If a manifestation of a resource that you are decribing for the first ever expression of the work that is contained in the resource, then you can use ‘Build WEM’ to speed up record creation for the necessary data for the three primary entities involved in the resource.
Using Build WEM, you must work in this prescribed order: start with your Manifestation data , then give any Item data, then provide Work data, then finish up with Expression data.
Steps:
Open a new Manifestation record:
Choose a template
Fill in attributes for:
identifying the manifestation
for describing carriers for the manifestation
providing acquisition and access information for the manifestation, if necessary
Go to Metadata about Manifestation Data section
Add a link to entities that are related to the Manifestation:
Producer/Publisher/Distributor/Manfacturer/Other PFC/Related Manifesation (check the relationship designators listed under each relationship to see whether you have an entity that meets the criteria for relationship at this level)
Exemplar of Manifesation (Primary relationship)
Expression Manifested (Primary relationship)
In Work record, RIMMF will autofill:
Preferred Title for the Work (from Manifestation: Title Proper)
Date of Work (from Manifestation: Date of Production or Date of Publication)
Source Consulted (from Manifestation: Title Proper and Date of Production/Publication)
Fill in attributes for:
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don’t forget to provide an appropriate Relationship Designator for Creators
make sure you enter the first or most prominently named creator first, so that name will be used as the name portion of the Authorized Access Point for the work
Go to Metadata about Work data section
If the AAP for the Work begins with the name of a creator, also click on Variant Access Point box, to autofill it with the Preferred Title of the Work
Fill in Status of Identification
Check Source consulted; remove square brackets around date, if present
Add a link to entities that are related to the Work:
In an Expression record, RIMMF will autofill:
Date of Expression (from Work: Date of Work)
Authorized Access Point (from Work: Authorized Access Point)
Source Consulted (from Manifestation: Title Proper and Date of Production/Publication)
Fill in attributes for:
Go to Metadata about Expression data section
Fill in Status of Identification
Check Source consulted; remove square brackets around date, if present
Add a link to entities that are related to the Expression:
Work Expressed is already done by RIMMF
Manifestation of Expression is already done by RIMMF
Make any useful links for Contributor / Related Expression
View
R-Tree, starting from Work, to check for missing relationships and/or relationship designators
Save <Ctrl+S> and close all open records
Done
These steps can also be used for quickly building WEM for resources where the manifestation is not for the first expression of the work, but you may need to change the Date of Work and Date of Expression, and, possibly the Preferred Title of the Work—to reflect the fact that an earlier, original manifestation with different data is available.