MLA BP
Music Library Association Best Practices for Music Cataloging Using RDA and MARC 21 for Chapter 25: Related Works
MLA BP for 25.0
PURPOSE AND SCOPE
MLA BP for 25.1
RELATED WORK
MLA recommendation: Follow . In bibliographic records for compilations, give access points for all works/expressions contained in the resource if feasible.1 If giving access points for some but not all works/expressions, give preference to those that are prominently named and/or form a substantial part of the resource.
For other types of related works, generally give access points in the following common situations, if feasible and readily ascertainable:
a.
Literary or artistic work that formed the inspiration for a musical work (see 25.0)
b.
Musical work upon which a derivative musical work is based (e.g., a work used as the basis for a set of variations)
Alternatively, give structured or unstructured descriptions instead of, or in addition to the access point(s).2
EXAMPLE
245 04 | The lark ascending / $c Butterworth, Delius, Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Walton, Warlock. |
700 12 | $i Container of (work): $a Vaughan Williams, Ralph, $d 1872-1958. $t Lark ascending. |
Audio recording containing 19 works; access point given for only the most prominently named work.
100 1_ | Carpenter, John Alden, $d 1876-1951, $e composer. |
245 14 | The birthday of the infanta |
500 __ | Inspired by Oscar Wilde's The birthday of the Infanta. |
700 1_ | $i Based on (work): $a Wilde, Oscar, $d 1854-1900. $t Birthday of the Infanta. |
100 1_ | Corner, Philip, $e composer. |
245 10 | Petite fantasie "Les barricades mysteriusies" de Francios Couperin (already a revelation) : $b piano, conceivably organ / $c Philip Corner. |
246 3_ | $i Title should read: $a Petite fantaisie "Les barricades mystérieuses" de François Couperin (already a revelation) |
500 __ | An indeterminate work based on music of Couperin. |
700 1_ | $i Based on (work): $a Couperin, François, $d 1668-1733. $t Pièces de clavecin, $n 2e livre. $n No 6, $p Baricades mystérieuses. |
MLA BP for 25.1.1.3
RECORDING RELATIONSHIPS TO RELATED WORKS