Publisher

Input guidelines:

Identifying the publisher.

• Use the resource as it displays to the user as the primary guide to determining the publisher.
• A publisher can be a publishing house, an organization, a service, a corporate body, a government agency, a museum, a historical society, a university, a project, a repository, a person, etc.
• Generally, individuals will not be publishers. However, a publishing company may be named for an individual.  Also, self-published materials may use a personal name for  the publisher.
• When in doubt about whether an entity is a publisher or a creator, enter an organization as publisher and a personal name as creator.
• If a publishing statement cannot be found, but the resource is a component of an official organizational web page or server, use the name of that organization as the publisher. If the server is a hosting service for a variety of organizations, do not use the hosting organization as the publisher.
• If no publishing statement is present on the resource or its documentation, leave the publisher element blank.

Formulating the publisher name, place, and information.

• Publishers will generally be corporate names. Transcribe them with the first letter of each important word capitalized. Corporate names should be listed in hierarchical order, with the highest level agency or body at the beginning and the lowest at the end.  Separate the elements of the hierarchy with periods.  If a hierarchy is unclear, record the name as it appears on the resource. Preface names of government agencies with the name of the country or state. 
• In the case of a long group or organization name that includes subordinate units, the name may be shortened by eliminating some of the hierarchical parts not considered necessary for uniquely identifying the body in question. For example, to enter the CIA as a publisher, use the form of the name as given in Library of Congress Authorities, United States. Central Intelligence Agency instead of the full hierarchical name United States. National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency.
• Names of other organizations (e.g. non-government or single level bodies) or individuals should follow the form used in the resource.
• Place alternate forms of the name and dates of existence associated with the name in the publisher information field.
• Enter the place of publication as shown on the resource. 
  • If multiple places are associated with the publisher, use the first place listed on the title page.
  • If no place of publication is shown, leave the place of publication sub-element blank.
• If the publisher name or place of publication is derived from some source other than the resource itself, enclose the information in square brackets [...].
• Because ampersands (&) are control characters, they interfere with searching effectiveness in the Portal.  Do not use ampersands in the publisher element.  Replace an ampersand with the word "and."
• Since a resource can have a publisher and distributor or more than one entity responsible for making the resource available, this element is repeatable. Use separate publisher elements to enter multiple publishers.

Related elements.

• If the publisher and the creator are the same, repeat the name in the Creator element.
• In the case of outsourcing, the name of the contract agency performing digital services for a publisher could be recorded in the Note element.
• Publishing information about a resource from which the current resource is derived should be placed in the Source element.
• For place(s) associated with the intellectual content of the resource, use the Coverage Place Name sub-element.

Examples:

Publisher Name:  C.C. Little and J. Brown
Place of Publication:  Boston
Publisher Information:

Publisher Name:  Roberta Wright Rylander
Place of Publication:  Katy, TX
Publisher Information:  self-published

Publisher Name:  Texas.  Office of the Secretary of State.
Place of Publication:  Austin, Tex.
Publisher Information:  Texas. Secretary of State.

Publisher Name:  University of North Texas Press
Place of Publication:  Denton, Tex.
Publisher Information:  UNT Press.  Academic press founded in 1987.  Postal address:  P.O. Box 311336, Denton, TX  76203-1336.  Web site (accessed 4/18/05):  http://web2.unt.edu/untpress/index.cfm.  UNT Press books are marketed and distributed through the Texas A&M University Press Consortium. 

Publisher Name:  U.S.  Government Printing Office.
Place of Publication:  Washington, D.C.
Publisher Information:  GPO; G.P.O.; Govt. Printing Office