Music Library Association Best Practices for production statement

Prerecording

Routinely record the element for unpublished resources by recording one or more of the appropriate subelements.

LC/PCC Core for manifestations in unpublished form. See the options for specific subelements of a production statement for optional additions.

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

Option

Generally do not record manifestation statements. Refer to the Best Practices for Guidance: Manifestation statements for details.

Recording

In MARC: Record as a structured description using one or more sub-elements of this element in field 264 (first indicator 0) subfields $a, $b, and/or $c as appropriate.

Recording an unstructured description

Option

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option when recording subelements of production statement.

LC/PCC practice: For sources of information for transcription, see the instructions at Guidance: Data provenance: Recording a source of metadata that is a manifestation being described.

Option

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

Data provenance

Option

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Apply this option if 1) the metadata has been taken from a source other than the manifestation being described and there is a requirement to record that source OR 2) if directed to do so by other LC/PCC documentation.

Recording a structured description

Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

Option

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

Recording an identifier

Recording an IRI

Document Date: 2025/03/25
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-1650d635-4e54-313f-b702-b7c7c52b8c15