Music Library Association Best Practices for statement of responsibility relating to series

Prerecording

Routinely record the element if the series represents the complete works or selected works of one composer.

PCC Core for rare materials.

LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Series/subseries: Manifestation: statement of responsibility relating to series.

Option

Generally do not record manifestation statements. Refer to the Best Practices for Guidance: Manifestation statements for details.

Recording

In MARC: Record as an unstructured description using field 490 subfield $a, following the corresponding Manifestation: title of series in the same subfield.

See examples in MARC format: statement of responsibility relating to series . For related examples see also: parallel statement of responsibility relating to series

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.

Recording an unstructured description

Data provenance

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.

Recording a structured description

Recording an identifier

Recording an IRI

Document Date: 2024/09/21
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-cfe148e5-535d-35df-8e03-c640fd770a42