Music Library Association Best Practices for note on statement of responsibility

Prerecording

Routinely record the element for audio and video recordings.

PCC Core for rare atlases, rare books, and rare music if the title and statement of responsibility have been transposed from their presentation in the source. Make a note indicating the transposition.

Option

LC/PCC practice: In most cases, do not apply the option. However, if a single note includes descriptions of more than one aspect of a resource entity, apply the option to use Manifestation: note on manifestation.

Recording

In MARC: Record as an unstructured description using field 511 for performers, narrators, presenters, etc., or field 508 for producers, directors, production designers, etc.

See examples in MARC format: note on statement of responsibility

Recording an unstructured description

Condition Option

For audio and video recordings, routinely record performers, narrators and/or presenters. Optionally, give names of members of a musical group in parentheses after the name of the group if deemed useful for identification or selection.

If there are numerous works/expressions embodied in the resource, and there are performers, etc. who perform only in some of the works/expressions, give all performers' names, qualified by a designation for the works/expressions involved, if feasible. Alternatively, give "Various performers" if:

Giving fuller detail is not feasible or not deemed useful for identification or selection; or,
Performers are named in a contents note in conjunction with the specific works/expressions in which they perform.

Also record producers, directors, production designers, etc., if deemed useful for identification or selection.