Recording production, publication, distribution & manufacture statements and copyright date (RDA 2.7-2.11)

Best practices for music cataloging: If transcribing a distribution statement separately from a publication statement, record it in 264 _2. It is usually not necessary to record a separate date of distribution if date of publication and copyright are already recorded. When in doubt as to whether a person, family or corporate body is functioning as publisher or distributor, transcribe the name as a publisher's name.

LC-PCC PS: (2.10) LC practice: If manufacture data elements are being given in lieu of missing publication and missing distribution elements, give a complete manufacture statement.
Best practices for music cataloging: Follow LC-PCC PS
Record place of manufacture in 264 _3 ‡a or 260 ‡e.

Examples:
2013560372 New York, NY
2011922634 New York, New York
2011564848 N.Y.C.
2012564238 Boston, Massachusetts
2012560046 Bryan, Tx
2011567284 Woodstock, IL
2013560454 Corvallis, OR, USA
2013561038 Asbury Park, NJ, USA
2013560449 Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S.A.
2011568265 Oxford, England

Optional additions: Include the full address as part of the local place name if it is considered to be important for identification or access.
Supply the name of the larger jurisdiction (state, province, etc., and/or country) as part of the local place name if it is considered to be important for identification or access. Indicate that the information was taken from a source outside the resource itself.

Include any preposition appearing with the place name that is required to make sense of the statement.
If the place name as transcribed is known to be fictitious, or requires clarification, make a note giving the actual place name, etc.

Examples:
2011477410 Kassel ; ‡a Basel ; ‡a London ; ‡a New York ; ‡a Praha
2011568072 Mainz ; ‡a London ; ‡a Berlin ; ‡a Madrid ; ‡a New York ; ‡a Paris ; ‡a Prague ; ‡a Tokyo ; ‡a Toronto

If there are two or more producers, publishers, distributors, or manufacturers, and two or more places associated with one or more of them, record the place names associated with each producer, publisher, distributor, or manufacturer in the order indicated by the sequence, layout, or typography of the place names on the source of information.

Note that according to D1.2.1, "when adjacent elements within one area are to be enclosed in square brackets, enclose each in its own set of square brackets."

Examples:
2011568079 [Place of publication not identified]
2012562168 London : ‡b Boosey & Hawkes ; ‡a [Place of distribution not identified]

LC-PCC PS: (2.8.2.6) LC practice/PCC practice: Supply a probable place of publication if possible rather than give "[Place of publication not identified]."
Best practices for music cataloging: Follow LC-PCC PS. Interpret "if possible" to mean "if feasible."

Examples:
2013560266 [New York]
2012560043 [King of Prussia, Pennsylvania]
2010619286 [San Juan, Puerto Rico]
2012564320 [Mallorca, Spain]

If only the local place name is supplied, follow it with a question mark. If the name of the larger jurisdiction is included, and the place of production, publication, distribution, or manufacture is known to be within that jurisdiction, but the locality within that jurisdiction is uncertain, add a question mark following the name of the probable local place. Otherwise, add a question mark following the name of the larger jurisdiction.

Example:
2012564321 [Mallorca, Spain?]

Example:
2012563872 [United States]

Example:
2012564297 [United States?]

If there is more than one parallel place of production, publication, distribution, or manufacture, record the names in the order indicated by the sequence, layout, or typography of the names on the source or sources of information.

If the name as transcribed is known to be fictitious, or requires clarification, make a note giving the actual name, etc. (2.20.7.3).

Best practices for music cataloging: 2.10.4. Manufacturer's name: Record manufacturer's name in 264 _2 ‡b or 260 ‡f.

Examples:
Publisher:
2012439060 L'Harmattan
2011568088 Neil A. Kjos Music Company
2012563886 Dan Coleman/Crowded Air Music (BMI)
2012564342 M. Witmark & Sons
2012562555 Merion Music : ‡b Theodore Presser Company, sole representative
2012562026 Published by Irma Von Lackey
2013560449 Tropp Music Editions, LLC
2012571074 Chez Mme. Lemoine & Cie
2012560036 chez Adolphe Martin Schlesinger
#785504701 Amadeus Verlag : ‡b Bernhard Päuler
The abbreviations appear on the resource:
2012560206 The George M. Krey Co.
2012563237 Associated Music Publishers, Inc.
2013560414 JSGS Publishing
2013560320 G. Schirmer, Inc.
Distributor:
2012562449 Exclusively distributed by Hal Leonard Corporation
2013560322 Administered exclusively by G. Schirmer, Inc.
#827561203 Maryland Heights, MO : ‡b Exclusively distributed by Keiser Classical ; ‡a Milwaukee, WI : ‡b Exclusively distributed by Hal Leonard Corporation.
Manufacturer:
2012563742 Printed by Osiris Publication

Best practices for music cataloging: 2.8.4.4. Publisher's name, statement of function: Generally do not apply the optional addition.

Note that according to D1.2.1, "when adjacent elements within one area are to be enclosed in square brackets, enclose each in its own set of square brackets."

Best practices for music cataloging: If transcribing a separate distributor statement in 264 _2, record "[publisher not identified]" in 264 _2 ‡b or 260 ‡b. If not transcribing a separate distributor statement in 264 _2, and it is believed the distributor is also the publisher, transcribe the distributor name in square brackets in 264 _1 ‡b or 260 ‡b.

If there is more than one parallel producer's, publisher's, distributor's, or manufacturer's name, record the names in the order indicated by the sequence, layout, or typography of the names on the source or sources of information.

Date of manufacture is a core element for a resource in a published form if neither the date of publication, the date of distribution, nor the copyright date is identified.

Example:
2012563758 2011

If the date as it appears in the resource is not of the Gregorian or Julian calendar, add the corresponding date or dates of the Gregorian or Julian calendar. Indicate that the information was taken from a source outside the resource itself as instructed under 2.2.4.
If the date as it appears in the resource is known to be fictitious or incorrect, make a note giving the actual date (2.20.6.3).

Optional addition:
Add the date in numerals (in the script and calendar preferred by the agency preparing the description). Indicate that the information was taken from a source outside the resource itself as instructed under 2.2.4.
Alternative:
In place of the chronogram, record a supplied date in numerals (in the script and calendar preferred by the agency preparing the description). Indicate that the information was taken from a source outside the resource itself as instructed under 2.2.4.
Make a note giving the chronogram if it is considered to be important for identification (2.20.6.3, 2.20.7.3, 2.20.8.3, 2.20.9.3).

If production, publication, distribution, or manufacture of the resource has ceased or is complete and the first and last issues, parts, or iterations are available, record the dates of production of those issues, parts, or iterations, separated by a hyphen.

If production, publication, distribution, or manufacture of the resource has ceased or is complete and the last issue, part, or iteration is available, but not the first, record the production date of the last issue, part, or iteration, preceded by a hyphen.

If the date of production, publication, distribution, or manufacture is the same for all issues, parts, or iterations, record only that date as the single date.

If the first and/or last issue, part, or iteration of production, publication, distribution, or manufacture is not available, supply an approximate date or dates applying the instructions given under 2.7.6.6, 2.8.6.6, 2.9.6.6, or 2.10.6.6.

If the date or dates of publication, distribution, or manufacture cannot be approximated, do not record a date of publication, distribution, or manufacture.

Note that according to D1.2.1, "when adjacent elements within one area are to be enclosed in square brackets, enclose each in its own set of square brackets."

Examples:
2012564266 [1995?]
2013561035 [not after 2004]
2012560221 [not before 1772]
2013560310 [between 1995 and 2012]
2012564398 [January 2004]

If the date or an approximate date of production, publication, distribution, or manufacture for a single-part resource cannot reasonably be determined, record date of production not identified, date of publication not identified, date of distribution not identified, or date of manufacture not identified.

Best practices for music cataloging: 2.8.6.6: Follow LC-PCC PS. Note that copyright date (whether © or ) is a separate element in RDA. It may be used to infer a publication date, but may not "stand in" as one. Give such inferred dates in square brackets. Routinely give copyright date separately, even if it is the same as the stated or inferred publication date. Give both dates in 260/264 ‡c. See 2.11 for guidelines on selecting and recording copyright dates.

Examples:
2012563883 [2002]
2012564374 [1998?]

If the resource is in an unpublished form (e.g., a manuscript, a painting, a sculpture), record nothing in the date of distribution element.

LC-PCC PS: Record a copyright date for a single-part monograph if neither the date of publication nor the date of distribution is identified. It is not required to record copyright dates for multipart monographs, serials, and integrating resources.
Best practices for music cataloging: Follow LC-PCC PS, that is, generally do not record copyright dates for incomplete multivolume monographs.
   For notated music:
      ° Routinely record the latest copyright date, either following a transcribed or inferred publication date in 264 _1 ‡c or 260 ‡c, or in a separate 264 _4 ‡c.
      ° Do not transcribe a copyright renewal date as the copyright date.
      ° Do not transcribe a date of copyright transfer as the copyright date.
   For audio recordings:
      ° Record the latest phonogram copyright date either in a separate 264 _4 ‡c, or following a transcribed or inferred publication date in 260 ‡c.
      ° Code Date type and Dates 1 and 2 in 008/06-14 as appropriate.

Note: According to MARC 21 format for bibliographic data: 008: all materials, 06 - Type of date/Publication status, t - Publication date and copyright date: "Deposit dates (i.e., those preceded by "D.L." (Dépot légal), etc.) may be treated as copyright dates."

Examples:

Problematic copyright dates:

Optional addition: Make a note giving the other copyright dates (2.20.10.3) or record the other dates as copyright dates of related manifestations (27.1).