1.4D5.
Choice of Publishers:
CIP Cataloging:
For the cataloging of CIPs at the galley stage, record only one place and publisher. Take this information from that supplied by the publisher on the CIP data sheet. Do not record the name of a distributor, unless there is no publisher named. At the CIP verification stage, adjust this information, if necessary, according to normal procedures for non-CIP and post-CIP cataloging.
Non-CIP and Post-CIP Cataloging:
Record the names of all publishers appearing on the chief source of information of the edition being cataloged (or the names appearing on the single source used for the publisher statement when the publisher is not named on the chief source). Record also the name of a U.S. publisher appearing anywhere on the item when a non-U.S. publisher appears on the chief source.
If the chief source has on it a "general" imprint name that is shared by associated companies or by parent and branch companies and the specific form names appear in a secondary position, generally assume that the first of these names represents the publisher of the item and combine the firm’s name with the "general" imprint name. If this place is not in the U.S. and a U.S. place is coupled with one of the other firm names, add this place to the "general" imprint name also.
If the chief source has on it a specific firm name and a statement about associated companies or a patent organization appears elsewhere in the item, do not include these associated companies or their places in the imprint.
Distributors:
If information concerning the distributor is printed or appears on a stamp or label anywhere in the item, record the distributor in the publication, distribution, etc., area. (Ignore distributors given only on the dust jacket.) Record the name of the distributor if it differs in form from the name of the publisher even though both belong to the same entity. Exceptions: 1. Do not record those distributors that are remaindering an edition, that are secondhand dealers, or that act in some other capacity as outlets for only part of an edition. Distributors of these types are of no bibliographic significance. If in doubt as to the significance of the distributor statement, record it. 2. If distribution is dispersed between publisher and distributor(s) or between distributor and distributor (with one distributing in one area and the other distributing in another are), give only the distributor that distributes the edition in the U.S. If, in case of dispersed distribution, there is no distributor in the U.S., give the first-named distributor only when there is no publisher. 3. Do not record distributors found on items older than the current three years.
For items from the United States Government Printing Office (GPO), retain the statement that an item is for sale by the Superintendent of Documents since only a portion of GPO’s items is distributed in that manner.
Recording Multiple Entities:
When recording the names of two or more publishers, distributors, etc., and the names appear together in the item in a single statement that connects them linguistically, generally give them in a single statement rather than separating them with a space-colon-space. However, if the names need to be transcribed after different places, give each entity in a separate publisher statement in the publication, distribution, etc., area.
Note that if the entities are located in different places, it does not necessarily mean that the item was published, distributed, etc., in those places. Record as places of publication, etc., only the locations of the entities that are actually publishing, distributing, releasing, etc., the item. However, names of places rejected for recording as places of publication, etc., may be retained in the publisher statement if they appear in conjunction with the names of the entities being recorded here.
If the names of two or more entities appear in separate statements on the chief source of information of the edition being cataloged (or on the single source used for the publisher statement when the publisher is not named on the chief source), do not routinely give in the publication, distribution, etc., area the entities that are not involved with the publication, distribution, etc., of the item. Generally give them in a quoted note instead.
See also:
1.4D. Name of publisher, distributor, etc.
