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Place Of Publication, Production, Distribution Statement Encoding Scheme

Element Reference​

Definition
Syntax Encoding Scheme for the place of publication, production, distribution statement.
Scope note
Domain
Range
URI
https://www.iflastandards.info/ISBDM/elements/CC2018
Type
owl:Class
Status
Published

Definition​

This refers to element 4.1 within the Publication, Production, Distribution, Etc. Area (Area 4). It specifies the name of the place associated with the publisher, producer, or distributor, or the place from which the resource was issued or distributed.

Required Elements​

  • Place name (Mandatory): The name of the city or town (e.g., "London," "Baltimore"). If unknown or uncertain, it can be supplied in square brackets, possibly with a question mark.
  • Larger place (Optional): The name of a country, state, etc., added for identification (e.g., "Washington, D.C.", "Cambridge, Mass."). This is preceded by a comma if from the source, or in square brackets if supplied.
  • Full address (Optional): The full address of the publisher, producer, or distributor, if necessary for identification. Enclosed in parentheses if from source, or square brackets if supplied.
  • Alternative/corrected version (Optional): If the given place name is incorrect, a correction can be supplied (e.g., "Paris [i.e. Leiden]", "Christiania [Oslo]").

Punctuation Rules​

  • A second or subsequent place is preceded by ; (unless a linking word or phrase is given).
  • Supplied information (e.g., unknown place, additions for identification) is enclosed in square brackets [ ].
  • The abbreviation s.l. (sine loco) is supplied in square brackets if no place can be determined.

Relationship to ISBD Standards​

This is element 4.1 within Area 4. It is a mandatory element in the bibliographic description.

Relationship to Other SES​

  • It is a component of the "Publication, Production, Distribution, Etc Area Encoding Scheme."
  • It is inherently linked to the "Name Of Publisher, Producer, Distributor Statement Encoding Scheme" (element 4.2), as the place is associated with that name.
  • Changes in the place of publication for continuing resources or multipart monographic resources are noted in the Note Area (Area 7).

Examples​

  • . — London
  • . — Washington, D.C.
  • . — Santiago [Chile]
  • . — [S.l.]
  • . — Paris (66, avenue de Versailles, 75016)

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