Document Actions
Publisher
- Element Name
- Definition
- Where Can the Publisher Information be Found?
- How Publisher Works in the Metadata Form
- How Should the Publisher be Filled in?
- Other Examples
- Comments
- Resources
Element Name
Publisher
Definition
An entity responsible for making the resource available: the publisher of the original work.
Where Can the Publisher Information be Found?
- 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. and may be found on:
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- a copyright page
- an inside cover of a book
- a colophon
- a logo stamped on a photograph, map, or cover of a book
- accompanying or supplementary information
How Publisher Works in the Metadata Form
- Parts:
- 1. Publisher name -- text field
2. Publisher location -- text field
3. Publisher information -- text field - Repeatable?
- Yes - to include multiple publishers, click 'Add' to repeat all field parts
How Should the Publisher be Filled in?
General Publisher Rules
- If no publishing statement is present on the resource or its documentation, leave the publisher element blank
- When relevant, multiple publishers may be included but a secondary publisher can be listed as a contributor instead (for example, a 'printer')
Publisher Names
| Guidelines | Examples |
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Roberta Wright Rylander A. C. Baldwin & Sons Lewis Publishing Company [Houston] Chamber of Commerce |
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Fort Wolters (Tex.). United States Army Primary Helicopter School. American Chemical Society. Division of Chemical Information. United States. Department of Agriculture. |
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United States. Central Intelligence Agency. |
Publisher Location
| Guidelines | Examples |
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Sewanee, Tennessee Austin, Texas |
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London, England |
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[Washington D. C.] |
Publisher Information
- This field is only for information about the publisher listed in or directly related to the object
- It is not necessary to do research to find information; this field is only used for readily-available notes
| Guidelines | Examples |
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"Raphael Tuck & Sons Co., Ltd." "A Multipro Reprint" "Printed by The Bandera Bulletin for Frontier Times Museum" |
Other Examples
- Children's book: More Fun For Everyone
- Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons
Location: London, England
Information: "London, Paris & New York. Designed at the Studios in England and printed at the Fine Art Works in Bavaria." - Photo-journal: A Camera Trip Through Camp Wolters: a picture book of the camp and its activities
- Publisher: The Ullman Company
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Information: "This book planned and printed in Gravure by the Ullman Company, Brooklyn, N. Y." - Lion's Roar, Yearbook of the North Texas Laboratory School, 1958
- Publisher: North Texas Laboratory School
Location: Denton, Texas
Publisher: Taylor Publishing Co.
Location: Dallas, Texas
Information: "Lithographed by Taylor Publishing Co." - U.S. Geological Survey Map: Locations and Depths of the Artesian Wells of the Black and Grand Prairies of Texas
- Publisher: A. Hoen & Co.
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Information: "Lith. by A Hoen & Co." - French opera score: Nouvelles Poesies Morales sur Les Plus Beaux Airs de la Musique Francoise et Italienne avec la Basse.[...]
- Publisher: N. Lottin & J. H. Butard
Location: Paris, France
Information: "Chez Ph. N. Lottin, & J. H. Butard, Imprimeur - Libraires, rue Saint Jacques, proche de S. Yves, à la Verité" - World War II Poster: This man is your friend: Dutch sailor: he fights for freedom
- Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
Location: Washington D. C. - Inventory of county records, Young County courthouse, Graham, Texas
- Publisher: North Texas State University. Center for Community Services.
Location: Denton, Texas
Publisher: Texas State Library. Archives Division.
Location: Austin, Texas
Information: Printer [and distributor] - Pamphlet: Appeal to the people of Massachusetts, on the Texas question. 2d edition.
- Publisher: C. C. Little and J. Brown
Location: Boston, Massachusetts - Photograph: Portrait of a man last named Crawford
- Publisher: Anthony S. Hill
Location: Longview, Texas
Comments
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- 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.
Resources
- OCLC Worldcat
- Electronic Resources (UNT staff/students can get to OCLC records through "Worldcat via FirstSearch")