Music Library Association Best Practices for variant access point for work
Prerecording
Prerecording
Record the element in authority records if deemed useful for identification or selection. Give variant access points containing variant titles in languages other than the language of the preferred title of the work in the authority record for the work, rather than in authority records for expressions.
Recording
Recording
Record as a structured description.
See examples in MARC format: variant access point for work
Recording an unstructured description
Recording a structured description
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. For a misattributed musical work, provide additional access points as may be appropriate to identify the work.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Format of base variant access points for work
Additional elements and designations in variant access points for work
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option in case of conflict or based on cataloger's judgment. For archival moving image resources, it is strongly encouraged to include a value for category of work.
Additional elements for creator of work
Option
Do not apply the instruction; use only authorized access points for agents as qualifiers. For a misattributed musical work, record a value of Agent: authorized access point for agent for an agent incorrectly credited as the creator of the work as a qualifier to a variant access point.
Additional elements for a part or parts of a work
Laws, etc.
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
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Document Date: 2025/06/06
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-2d459171-27a0-3e53-a2e3-12a67ffdd85e