LC-PCC policy statements for authorized access point for work
Prerecording
Prerecording
LC/PCC Core for authority records in the LC/NAF.
LC practice: LC does not give "controlled" access points for series in new LC original cataloging bibliographic records, does not update series authorized access points in existing bibliographic records, and does not consult, make, or update series authority records. LC will "pass through" the series information already in bibliographic records used by LC as copy.
PCC practice: Searching for series authority records, creating a Work: authorized access point for work for the series, including when applicable the Work: numbering within sequence, and the creation and maintenance of series authority records are optional.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Work elements.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Series/Subseries elements.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Work: SES: Musical access point for work.
Recording
Recording an unstructured description
Recording a structured description
Option
LC/PCC practice: If an authorized form has been established in the LC/NACO Name Authority File, apply the option by recording that authorized form.
Option
LC/PCC practice: If no authorized form has been established in the LC/NACO Authority file, apply the option by (1) establishing a value of Work: access point for work as the authorized form in the LC/NACO Name Authority file, and/or (2) Recording a value of Work: access point for work on a bibliographic record.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option unless the compilation lacks a collective title.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Base authorized access points for work
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Series/subseries: Work: authorized access point for work.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: In most cases, do not apply the option.
Format of base authorized access points for work
Additional elements and designations in authorized access points for work
Additional elements and designations in authorized access points for work
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Work: access point for work: additional elements and designations.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Series/subseries: Work: authorized access point for work.
Additional elements for creator of work
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option. Construct the authorized access point for work by combining Agent: authorized access point for agent, followed by a period, space, followed Work: preferred title of work. If more than one agent is collaboratively responsible for the work, use the value of Agent: authorized access point for agent corresponding to (in order of preference) the agent having principle responsibility of the work, or the first-named agent. Apply this policy statement for the creator based on the first or earliest volume received of a multipart monograph. Do not change the value of the Agent: authorized access point for agent that is the basis of the Work: authorized access point for work when subsequent volumes indicate additional creators are involved. Record the additional creators, when considered important, with Work: note on work and/or Agent: authorized access point for agent.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Work: authorized access point for work: additional elements for creator of work.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Series/subseries: Work: authorized access point for work.
Single works
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. See the string encoding scheme instructions for how to use the value of authorized access point for agent in the authorized access point for work.
Aggregating works
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. See the string encoding scheme instructions for how to use the value of authorized access point for agent in the authorized access point for work.
Compilation of works by two or more agents
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not precede the preferred title by a value of Agent: authorized access point for agent. Add a parenthetical qualifier if needed to resolve conflict.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Series/subseries: Work: authorized access point for work.
Work of uncertain or unknown origin
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not precede the preferred title by a value of Agent: authorized access point for agent. Add a parenthetical qualifier if needed to resolve conflict.
Additional elements for a part or parts of a work
Additional elements for a part or parts of a work
One part of a work
Two or more parts of a work
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
View in Context Example
Document Date: 2025/03/25
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-775d68d7-d219-3584-915e-3dbcb34a3ee0