Music Library Association Best Practices for access point for work
Prerecording
Prerecording
Apply the instructions for this element in conjunction with the more specific instructions for Work: authorized access point for work and Work variant access point for work.
Recording
Recording
Record as a structured description.
Recording an unstructured description
Recording a structured description
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option by using an access point established in the LC/NACO Authority file. If no authorized form has been established in the LC/NACO Authority file, apply the option by (1) establishing a value of Work: access point for work as the authorized form in the LC/NACO Name Authority file, and/or (2) Recording a value of Work: access point for work on a bibliographic record.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Format of base access points for work
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option only if the work begins with a proper noun that includes an initial article, for example, Los Angeles times, La Vigne family newsletter.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option. Record a value that reflects the punctuation used in the resource. Optionally, record a variant access point that applies the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option. Record a value that reflects the punctuation used in the resource. Optionally, record a variant access point that applies the option.
Additional elements and designations in access points for work
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option in case of conflict or based on cataloger's judgment.
LC practice: For archival moving image materials, it is strongly encouraged to include a value for category of work regardless of conflict.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option in case of conflict or based on cataloger's judgment.
Option
Apply the option if the title is not distinctive or if necessary for differentiation.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option in case of conflict or based on cataloger's judgment.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option in case of conflict or based on cataloger's judgment.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Work: access point for work: additional elements and designations: distinguishing characteristics.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Series/subseries: Work: other distinguishing characteristic of work.
Option
Apply the option by recording the access point for the agent as the first element of the access point for the work, following the LC-PCC string encoding scheme for access points. See MLA RDA Metadata Guidance documentation for additional details and guidance.
Representative expression elements
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option , except as indicated below. Additional representative expression elements will be evaluated for use at a later time.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option if needed for differentiation or if the Work: preferred title of musical work is not distinctive.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option if needed for differentiation of if the Work: preferred title of musical work is not distinctive.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
Document Date: 2025/06/06
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-f7ad5f9b-0bf1-3629-b4a7-761e2bdf94d0