LC-PCC policy statements for designation of version

LC/PCC Core when needed to differentiate an expression of a work from another expression of the same work.

LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Expressions.

LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Series/subseries: Expression: designation of version.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option when constructing an authorized access point for a musical expression. Do not apply the option in the following situations:

• A work has multiple value sets of Work: medium of performance of musical content of representative expression.
• A musical expression embodies a work composed before 1800 that is intended for a baroque, renaissance, or other early instrument, or for voice; is edited for or performed on a modern instrument or an alternative voice; and the key is unchanged and the notation has not been significantly changed.
• The only change in the medium of performance is of a different instrumentation within the same broad medium (e.g., orchestra, instrumental ensemble, band), and the composer has retained the original title and opus number.
• An expression of a song is transposed to accommodate a voice range different from the Work: medium of performance of musical content of representative expression.

Optionally, a value of Expression: designation of version for an arrangement may be recorded using a structured description.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option when constructing an authorized access point for a musical expression. Optionally, a value of Expression: designation of version for an arrangement may be recorded using a structured description.

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option when the arrangement is between two musical expressions that are instrumentals or is between two musical expressions that predominantly feature vocals.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option when constructing an authorized access point for a musical expression. Optionally, a value of Expression: designation of version for an arrangement may be recorded using a structured description.

LC practice: Apply the option when constructing an authorized access point for a musical expression. For notated music, classify the information resource as an arrangement and assign subject headings that apply to the representative expression and the expression in-hand, adding "Arranged" to the heading for the latter.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option when constructing an authorized access point for a musical expression. Optionally, a value of Expression: designation of version for sketches may be recorded using a structured description.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option when constructing an authorized access point for a musical expression.

LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.

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: Cataloger's judgment.

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.