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| 260 -- Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint) (NR) |
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- General Information This field contains information relating to the publication, printing, distribution or manufacture of a work.
- Processing Instructions Cataloging rules for the imprint have changed considerably over time; therefore, descriptions of the imprint may vary greatly in copy. In general, if the major elements of the imprint match, accept copy.
Accept copy when a publisher out of multiple publishers is missing as long as the publisher given on copy matches one of the publishers on the item (chiefly CIP).
If a foreign publisher only is present in the 260 but a U.S. publisher is also present on the item, add the U.S. publisher to the 260. Add missing elements as necessary based upon Bibliographic Processing Cataloging Rules for 260.
Accept/do not correct 260 |a when copy lacks a second |a for a place of publication and the place of publication on copy matches a place of publication on the item (chiefly in CIP records).
LC CIP Records
LC CIP records often contain incomplete or erroneous information which must be corrected.Accept 260 from CIP records unless to do so would make copy a questionable match.
Accept 260 |a and |b as found on copy unless obviously incorrect.
Form of 260 |a or |b: Accept/do not correct 260 when the place or publisher matches the item but the form of name differs in fullness.
Verify 260|c and check it against Date1 in the Fixed Fields area. CIP records are often off by a year. Also make sure to update the date in the call number for Penn State holdings when necessary. Do not correct the 050/090 date.
Distributor
Accept if found on copy and matches, but do not add a distributor statement if missing from copy.
Publication Date or Copyright Date Later than Calendar Date
At the end of the calendar year, items often appear with a publication date or copyright date of the following year. Accept the date as found on the item. Do not bracket or infer these dates.
Publication Date and Copyright Date both Present in 260|c
Accept copy as found, but verify that information in the Fixed Fields area for Dat_Tp, Date1 and Date2 is correct.