LC-PCC policy statements for scale
Prerecording
Prerecording
LC/PCC Core for cartographic content.
PCC practice: For rare cartographic resources, follow DCRM(C) 3B and Appendix J. Use "approximately" rather than the abbreviation "ca."
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Expressions.
LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Expression: SES: scale.
Condition Option
LC practice: Apply the option. Use a term rather than a ratio.
PCC practice: Apply the option.
Recording
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Recording an unstructured description
Option
LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LC practice: In most cases, do not apply the option.
PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.
Recording a structured description
Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Condition Option
LC/PCC practice: Apply the option.
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
Document Date: 2025/06/06
Document: https://stage.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-243ed21b-df8b-3028-8048-f77e62bdeb52