LC-PCC policy statements for access point for person
Prerecording
Prerecording
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Persons.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Person: SES: Access point for person.
Recording
Recording an unstructured description
Recording a structured description
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Follow instructions at Person: authorized access point for person or Person: variant access point for person
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option if not using a vocabulary encoding scheme as a source of information.
Base access points for person
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Format of base access points for person
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option in certain cases. See the Metadata Guidance documents for more information.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option in certain cases. See the Metadata Guidance documents for more information.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option in certain cases. See the Metadata Guidance documents for more information.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option in certain cases. See the Metadata Guidance documents for more information.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option. Record a value that reflects the punctuation used in the resource. Optionally, record a variant access point that applies the option. See the Metadata Guidance documents for more information.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option. Record a value that reflects the punctuation used in the resource. Optionally, record a variant access point that applies the option. See the Metadata Guidance documents for more information
Additional elements and designations in access points for person
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option to new access points if known. Do not apply the option to existing access points, unless otherwise changing an existing access point. Optionally, apply the option if an existing access point has an open death date.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option to new access points if known. Do not apply the option to existing access points, unless otherwise changing an existing access point. Optionally, apply the option if an existing access point has an open birth date.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option to new access points in case of conflict, or based on cataloger judgment. Add unused forenames or surnames only if needed to distinguish one access point from another. Do not apply the option to existing access points, unless otherwise changing an existing access point.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option to new access points in case of conflict, when date of birth or date of death are not available. Do not apply the option to existing access points, unless needed to differentiate one access point from another, and date of birth or date of death are not available.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Person: access point for person: additional elements.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option to new access points in case of conflict, when date of birth or date of death is not sufficient to differentiate. Use a singluar form of the term. Do not apply the option to existing access points, unless needed to differentiate one access point from another, and date of birth or date of death are not available.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option to new access points based on cataloger's judgment. Do not apply the option to existing access points, unless needed to differentiate one access point from another, and date of birth or date of death are not available. Record the term in the language in which it was conferred or in the language used in the country in which the person resides.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option in all cases.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option to new access points in case of conflict. Do not apply the option to existing access points, unless needed to differentiate one access point from another.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. For bishops, etc., record the term of rank in English. For persons of other religious vocation, record the term in the language in which the title, etc. was conferred or in the language used in the country in which the person resides.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option to new access points in case of conflict, when date of birth or date of death are not availble. Do not apply the option to existing access points, unless needed to differentiate one access point from another, and date of birth or date of death are not available.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Optionally, an appropriate desigation in English may be recorded in place of profession or occupation.
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
Document Date: 2025/07/12
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-3a5f55c4-5e44-3bd8-95ab-253ffb545359