ISBD(NBM) - IFLA

4.1.2 If the information appearing in the item is known to be incorrect, a correction may be
supplied in square brackets (see 0.10) or given in area 7.
e.g.
. – London [i.e. Maidenhead]
. – Dublin
Note: Known to be published in Belfast
4.1.3 When more than one place is associated with the name of a single publisher or distributor,
the place made more prominent by typography or sequence is given. When there is no typographical
distinction and the places do not appear in sequence, the place considered most important by the
bibliographic agency is given.
4.1.4 A second or subsequent place may be given.
4.1.5 When a second or subsequent place is omitted, the omission may be indicated by "etc." or
its equivalent in another script, enclosed in square brackets.
4.1.6 When the names of more than one publisher are given, the place of publication for each
publisher is given immediately before the name, unless it is the same as that of the first named publisher.
e.g.
. – New York : Columbia Records : Harper & Row
4.1.7 When both a publisher and a distributor are given, the place of distribution is given if it
differs from the place of publication.
e.g.
. – Washington (D.C.) : Smithsonian Institution ; New York : distributed by W.W. Norton
4.1.8 The place of publication or distribution is given in the orthographic form and grammatical
case in which it appears on the item.
e.g.
. – V Praze
4.1.9 If it seems necessary for identification, a qualifier such as the name of a country, state,
etc., may be added to the place of publication or distribution. It is enclosed in parentheses if transcribed
from the prescribed source of information or in square brackets if transcribed from another source.
e.g.
. – Cambridge (Mass.)
. – London [Ontario]
. – New Haven [Connecticut]
. – Santiago [Chile]
When it seems necessary for identification, the full address of the publisher or distributor may be added to
the place name. It is enclosed in parentheses if transcribed from the prescribed source of information or in
square brackets if transcribed from another source.
e.g.
. – [England] : Glyndebourne Festival Opera, 1977 ; New York (P.O. Box 153, Ansonia
Station, New York, N.Y. 10032) : [distributed by] Video Arts International, 1985
4.1.10 If it is considered necessary for identification, an alternative or corrected version of the
place name may be supplied (see 0.10), enclosed in square brackets.
e.g.
. – Christiania [i.e. Oslo]
. – Lerpwl [i.e. Liverpool]
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