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LC-PCC policy statements for Expression entity

Prerecording

Prerecording

LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Expression elements.

Minimum description

Minimum description

LC/PCC practice: The minimum description requirement of Expression is met through the value of title proper.

Effective description

Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

Entity boundary

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

Recording

Recording an unstructured description

Recording a structured description

Recording an identifier

Recording an IRI

Elements

  • abridged as expression
  • abridgement of expression
  • abridger agent
  • abridger collective agent
  • abridger corporate body
  • abridger family
  • abridger person
  • absorbed by expression
  • absorbed in part by expression
  • absorption in part of expression
  • absorption of expression
  • abstracted in expression
  • abstracts for expression
  • access point for expression
  • actor agent
  • actor collective agent
  • actor corporate body
  • actor family
  • actor person
  • adaptation of expression
  • adapted as choreography expression
  • adapted as expression
  • adapted as graphic novel expression
  • adapted as libretto expression
  • adapted as motion picture expression
  • adapted as motion picture screenplay expression
  • adapted as musical theatre expression
  • adapted as novel expression
  • adapted as opera expression
  • adapted as oratorio expression
  • adapted as radio program expression
  • adapted as radio script expression
  • adapted as screenplay expression
  • adapted as television program expression
  • adapted as television screenplay expression
  • adapted as video expression
  • adapted as video screenplay expression
  • adapted in verse as expression
  • addenda expression
  • addenda to expression
  • additional scale information
  • aggregated by
  • aggregates
  • animator agent
  • animator collective agent
  • animator corporate body
  • animator family
  • animator person
  • appellation of expression
  • appendix expression
  • appendix to expression
  • arranged as
  • arrangement of
  • arranger agent of music
  • arranger collective agent of music
  • arranger corporate body of music
  • arranger family of music
  • arranger person of music
  • art director agent
  • art director collective agent
  • art director corporate body
  • art director family
  • art director person
  • aspect ratio
  • aspect ratio designation
  • audio engineer agent
  • audio engineer collective agent
  • audio engineer corporate body
  • audio engineer family
  • audio engineer person
  • augmentation of expression
  • augmented by expression
  • authorized access point for expression
  • award
  • cadenza composed for expression
  • cadenza expression
  • capture information
  • category of expression
  • censor agent
  • censor collective agent
  • censor corporate body
  • censor family
  • censor person
  • choral conductor agent
  • choral conductor collective agent
  • choral conductor corporate body
  • choral conductor family
  • choral conductor person
  • choreographic adaptation of expression
  • choreography expression
  • choreography for expression
  • colour
  • colourist agent
  • colourist collective agent
  • colourist corporate body
  • colourist family
  • colourist person
  • commentator agent
  • commentator collective agent
  • commentator corporate body
  • commentator family
  • commentator person
  • complemented by expression
  • concordance expression
  • concordance to expression
  • concordance work
  • conductor agent
  • conductor collective agent
  • conductor corporate body
  • conductor family
  • conductor person
  • content type
  • continuation of expression
  • continued by expression
  • contributor agent to amalgamation
  • contributor agent to performance
  • contributor collective agent to amalgamation
  • contributor collective agent to performance
  • contributor corporate body to amalgamation
  • contributor corporate body to performance
  • contributor family to amalgamation
  • contributor family to performance
  • contributor person to amalgamation
  • contributor person to performance
  • costume designer agent
  • costume designer collective agent
  • costume designer corporate body
  • costume designer family
  • costume designer person
  • court reporter agent
  • court reporter collective agent
  • court reporter corporate body
  • court reporter family
  • court reporter person
  • creator agent of expression
  • creator collective agent of expression
  • creator corporate body of expression
  • creator family of expression
  • creator person of expression
  • dancer agent
  • dancer collective agent
  • dancer corporate body
  • dancer family
  • dancer person
  • date of capture
  • date of expression
  • derivative expression
  • designation of version
  • details of aspect ratio designation
  • details of cartographic content
  • details of duration
  • details of form of musical notation
  • details of form of notated movement
  • details of form of tactile notation
  • details of format of notated music
  • details of script
  • digest of expression
  • digested as expression
  • DJ agent
  • DJ collective agent
  • DJ corporate body
  • DJ family
  • DJ person
  • draftsman agent
  • draftsman collective agent
  • draftsman corporate body
  • draftsman family
  • draftsman person
  • dramatization of expression
  • dramatized as expression
  • dubbed version
  • dubbed version of
  • dubbing director agent
  • dubbing director collective agent
  • dubbing director corporate body
  • dubbing director family
  • dubbing director person
  • duration
  • editor agent
  • editor agent of moving image work
  • editor collective agent
  • editor collective agent of moving image work
  • editor corporate body
  • editor corporate body of moving image work
  • editor family
  • editor family of moving image work
  • editor person
  • editor person of moving image work
  • errata expression
  • errata to expression
  • expanded as expression
  • expanded version of expression
  • expression analysed in
  • expression commentary in
  • expression critiqued by
  • expression described by
  • expression described with metadata by
  • expression evaluated by
  • expression of derivative work
  • expression of source work
  • expression reviewed by
  • extent of expression
  • form of musical notation
  • form of notated movement
  • form of notation
  • form of tactile notation
  • format of notated music
  • free translation of expression
  • freely translated as expression
  • graphic novelization of expression
  • guide expression
  • guide to expression
  • horizontal scale of cartographic content
  • host agent
  • host collective agent
  • host corporate body
  • host family
  • host person
  • identifier for expression
  • illustrations expression
  • illustrations for expression
  • imitated as expression
  • imitation of expression
  • incidental music expression
  • incidental music for expression
  • instructor agent
  • instructor collective agent
  • instructor corporate body
  • instructor family
  • instructor person
  • instrumental conductor agent
  • instrumental conductor collective agent
  • instrumental conductor corporate body
  • instrumental conductor family
  • instrumental conductor person
  • instrumentalist agent
  • instrumentalist collective agent
  • instrumentalist corporate body
  • instrumentalist family
  • instrumentalist person
  • intended audience of expression
  • interactivity mode
  • interviewee agent of expression
  • interviewee collective agent of expression
  • interviewee corporate body of expression
  • interviewee family of expression
  • interviewee person of expression
  • interviewer agent of expression
  • interviewer collective agent of expression
  • interviewer corporate body of expression
  • interviewer family of expression
  • interviewer person of expression
  • key of expression
  • language of expression
  • letterer agent
  • letterer collective agent
  • letterer corporate body
  • letterer family
  • letterer person
  • libretto based on expression
  • libretto expression
  • libretto for expression
  • lighting designer agent
  • lighting designer collective agent
  • lighting designer corporate body
  • lighting designer family
  • lighting designer person
  • makeup artist agent
  • makeup artist collective agent
  • makeup artist corporate body
  • makeup artist family
  • makeup artist person
  • manifestation of expression
  • medium of performance of choreographic content
  • medium of performance of musical content
  • merged to form expression
  • merger of expression
  • minute taker agent
  • minute taker collective agent
  • minute taker corporate body
  • minute taker family
  • minute taker person
  • mixing engineer agent
  • mixing engineer collective agent
  • mixing engineer corporate body
  • mixing engineer family
  • mixing engineer person
  • moderator agent
  • moderator collective agent
  • moderator corporate body
  • moderator family
  • moderator person
  • modified by variation as expression
  • motion picture adaptation of expression
  • motion picture music expression
  • motion picture screenplay based on expression
  • motion picture screenplay expression
  • music expression
  • music for expression
  • music for motion picture expression
  • music for radio program expression
  • music for television program expression
  • music for video expression
  • music programmer agent
  • music programmer collective agent
  • music programmer corporate body
  • music programmer family
  • music programmer person
  • musical director agent
  • musical director collective agent
  • musical director corporate body
  • musical director family
  • musical director person
  • musical setting of expression
  • musical theatre adaptation of expression
  • narrator agent
  • narrator collective agent
  • narrator corporate body
  • narrator family
  • narrator person
  • note on capture
  • note on changes in content characteristics
  • note on expression
  • novelization of expression
  • onscreen participant agent
  • onscreen participant collective agent
  • onscreen participant corporate body
  • onscreen participant family
  • onscreen participant person
  • onscreen presenter agent
  • onscreen presenter collective agent
  • onscreen presenter corporate body
  • onscreen presenter family
  • onscreen presenter person
  • opera adaptation of expression
  • oratorio adaptation of expression
  • panelist agent
  • panelist collective agent
  • panelist corporate body
  • panelist family
  • panelist person
  • paraphrase of expression
  • paraphrased as expression
  • parodied as expression
  • parody of expression
  • part expression
  • part of expression
  • performer agent
  • performer collective agent
  • performer corporate body
  • performer family
  • performer person
  • place of capture
  • preceded by expression
  • preferred title of expression
  • prequel expression
  • presenter agent
  • presenter collective agent
  • presenter corporate body
  • presenter family
  • presenter person
  • prime meridian
  • production designer agent
  • production designer collective agent
  • production designer corporate body
  • production designer family
  • production designer person
  • projection of cartographic content
  • puppeteer agent
  • puppeteer collective agent
  • puppeteer corporate body
  • puppeteer family
  • puppeteer person
  • radio adaptation of expression
  • radio program music expression
  • radio script based on expression
  • radio script expression
  • recording engineer agent
  • recording engineer collective agent
  • recording engineer corporate body
  • recording engineer family
  • recording engineer person
  • recordist agent
  • recordist collective agent
  • recordist corporate body
  • recordist family
  • recordist person
  • related agent of expression
  • related collective agent of expression
  • related corporate body of expression
  • related entity of expression
  • related expression of expression
  • related family of expression
  • related item of expression
  • related manifestation of expression
  • related nomen of expression
  • related person of expression
  • related place of expression
  • related timespan of expression
  • related work of expression
  • relief representation
  • remade as expression
  • remake of expression
  • replaced by expression
  • replaced in part by expression
  • replacement in part of expression
  • replacement of expression
  • representative expression of
  • restorationist agent of expression
  • restorationist collective agent of expression
  • restorationist corporate body of expression
  • restorationist family of expression
  • restorationist person of expression
  • revised as
  • reviser agent
  • reviser collective agent
  • reviser corporate body
  • reviser family
  • reviser person
  • revision of
  • scale
  • scale designation
  • scale of still image or three-dimensional form
  • screenplay based on expression
  • screenplay expression
  • screenplay for expression
  • screenplay for motion picture expression
  • screenplay for television program expression
  • screenplay for video expression
  • script
  • script for radio program expression
  • separated from expression
  • separated into expression
  • sequel expression
  • set to music as expression
  • singer agent
  • singer collective agent
  • singer corporate body
  • singer family
  • singer person
  • software developer agent
  • software developer collective agent
  • software developer corporate body
  • software developer family
  • software developer person
  • sound designer agent
  • sound designer collective agent
  • sound designer corporate body
  • sound designer family
  • sound designer person
  • source expression
  • speaker agent
  • speaker collective agent
  • speaker corporate body
  • speaker family
  • speaker person
  • special effects provider agent
  • special effects provider collective agent
  • special effects provider corporate body
  • special effects provider family
  • special effects provider person
  • split from expression
  • split into expression
  • stage director agent
  • stage director collective agent
  • stage director corporate body
  • stage director family
  • stage director person
  • storyteller agent
  • storyteller collective agent
  • storyteller corporate body
  • storyteller family
  • storyteller person
  • subject expression of
  • succeeded by expression
  • summarization of content
  • supplement expression
  • supplement to expression
  • television adaptation of expression
  • television program music expression
  • television screenplay based on expression
  • television screenplay expression
  • title of expression
  • transcriber agent
  • transcriber collective agent
  • transcriber corporate body
  • transcriber family
  • transcriber person
  • translated as
  • translation of
  • translator agent
  • translator collective agent
  • translator corporate body
  • translator family
  • translator person
  • variant access point for expression
  • variant title of expression
  • variations based on expression
  • verse adaptation of expression
  • vertical scale of cartographic content
  • video adaptation of expression
  • video music expression
  • video screenplay based on expression
  • video screenplay expression
  • visual effects provider agent
  • visual effects provider collective agent
  • visual effects provider corporate body
  • visual effects provider family
  • visual effects provider person
  • voice actor agent
  • voice actor collective agent
  • voice actor corporate body
  • voice actor family
  • voice actor person
  • work expressed

Document Date: 2025/06/09
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-5915dbe0-8233-3cac-bb53-b7da033618c9

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