Music Library Association Best Practices for place of distribution
Prerecording
Prerecording
Record the element if deemed useful for identification or selection.
LC Core for archival moving image materials. Record the element from the manifestation or secondary sources. For moving image resources that were never distributed (shelved feature films, home movies, outtakes, etc.), do not apply the option.
PCC Core for rare materials when present in the manifestation.
Option
Recording
Recording
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option if place of distribution is being recorded.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.
PCC practice: For rare materials, in most cases, transcribe all places of distribution (see DCRM(B,C,G,M,S) 4B6). Do so in the order specified in the option.
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, in most cases, transcribe all places of distribution (see DCRM(B,C,G,M,S) 4B6). Do so in the order specified in the option.
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
Cataloger's judgment.
Fictitious or false place names
Condition Option
Apply the option.
Condition Option
Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
Cataloger's judgment. For rare materials, apply the option. Supply the value in square brackets following the transcribed value.
Place names not found
Condition Option
Apply the option. Supply a value that was in use at the time of distribution, 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 manifestation.
Condition Option
Apply the option.
Condition Option
Apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option, if possible. Instead, supply a probable place of distribution. If the place or probable place of distribution has a name that has changed over time, supply the name in use at the time of distribution, if known. If considered necessary for identification, record the current name of the place in a Manifestation: note on distribution statement. Supply the value in square brackets.
LC practice: For archival moving image resources, apply the option. In most cases, supply the country name only.
PCC practice: For rare materials, do not apply the option.
Recording a structured description
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
Document Date: 2025/06/06
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