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LC-PCC policy statements for date of production

Prerecording

Prerecording

LC/PCC Core for manifestations issued in an unpublished form.

LC Core for undistributed archival moving image materials (shelved feature films, home movies, outtakes, etc.).

LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment. For all other materials, this subelement of Manifestation production statement is optional.

LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Manifestation elements

PCC practice: For archival materials, consult DACS 2.4 for additional guidance. For rare materials, transcribe date(s) of production found in the manifestation.

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

Option

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

Recording

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. If a date of production appears on the source of information in more than one calendar, only the date in the calendar preferred by the agency preparing the description is required.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Supply the value in square brackets.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Follow the date with a hyphen.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option if the value for the last part or iteration is not known. Follow the date with a hyphen.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option if the value for the first part or iteration is not known. Precede the date with a hyphen.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option, separating the dates with a hyphen.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: If a date of production is the same for all issues, parts, or iterations, record only that date as the single date.

Archival resources and collections

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Supply the value in square brackets.

Recording an unstructured description

Option

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

Option

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Supply the value in square brackets.

LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Manifestation: date of production.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment. If supplying the value, record in a Manifestation: note on production statement.

PCC practice: For rare materials, Apply the option. Supply the correct year 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.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Supply the value in square brackets.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Supply the value in square brackets.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Supply the value in square brackets.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Supply the value in square brackets.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Follow the latest probable year with a question mark. Supply the value in square brackets.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Supply the value in square brackets.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Supply the value in square brackets.

Date of production not identified

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment. Supply the value in square brackets.

Recording a structured description

Instruction

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the instruction. Record the date, using the instructions found in the MARC Bibliographic Format.

Recording an identifier

Recording an IRI

Document Date: 2025/07/03
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-b44666c6-b23f-36e3-a0b3-c567f70cfac9

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