LC-PCC policy statements for first alphanumeric designation of sequence

LC/PCC Core.

LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Series/Subseries elements

LC/PCC practice: Apply the instruction.

LC/PCC practice: Provide a Manifestation: note on numbering of sequence for the first issue or part of the sequence.

LC/PCC practice: Transcribe captions as found. If numbering includes both issue number and date, put parentheses around the date.

For instructions on recording this element when the designation consists of a year and a number that is a division of the year, see Manifestation: numbering within sequence. Option re: year and number.

LC/PCC practice: When the sequence of numeric and/or alphabetic designation is continued from a previous serial, record the numeric and/or alphabetic designation of the first issue or part of the serial represented by the new description, continuing the numbering from the previous serial.

For instructions on recording this element when a new sequence of numbering is not accompanied by wording such as new series, see Manifestation: numbering within sequence. Option re: new series.

LC/PCC practice: If the first issue or part of a sequence has no numeric and/or alphabetic designations and subsequent issues or parts define a numeric and/or alphabetic designation pattern for the sequence, supply a numeric and/or alphabetic designation for first issue or part of sequence based on the pattern. Supply the value in square brackets.

LC/PCC practice: If the identification of the manifestation is based on an issue or part other than the first of a sequence and a numeric and/or alphabetic designation for first issue or part of sequence can be readily ascertained, supply a numeric and/or alphabetic designation for first issue or part of sequence.

For instructions on recording this element when a numeric and/or alphabetic designation of first issue or part of sequence appears on the source of information in more than one language or script, see Manifestation: numbering within sequence. Options re: parallel language or script.

LC/PCC practice: For rare materials, provide a Manifestation: note on numbering of sequence for the first issue or part of the sequence only if the first issue is not available (see DCRM(S) 3A1, 3B).

PCC practice: When creating a new description of a series, take evidence for numbering of sequence from the earliest available part or from an LC-PCC bibliographic description of the earliest available part that conforms to RDA.

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the 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.