LC-PCC policy statements for variant access point for work
Prerecording
Prerecording
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Work elements.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Series/subseries: Work: variant access point for work.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Work: SES: Access point for work.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Work: SES: Musical access point for work.
Recording
Recording an unstructured description
Recording a structured description
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. For a misattributed musical work, provide additional access points as may be appropriate to identify the work.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Format of base variant access points for work
Additional elements and designations in variant access points for work
Additional elements and designations in variant access points for work
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Work: variant access point for work: additional elements and designations.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Series/subseries: Work: variant access point for work.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option in case of conflict or based on cataloger's judgment. For archival moving image resources, it is strongly encouraged to include a value for category of work.
Additional elements for creator of work
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Additional elements for a part or parts of a work
Laws, etc.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option if considered important for identification.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Work: variant access point for work: constitutions, charters, and other fundamental laws.
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
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Document Date: 2025/07/12
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-5da82c95-69fb-3b62-8d76-dd2b3533cd84