LC-PCC policy statements for date of work
Prerecording
Prerecording
LC/PCC Core when needed to identify a treaty.
LC/PCC Core when needed to differentiate a work from another work with the same title or from the name of an agent.
LC practice: For moving image materials, the cataloger is strongly encouraged to record the date of the work. If the date of manifestation is not known, research is often required.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Works.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Series/subseries: Work: date of work.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Recording
Option
LC/PCC practice: Record dates in terms of the Gregorian calendar.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Record the date in the form [year] [month] [day].
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Recording an unstructured description
Recording a structured description
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
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Document Date: 2025/10/29
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-0131717e-7af7-3f17-9d7a-1768bd2daed8