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Graphic Materials - Rules for Describing Original Items and Historical
Collections
2E. Statement of Function of Publisher, Distributor, etc. [optional addition] (Publication, Distribution, etc., Area)
(MARC 21 Bibliographic: 260b Publication, Distribution, Etc (Imprint) )
Add to the name of a publisher, etc., one of the following terms, in square brackets, indicating function:
manufacturer
printer
publisher
unless:
a. the phrase naming the publisher, etc., includes words that indicate the function performed by person(s) or body (bodies) named; or
b. the function of the publishing, etc., agency is clear from the context.
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