Music Library Association Best Practices for place of manufacture
Prerecording
Prerecording
Record the element if deemed useful for identification or selection.
PCC Core for rare materials when present in the manifestation, if appropriate (see DCRM(B,C,G,M,S) 4E).
Option
Generally do not record manifestation statements. Refer to the Best Practices for Guidance: Manifestation statements for details.
Recording
Recording
In MARC: Record as an unstructured description using field 264 (second indicator 3) subfield $a.
See examples in MARC format: place of manufacture . For related examples see also: name of manufacturer
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option if place of manufacture is being recorded.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.
PCC practice: For rare materials, transcribe in most cases all places of manufacture, if appropriate (see DCRM(B,C,G,M,S) 4E).
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
PCC practice: For rare materials, transcribe in most cases all places of manufacture, if appropriate (see DCRM(B,C,G,M,S) 4E).
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Local and larger place names
Condition Option
Apply the option.
Condition Option
Apply the option.
Condition Option
Apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.
Fictitious or false place names
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.
PCC practice: For rare materials, Apply the option. Supply the value in square brackets following the transcribed value.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Place name not found
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Supply a value that was in use at the time of manufacture, if known. Supply the value in square brackets. If considered necessary for identification, record the current name of the place as a value of Manifestation: note on manufacture statement.
PCC practice: For rare materials, applying the option is not required when a place of manufacture is not present in the manifestation.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
PCC practice: For rare materials, applying the option is not required when a place of manufacture is not present in the manifestation.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Supply the value in square brackets. If the probable place of manufacture has a name that has changed over time, supply the name in use at the time of manufacture, if known. If considered necessary for identification, record the current name of the place in a Manifestation: note on manufacture statement.
PCC practice: For rare materials, applying the option is not required when a place of manufacture is not present in the manifestation.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option, if possible. Instead, supply a probable place of manufacture in square brackets. If the place or probable place of manufacture has a name that has changed over time, supply the name in use at the time of manufacture, if known. If considered necessary for identification, record the current name of the place in a Manifestation: note on manufacture statement.
PCC practice: For rare materials, applying the option is not required when a place of manufacture is not present in the manifestation.
Recording a structured description
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
Document Date: 2025/06/06
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