Music Library Association Best Practices for Manifestation
Prerecording
Minimum description
Effective description
Option
Apply the option. Optionally, for rare, early, or manuscript materials, additionally apply an appropriate Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (DCRM) application profile if deemed useful for identification or selection.
Entity boundary
Condition Option
Apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.
Recording
Online resources
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.
Recording an unstructured description
Recording a structured description
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
Elements
- applied material
- base material
- carrier type
- configuration of playback channels
- copyright date
- date of distribution
- date of manifestation
- date of manufacture
- date of production
- date of publication
- designation of edition
- designation of named revision of edition
- details of applied material
- details of base material
- details of configuration of playback channels
- details of encoding format
- details of file type
- details of generation
- details of groove characteristic
- details of playing speed
- details of production method
- details of recording medium
- details of special playback characteristic
- details of tape configuration
- details of track configuration
- details of type of recording
- dimensions
- distribution statement
- edition statement
- encoding format
- equipment or system requirement
- extent of manifestation
- file size
- file type
- generation
- groove characteristic
- groove pitch
- groove width
- identifier for manifestation
- illustrative content
- intended audience of manifestation
- manufacture statement
- material
- media type
- name of agent of manifestation
- name of distributor
- name of manufacturer
- name of producer
- name of publisher
- note on manifestation
- note on statement of responsibility
- numbering within sequence
- other title information
- parallel designation of edition
- parallel other title information
- parallel statement of responsibility relating to edition
- parallel statement of responsibility relating to named revision of edition
- parallel statement of responsibility relating to series
- parallel statement of responsibility relating to title proper
- parallel title of series
- parallel title proper
- place of distribution
- place of manifestation
- place of manufacture
- place of production
- place of publication
- plate number for notated music
- playing speed
- production method
- production statement
- publication statement
- publisher number for notated music
- recording medium
- restriction on use of manifestation
- series statement
- sound characteristic
- special playback characteristic
- statement of responsibility
- statement of responsibility relating to edition
- statement of responsibility relating to named revision of edition
- statement of responsibility relating to series
- statement of responsibility relating to title proper
- supplementary content
- tape configuration
- term of availability
- title of manifestation
- title of series
- title proper
- track configuration
- type of recording
- Uniform Resource Locator
- variant title of manifestation
- video characteristic
Document Date: 2025/06/06
Document: https://stage.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-423d7edd-58a1-3844-a288-821882ec5351