Q. What do we do when a book lists a publisher which is part of a distributor? Do you still list both? A. No, just include the publisher.
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Publisher and Distributor Listed
Posted in 1, AACR2 Area 4 Publisher on September 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Examples for Ex. 1
Posted in 1, AACR2 Area 1 Statement of Responsibility, AACR2 Area 1 Title, AACR2 Area 2 Edition, AACR2 Area 4 Date of Publication, AACR2 Area 4 Place of Publication, AACR2 Area 4 Publisher, AACR2 Area 5 Physical Description, AACR2 Area 6 Series, AACR2 Area 7 Notes, AACR2 Area 8 ISBN on September 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Is there a resource for general examples for practice and/or reference that might help us check our work for Ex. 1? A. Use the help documents in Oncourse. Examples can be found in the Area 1-8 document and the Maxwell book. Review the practice title answer keys. Practice and sample records are very good sources. You [...]
Who’s the publisher? (Whiteside)
Posted in AACR2 Area 4 Publisher on March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. The scanned page says that Omneo is an “imprint” of Oliver Wight Publications, Inc. What does this mean? Does that mean Omneo is the publisher, or Oliver Wight? A. Omneo is the publisher. When the new RDA is in place, you can include all of that language about the publisher.
Simulaneous Publisher?
Posted in AACR2 Area 4 Publisher on March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. It [Summers] talks about basil blackwell, oxford, 1968 on the t.p. verso. Is that a simultaneous publisher? A. Could be the printer.
Rule 1.4B6 (ficticious publication, distribution, etc) – Ignore
Posted in 1, AACR2 Area 4 Place of Publication, AACR2 Area 4 Publisher on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. 1.4B6 in Ch. 1 gives instructions for when “an item is known to have fictitious publication, distribution, etc.” That is extremely confusing, and I wouldn’t think you would get the information from the chief source of information (i.e. t.p. verso) How could this happen? And how would it be commonly known? A. AACR2 covers [...]
When to include the larger jurisdiction, Part II
Posted in AACR2 Area 4 Place of Publication, AACR2 Area 4 Publisher on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. If the publishing city isn’t one of the major ones (i.e. Chicago, New York), and the source doesn’t include the state, but the publisher does (i.e. the city is Bloomington, and the publisher is Indiana University Press), do you need to include the state in square brackets as you would with an ambiguous city [...]
Publisher statement of responsibility?
Posted in AACR2 Area 1 Statement of Responsibility, AACR2 Area 2 Edition, AACR2 Area 4 Publisher on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Could a publisher/publishing body be considered as the statement of responsibility (in either areas 1 or 2)? A. No, the publisher is not the statement of resp. Publisher information is area 4. A very distinct area for this information. Which consists of three elements. place, publisher name, date.
Abbrieviating Publisher Names
Posted in AACR2 Area 4 Publisher on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Do we drop “publishers” from “Harper & Brothers, Publishers”? Is it considered unnecessary? A. Yes, ok to drop the word Publishers here. I will not deduct if you give the full publisher name as found on the source. Follow up question: Q. What is the preferred method? Is it generally dropped, or is it [...]
Where to Find the Publisher
Posted in AACR2 Area 4 Publisher on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Q. What do I do if the publisher listed on the t.p. is Cornell University Press and there are 3 other names listed on the t.p. verso. A. If you find the publisher on the t.p. go with it. The rules talk about what to do with other pubs and distributors names, we are not [...]
Shortening Publishers’ Names (Wicker & Bartlett)
Posted in AACR2 Area 4 Publisher on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Would you shorten the publisher name American Society of Tool and Manufacturing Engineers for the Bartlett title, it is much longer? A. You should not do anything with the Bartlett publisher. Do not abbreviate American Society of Tool and Manufacturing Engineers.
Shortening Publishers’ Names (Wicker)
Posted in AACR2 Area 4 Publisher on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Would you shorten the publisher name American Book Company for the Wicker title? A. You could abbreviate Company to Co. Or you could transcribe it as American Book Company or just American Book. I would accept either way. You can shorten it but do not leave off key words to identify a publisher. Never [...]
Include “publishing” in the publisher’s name for Why Religion?
Posted in AACR2 Area 4 Publisher on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Q. For Why religion? - Is the word “publishing” for the pub name even necessary to include? A. In this case yes. Priests by itself could be confusing and not identifiable.
