Music Library Association Best Practices for place of publication
Prerecording
Prerecording
Routinely record the element.
LC/PCC Core.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Manifestation elements.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Manifestation: SES: Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Production.
Option
Generally do not record manifestation statements. Refer to the Best Practices for Guidance: Manifestation statements for details.
Recording
Recording
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
If more than one place is given in the resource and it is unclear which is a "true" place of publication and which is a place of distribution, foreign office, etc., record all places as places of publication
LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.
PCC practice: For rare materials, in most cases, transcribe all places of publication (see DCRM(B,C,G,M,S) 4B6).
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: Do not apply the option.
PCC practice: For rare materials, in most cases, transcribe all places of publication (see DCRM(B,C,G,M,S) 4B6).
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Local and larger place names
Condition Option
Apply the option.
Condition Option
Condition Option
Cataloger's judgment.
Fictitious or false place names
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. If a place is known to be fictitious, use cataloger's judgment in whether to add a Manifestation: note on publication statement for the actual place name.
Place name not found
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Supply a value that was in use at the time of publication, if known. Supply the value in square brackets. If considered necessary for identification, record the current name of the place as a value of Manifestation: note on publication statement.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Supply the value in square brackets. If the probable place of publication has a name that has changed over time, supply the name in use at the time of publication, if known. If considered necessary for identification, record the current name of the place in a Manifestation: note on publication statement.
Condition Option
Apply the option as a last recourse.
Recording a structured description
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
Document Date: 2025/06/06
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-bd79321c-0a99-3886-a1df-780afa25e84d