OLAC Best Practice for statement of responsibility
Prerecording
Recording
Recording an unstructured description
Option
Follow LC-PCC practice.
Generally do not abridge a statement of responsibility.
LC/PCC practice: In most cases, do not apply the option. Essential information that should not be omitted includes words or phrases that are considered part of a person's name or provide identifying elements often used in an authorized access point. (For example, terms indicating a familial relationship such as "Jr." or a title of nobility such as "Duke of Norfolk.")
Statements that name two or more agents
Two or more statements of responsibility
Clarification of role
Noun phrases occurring with a statement of responsibility
Data provenance
Recording a structured description
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
Document Date: 2026/02/06
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-190c923d-cd69-316c-86c2-cd9ed8c95c2c