ISBD(NBM) - IFLA

4 PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC., AREA
Introductory The term "publication or distribution", as used in sections 4.1-4.4, is intended to cover
note all types of publication, distribution, issuing and release activities. These activities are
distinct from the activities connected solely with the physical manufacture of the item (see
4.5-4.7), though both may be executed by the same person or body. When a person or
body combines the activities of publication, distribution, etc., with those of physical
manufacture or when it is uncertain whether the person or body is responsible for
publication, distribution, etc., or for physical manufacture alone, the statement is treated as
one relating to publication, distribution, etc.
Contents
4.1 Place of publication and/or distribution
4.2 Name of publisher and/or distributor
4.3 Statement of function of distributor (optional)
4.4 Date of publication and/or distribution
4.5 Place of manufacture (optional)
4.6 Name of manufacturer (optional)
4.7 Date of manufacture (optional)
Punctuation A. The publication, distribution, etc., area is preceded by a point, space, dash, space
pattern (. – ).
B. A second or subsequent place is preceded by a space, semi-colon, space ( ; ).
C. Each name is preceded by a space, colon, space ( : ).
D. A supplied statement of function of a distributor is enclosed in square brackets ( [ ] ).
E. The date is preceded by a comma, space (, ).
F. The place of manufacture, name of manufacturer and date of manufacture are enclosed
in one pair of parentheses ( ( ) ). Within the parentheses the same punctuation is used
as in B, C and E.
Examples
. – Place of publication : name of publisher, date
. – Place of publication : name of publisher ; place of publication : name of publisher, date
. – Place of publication ; place of publication : name of publisher, date (place of
manufacture : name of manufacturer, date)
. – Place of publication : name of publisher, date ; place of distribution : name of distributor
[function], date
4.1 Place of publication and/or distribution
4.1.1 The place of publication or distribution is the name of the town or other locality associated
on the prescribed source of information with the name of the publisher (or principal publisher if more than
one name appears) or distributor. If no publisher or distributor is named, it is the place from which the item
was issued or distributed.
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