National Library of New Zealand Policy Statements for: access point for work

to identify an agent that is a creator of the work
to identify the place of origin of work or the related corporate body of work, where the title is generic and no creator agent of work has been identified
to identify the place of origin of work for newspapers where the title consists of only one word
to identify a mode of delivery that is a distinguishing characteristic of the work, for all resources except websites

Next, consider whether the access point, plus any additions that are applicable, matches a value of another access point for a different entity in the NLNZ catalogue or the ISSN Portal.

If so, make further additions to resolve the conflict. Choose the most appropriate value(s) from the options below to identify the access point for the work and distinguish it from the value of an access point for another entity. Consider the entire run of issues, and Work entity boundaries, and prefer an addition that will minimize the number of instances of Work.

See NLNZ guidance.

Static resources:

Always make an addition in any of the following situations:

to identify an agent that is a creator of a non-aggregate work
to identify an agent that is a creator of an aggregated work
to identify a numeric designation of musical work or an element subtype where the base access point consists solely of one or more types of composition, if applicable
to identify a key of representative expression where the base access point consists solely of one or more types of composition, if applicable
to identify a medium of performance of musical content of representative expression where the base access point consists solely of one or more types of composition, if applicable
to identify an agent that is associated with a liturgical work or an official communication
to identify a date associated with a treaty or a protocol ancillary to a treaty
to identify a category of a work for a comic where there is no agent that is a creator of the work
to identify a designation that is a distinguishing characteristic for a collection aggregate

Next, consider whether the access point, plus any additions that are applicable, matches a value of another access point for a different entity in the NLNZ catalogue.

If so, make further additions to resolve the conflict. Choose the most appropriate value(s) from the options below to identify the access point for the work and distinguish it from the value of an access point for another entity.

Moving images; Radio programs: See NLNZ guidance.

Option

Apply only:

if the work is a comic and there is no agent that is a creator of the work, or
to resolve conflict

Apply as a value of a structured description of a Work: category of work.

Determine the value, then see NLNZ guidance.

Option

Apply only:

if the work is a treaty or protocol ancillary to a treaty, or
to resolve conflict

Apply as a value of a structured description of a Work: date of work.

Determine the value, then see NLNZ guidance.

Option

Apply only:

if the title consists solely of one or more types of composition, or
to resolve conflict

Option

Diachronic works: Apply for:

generic titles where no creator agent of work has been identified and there is no appropriate related corporate body of work, or
newspapers where the title consists of only one word, or
to resolve conflict

All other resources: Apply only to resolve conflict.

Apply as a value of Place: authorized access point for place.

Determine the value, then see NLNZ guidance.