LC-PCC policy statements for language of family
Prerecording
Prerecording
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Family elements.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.
Recording
Recording a structured description
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. Base the name of the language on the form found in the MARC Code List for Languages.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option if specifically required by policy or the metadata system, as stated in the Metadata Guidance documentation.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.
Recording an identifier
Option
LC/PCC practice: If a local encoding scheme is able to record the value of an element as an identifier or IRI, use judgment in applying the recording method.
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option if specifically required by policy or the metadata system, as stated in the Metadata Guidance documentation.
Recording an IRI
Option
LC/PCC practice: If a local encoding scheme is able to record the value of an element as an identifier or IRI, use judgment in applying the recording method.
Document Date: 2025/06/18
Document: https://stage.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-06e49246-b43f-3d66-8cbe-1dc2384773df