LC-PCC policy statements for name of manufacturer
Prerecording
Prerecording
PCC Core for rare materials when present in the manifestation, if appropriate (see DCRMR 5.32.3; DCRM(C,G,M,S) 4F). Recording the element is not required when a name of manufacturer is not present in the manifestation.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Paragraph
LC/PCC practice: Describe a fictitious entity or a non-human entity as an Agent instead of a pseudonym or an entity that is external to RDA. Use the entity subtypes Person, Corporate Body, and Family as appropriate.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Fictitious and Non-Human Entities.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Recording
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: If supplying a name of manufacturer, apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
PCC practice: For rare materials, in most cases transcribe all names of manufacturer, if appropriate (see DCRMR 5.32.31; DCRM(C,G,M,S) 4F).
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Recording an unstructured description
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
LC/PCC practice: For sources of information for transcription, see the instructions at Data provenance: Recording a source of metadata that is a manifestation being described.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment. If supplying the value, record in a Manifestation: note on manufacture statement.
PCC practice: For rare materials, Apply the option. Supply the value in square brackets following the transcribed value.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Name of manufacturer not identified
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Supply the value in square brackets.
Statement of function
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: In most cases, do not apply the option. Apply the option when a more specific function than those already provided by the local encoding scheme is desired. Supply the value in square brackets.
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: 2026/01/27
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-dda59d1d-8360-3d03-809a-0237dd16812b