OLAC Best Practice for source consulted

Prerecording

Always record the source of information for supplied titles or titles transcribed from a source outside the manifestation being described. For manifestations that ordinarily do not carry identifying information, do not use square brackets for supplied information, including titles.

LC/PCC practice:

LC/PCC Core. Record the source consulted element as a value of Manifestation: appellation of manifestation (i.e. a title proper) and/or as an IRI. Transcribe or record data found in the source consulted as appropriate to the needs of the specific metadata work.

LC/PCC Core when relating one agent to another.

LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Works.

LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Work: source consulted: subfield $u and $v.

LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Series/subseries: Work: source consulted.

Recording

Recording an unstructured description

Apply the option.

Recording a structured description

Recording an identifier

Recording an IRI

Document Date: 2026/02/06
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-6ae2f1c5-a8f2-3cf4-bd32-e599a0029f7c