If a collection contains no more than three works, enter under the heading appropriate for the first and make analytical added entries for the second and third works.

If a collection contains four or more works that are entered under no more than three different headings, apply the following:

1.   If one heading is represented by one work, enter the collection under the first work or make an analytical added entry for it, as appropriate.

2.   If one heading is represented by one excerpt from one work, apply 1. above.

3.   If one heading is represented by two or more consecutively numbered excerpts from one work, enter the collection under the uniform title for the excerpts (25.6B1) or make an analytical added entry for them, as appropriate.

4.   If one heading is represented by two unnumbered or nonconsecutively numbered excerpts from one work, enter the collection under the first excerpt (25.6B2) and make an analytical added entry for the other excerpt; or, make an analytical added entry for each excerpt, as appropriate.

5.   If one heading is represented by three or more unnumbered or nonconsecutively numbered excerpts from one work, enter the collection under the uniform title for the excerpts (25.6B3) or make an analytical added entry for them.

6.   If one heading is represented by two works, enter the collection under the first work and make an analytical added entry for the other work; or, make an analytical added entry for each work, as appropriate.

7.   If one heading is represented by excerpts from two works, apply 2.-5. above to each work.

8.   If one personal name heading is represented by three or more works, enter the collection under an appropriate collective uniform title (e.g., Selections) or make an analytical added entry under this uniform title, as appropriate.

9.   If one corporate name heading is represented by three or more works, enter the collection under the heading appropriate to the first work, but do not make any analytical added entries for the others; or, make an added entry for the name heading alone, as appropriate.

If a collection contains four or more works that are entered under four or more different headings, enter the collection under the heading for the work named first in the chief source.  Generally do not make added entries for the other works.

Sound Recordings:

If a sound recording collection contains no more than fifteen musical works entered under two or more different headings, enter the collection under the first work and make analytical added entries for the other works.  Do not make analytical added entries for sound recording collections that are covered by the excluded categories in LCRI 21.7B.

See also:

21.7.  Collections of Works by Different Persons or Bodies