARC Bibliographic Format.