Music Library Association Best Practices for numeric designation of musical work
Prerecording
Prerecording
Routinely record the element in authority records if used as a component of an access point by recording one or more of the appropriate subelements. Record the element in other cases if readily ascertainable.
In bibliographic records: Record the element if deemed useful for identification or selection.
LC/PCC Core for musical works if needed for differentiation or if the Work: preferred title of musical work: Anglo-American legacy instructions is not distinctive.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Works.
Recording
Recording
In MARC: Record as a structured description using field 383.
See examples in MARC format: numeric designation of musical work
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Recording an unstructured description
Recording a structured description
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
Document Date: 2025/03/25
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-595c0349-1c06-394c-9d74-414ec6ae9720