Music Library Association Best Practices for equipment or system requirement
Prerecording
Prerecording
Record the element for non-standard or specialized audio carriers (e.g., hybrid CD/Super Audio CD), encoding formats, etc., if deemed useful for identification or selection.
Do not record the element for resources cataloged according to provider-neutral standards. For additional guidance and examples refer to MLA RDA Metadata Guidance under Format-Specific Guidance.
Recording
Recording
In MARC: Record as an unstructured description using field 538 subfield $a.
See examples in MARC format: equipment or system requirement
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 a structured description
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
Document Date: 2025/03/25
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-2dbf12fd-c91a-3c1d-b809-52dca4f27703