Item-Specific Carrier Characteristic of Early Printed Resource

• Core 3.21.2: NotCore
• Scope 3.21.2.1
• Source 3.21.2.2: EPbRI; Any
• Data entry 3.21.2.3: Recorded as instructed
• Function Ch. 3:
• Entity: Item

• Check the 'Source' instruction to be sure that you are looking at the correct source(s) of information on the resource
• If data on the resource and data as the element in the record are:
  • PoR/PaE–check the Data Entry instructions:
    • data for this element must be Recorded as instructed: make sure the data is recorded as instructed
  • PoR/AaE–check the Core instructions:
    • data for this element is NotCore:
      
      • if the data has been given as a wrong element, move it to the correct element
        
      • if the data is missing completely, add the data if you feel it might be useful–remember the principles of differentiation and sufficiency
  • AoR/PaE–check the Source instructions again:
    • since the Source for this element is or includes 'Any', accept the data, but only if it seems applicable
  • AoR/AaE–go to the next element:
    • but be sure to check the resource carefully, if the data for the element is Core, or if the data is important for differentiating the resource from a similar resource
• Check below, for any useful Notes

Hybrid AACR:

Matching: Not applicable

General element information