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LAC Policy Statements for title of manifestation

Prerecording

Prerecording

Apply instructions for this element to narrower elements if appropriate and no more specific instruction exists.

Option

LAC practice: Do not apply the option.

Facsimiles and reproductions

Condition Option

LAC practice: Apply the option.

Condition Option

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Condition Option

../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_u45_dxf_czb ../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_n3r_gxf_czb

Condition Option

LAC practice: Cataloguer's judgement.

Condition Option

LAC practice: Cataloguer's judgement.

Recording

Recording an unstructured description

Option

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Option

../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_u45_dxf_czb ../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_dz3_xwf_czb

Option

../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_u45_dxf_czb ../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_nqc_rzg_xyb

Option

../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_u45_dxf_czb ../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_dz3_xwf_czb

Titles that contain errors

Condition Option

LAC practice: For monographic works and multipart monographs, apply the option. Record a corrected title as a Manifestation: variant title of manifestation.

Condition Option

LAC practice: For serial works or integrating works, apply the option.

Condition Option

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For serial works or integrating works, apply the option or record the title with error as a Manifestation: variant title of manifestation if considered important for access.

Abridging long titles of manifestations

Condition Option

LAC practice: Cataloguer's judgement.

Introductory words in titles of manifestations

Condition Option

LAC practice: Apply the option.

Condition Option

LAC practice: Apply the option as a Manifestation: variant title of manifestation if considered important for information or access.

Titles of manifestations that include names of agents

Condition Option

LAC practice: Apply the option.

Condition Option

../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_u45_dxf_czb ../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_nqc_rzg_xyb

Condition Option

../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_u45_dxf_czb ../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_nqc_rzg_xyb

Alternative titles of manifestations

Condition Option

../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_u45_dxf_czb ../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_nqc_rzg_xyb

Condition Option

LAC practice: Apply the option to the alternative title(s) as a Manifestation: variant title of manifestation.

Titles of manifestations that include music information

Titles of manifestations that include scale information

Titles of manifestation of units and iterations

Condition Option

../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_u45_dxf_czb ../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_nqc_rzg_xyb

Condition Option

../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_u45_dxf_czb ../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_dz3_xwf_czb

Titles of manifestations that are issued in units

Titles of manifestations of integrating works

Condition Option

LAC practice: Apply the option. Record both the common title and the title of the part.

Condition Option

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Titles of aggregates

Condition Option

LAC practice: Apply the option.

Condition Option

LAC practice: Apply if none of the other options are applicable.

Condition Option

LAC practice: Apply the option.

Condition Option

LAC practice: Apply the option.

Condition Option

LAC practice: Apply the option.

Condition Option

LAC practice: Apply the option.

Devised titles of manifestations

Condition Option

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Condition Option

../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_u45_dxf_czb ../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_dz3_xwf_czb

Condition Option

../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_u45_dxf_czb ../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_ghw_q1g_czb

Condition Option

../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_u45_dxf_czb ../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_ghw_q1g_czb

Condition Option

../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_u45_dxf_czb ../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_ghw_q1g_czb

Devised titles for manifestations of musical works

Devised titles for manifestations of cartographic works

Devised titles for manifestations of moving image works

Condition Option

LAC practice: Apply the option.

Condition Option

../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_u45_dxf_czb ../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_nqc_rzg_xyb

Condition Option

../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_u45_dxf_czb ../../../Bp_LAC_PS.dita#topic_fnh_vzg_xyb/ph_dz3_xwf_czb

Devised titles for archival resources and collections

Condition Option

LAC practice: Apply the option.

Data provenance

Option

LAC practice: Do not apply the option.

Option

LAC practice: Do not apply the option.

Recording a structured description

Recording an identifier

Recording an IRI

Document Date: 2026/07/28
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-e0665a8b-dab5-3564-b46c-54b3723b4541

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