LC-PCC policy statements for note on edition statement
Prerecording
Prerecording
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Manifestation elements
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: Apply the option.
Option
LC practice: Apply the option to multipart works when these criteria are met: 1) one or more volumes of a multipart monograph has been issued in a new edition AND 2) the publisher supplies such volumes at the same time OR there is explicit evidence that one or more of the volumes is continuously revised (typical of some legal publications) OR the specific case clearly warrants such treatment.
PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Manifestation: note on edition statement: integrating resources.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Manifestation: note on edition statement: multipart items.
Recording a structured description
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
Document Date: 2025/06/09
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-6825df79-4d9d-3c54-8eec-5d7059c051fa