| Fixed fields: LDR, 007, 008 | Fixed fields, as complete and accurate as possible: type mat, technique, run time, audience, language, format, and other pertinent discovery details are derived from these fields. May require editing to ensure optimal discovery. |
| 020/022/024/028 | Appropriate identifying number 020/022/024/028. (Example: $q (DVD)) |
| 040 | Add when known |
| 041 | Language codes if appropriate |
| (Examples: |
| 04110 eng $j eng $j spa $h eng (item is in English, with English and Spanish subtitles) |
| 04110 eng $a fre $a eng $j fre $j eng $j por $j spa $h eng (item is in English, with French and English soundtracks and French, English, Portuguese, and Spanish subtitles) |
| 04110 spa $j eng $j spa $h spa (item is in Spanish, with English and Spanish subtitles) |
| 04110 fre $a fre $a eng $j fre $j eng $j por $j spa $h fre (item is in French, with French and English soundtracks and French, English, Portuguese, and Spanish subtitles) |
|
| 082 or 092 | Add Dewey number to nonfiction |
| 130 | Uniform Title when appropriate |
| 245 | Title statement (preferred directly from resource) and statement of responsibility |
| 246 | Titles with numbers, alternate spellings, split words. Use when relevant. |
| 250 | Edition statement if appropriate |
| 264 | Publication information - As complete as possible |
| 300 | Physical description. (Example: 6 videodiscs (16 hr., 10 min.) : $b sound, color ; $c 4 3/4 in.) |
| 3xx | Follow RDA (Common examples found in Appendix B) |
| 4XX | Transcribe series if present |
| 5XX | Enter the following notes if applicable: |
| 538 - System details |
| 546 - Language note (spoken language of film) |
| 546 - In English. |
| 511 - Participant(s) or performer(s) note |
| 518 - Date/time and place of event note |
| 508 - Creation/production credits |
| 500 - General note |
| 520 - Summary statement |
| 521 - Audience |
| 505 - Contents |
| 588 - Source of description if applicable |
| 6XX | Use at least one controlled LC subject heading and additional headings as appropriate. |
| Include Juvenile films or Juvenile drama subheadings as appropriate. |
| Include at least one 655 LC genre heading |
| Consider use of local subjects or genres as appropriate |
| Consider headings referring to country of origin and/or language of film |
| 7XX | Use relationship designators when appropriate. (Example: $e actor.) |
| 8XX | If series is traced |
