Music Library Association Best Practices for production method

Prerecording

Routinely record the element if feasible for notated music manuscripts and optical discs recorded via home or small-scale production methods (e.g., CD-R, DVD-R).

PCC Core for rare cartographic manuscripts and rare music manuscripts when applicable.

Recording

In MARC: Record as a structured description using using field 340 subfield $d. Also record unstructured terms as instructed under Recording an unstructured description in 340 $d. Further explanation and details may be added as a 500 note if needed.

See examples in MARC format: production method

Recording an unstructured description

Option

Apply the option as a last recourse if deemed useful for identification or selection.

Manuscripts

Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

Condition Option

Use the term printout by itself for an unpublished physical copy of a computer-generated notated music resource.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

Condition Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

Option

LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.

Option

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

Recording a structured description

Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.

Option

LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.

Option

In MARC: If recording a term from the recommended vocabulary encoding scheme, indicate the source of information using the $2 code rdapm.

Recording an identifier

Option

LC/PCC practice: If a local encoding scheme is able to record the value of an element as an identifier or IRI, use judgment in applying the recording method.

Option

LC/PCC practice: If a local encoding scheme is able to record the value of an element as an identifier or IRI, use judgment in applying the recording method.

Option

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option if specifically required by policy or the metadata system, as stated in the Metadata Guidance documentation.

Recording an IRI

Option

LC/PCC practice: If a local encoding scheme is able to record the value of an element as an identifier or IRI, use judgment in applying the recording method.

Option

LC/PCC practice: If a local encoding scheme is able to record the value of an element as an identifier or IRI, use judgment in applying the recording method.