LC-PCC policy statements for statement of responsibility relating to title proper

LC/PCC Core. For monographs, only the first recorded statement of responsibility is required. The element is not required for serials.

PCC practice: For rare materials, record in most cases all statements of responsibility relating to title proper appearing in the preferred source of information.

LC practice: For archival moving images, all or part of the statement of responsibility for the title proper may be taken from secondary sources; data is not bracketed unless it is considered to be probable or questionable. Sources used are given in a note.

LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Manifestation: SES: Title proper and statement of responsibility.

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Record the statement of responsibility relating to title proper from the following sources in order of preference:

1. the same source as title proper
2. another source within the manifestation itself
3. one of the other sources of information specified in Guidance: Data provenance. Recording a source of metadata that is a manifestation being described.

Follow this order of preference even if a subsequent source of information contains a fuller statement of responsibility identifying the same agent performing the same role.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option for monographs. Cataloger's judgment for serials.

LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment for monographs.

PCC practice: In most cases, apply the option for rare materials. If a Manifestation: statement of responsibility relating to title proper has been transposed, record a Manifestation: note on statement of responsibility for rare atlases, rare books, and rare music.

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option when not all statements of responsibility appearing on the source or sources of information are being recorded.

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.

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.