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LC-PCC policy statements for note on title

Prerecording

Prerecording

LC/PCC Core for the source from which a title was taken, when applicable.

LC/PCC practice: Always give for online resources, in a CONSER Standard Record, and for rare graphics.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option for titles proper if the title proper is not taken from one of these preferred sources: a) the title page, title sheet, or title card (or image of it) of a manifestation consisting of multiple pages, leaves, sheets, or cards (or images of them) or b) the title frame or title screen of a manifestation consisting of moving images. If a parallel title proper comes from a different source than the title proper, make a note on the source of the parallel title proper if considered important for identification or access.

LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Manifestation: SES: Notes.

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

Recording an unstructured description

Option

LC/PCC practice: If recording only this element, apply the option. If recording also a note on title, see the option on recording details as a Manifestation: note on title: option to use note on manifestation.

Option

LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.

LC practice: For archival moving image resources, apply the option.

Title variations, inaccuracies, and deletions

Option

LC/PCC practice: For variant titles, including variant titles that are earlier (i.e. former title) or later titles of diachronic works, apply the option if the title is important for identification or access. If the different titles are not important for identification or access, record a note that the title, etc., varies.

LC/PCC practice: For earlier titles proper of an integrating work, apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: For moving image resources, apply the option.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: For monographs, including multipart monographs, apply the option.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: For diachronic works, apply the option, not including multipart monographs.

LC practice: For archival moving image resources, apply the option.

Recording a structured description

Recording an identifier

Recording an IRI

Document Date: 2025/06/09
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-aa763425-b97a-37bb-a939-dacf7310f711

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