LC-PCC policy statements for base material

PCC Core for graphic materials.

PCC practice: Recommended element for historical audio recordings.

LC/PCC practice: For subordinate materials (e.g., accompanying materials, kits, etc.), use cataloger's judgment when a detailed description of carrier characteristics is desired.

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option in most cases. If there is doubt that a material is base, use Manifestation: material.

LC practice: Apply the option if an appropriate term is not included in the closed list for this element, and notify PTCP of the need for a new term.

PCC practice: Apply the option if an appropriate term is not included in the closed list for this element, and notify the chair of the Standing Committee on Standards of the need for a new term.

LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment. Use one or more appropriate terms from the list at Vocabulary Encoding Scheme: RDA Material.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option if specifically required by policy or the metadata system, as stated in the Metadata Guidance documentation.

LC practice: Apply the option if an appropriate term is not included in the closed list for this element, and notify PTCP of the need for a new term.

PCC practice: Apply the option if an appropriate term is not included in the closed list for this element, and notify the chair of the Standing Committee on Standards of the need for a new term.

LC/PCC practice: If a local encoding scheme is able to record the value of an element as an identifier or IRI, use judgment in applying the recording method.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option if specifically required by policy or the metadata system, as stated in the Metadata Guidance documentation.

LC/PCC practice: If a local encoding scheme is able to record the value of an element as an identifier or IRI, use judgment in applying the recording method.