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Graphic Materials - Rules for Describing Original Items and Historical
Collections
2B. General Rules (Publication, Distribution, etc., Area)
2B1. Printer Equivalent to Publisher
When no publisher is named but a printer is, assume that the printer is equivalent to the publisher and follow the provisions given for publishers.
2B2. Printer and Publisher Explicitly Stated
When a printer is given in addition to the publisher and is considered important, give the details of printing in parentheses after the publisher (see also 2G). The same may be done with manufacturers that are considered important. In case of doubt about whether a named agency is a publisher or a manufacturer, treat it as a publisher.
Sponsor-advertisers may have a role both in the creation of the material as well as in its publication. Thus, a sponsor-advertiser may appear both in the statement of responsibility and in the publisher’s position.
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