Music Library Association Best Practices for publication statement
Prerecording
Prerecording
Routinely record the element by recording one or more of the appropriate subelements.
For electronic resources, do not record the name of a resource provider or the title of a database package in this element or any related element. For additional guidance and examples refer to MLA RDA Metadata Guidance under Format-Specific Guidance.
LC/PCC Core for manifestations in published form. Manifestation: date of publication, Manifestation: name of publisher, and Manifestation: place of publication are core subelements. Other subelements of publication statements are optional. Not LC Core for archival moving image materials.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Manifestation elements.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Option
Recording
Recording
In MARC: Record as a structured description using the subelements of this element in field 264 (second indicator 1) subfields $a, $b, and $c.
See examples in MARC format: publication statement . For related examples see also: date of publication ; name of publisher .
Recording an unstructured description
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option when recording subelements of publication statement.
LC/PCC practice: For sources of information for transcription, see the instructions at Guidance: Data provenance: Recording a source of metadata that is a manifestation being described.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Data provenance
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply this option if 1) the metadata has been taken from a source other than the manifestation being described and there is a requirement to record that source OR 2) if directed to do so by other LC/PCC documentation.
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
Document Date: 2025/03/25
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-54db650d-5fcb-3511-8923-6df5b22f3498