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METADATA ATTRIBUTES
V Content Class 09:
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> Description of the content class...
citation-Publishing agency

V citation_publishing_agency
[for cataloging]
V DESCRIPTION...
* DEFINITION...
If the publishing agency for a media item is known (which could be the vendor who distributes and product on behalf of the copyright owners), then the proper name of that agency is entered.
[NOTE: feeds the SOURCE_CITATION summary field via a functional rule]
* COMMENTS...
V DATA ENTRY...
* DATA TYPE...
char
* DATA LENGTH...
255
* GUIDELINES...
[NOTE: feeds the SOURCE_CITATION summary field via a functional rule]

1. Determine the correct form of the publishing agency name when possible, whether a person or a group/organization.  The Library of Congress Authoritieshttp://authorities.loc.gov
...or locally-specified bibliographic utilities (OCLC, RLIN, ULAN, etc.) should be consulted when possible. Otherwise, harvest the copyright holder information from a dust cover, jacket cover, book copyright page, program credits, catalog, or on-line index.

2. For publishing agency purposes, enter personal names in the non-inverted form:FirstName MiddleName LastName.  This is the complete opposite of the inverted form used to identify the CREATOR/AUTHOR of a media item in the metadata field citation_creator.

3. Enter group or organization names in full, direct form. In the case of a hierarchy, list the parts from the largest to smallest, separated by periods.

4. If a group or organization name 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 creator, use the form of the name as given in the Library of Congress Authorities (United States. Central Intelligence Agency) instead of the full hierarchical name (United States. National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency).

5. If there is doubt as to how to enter a name and the form of name cannot be verified in a controlled vocabulary, enter it as it appears and do not invert. For example:  Sitting Bull.


Do not end the publishing_agency string with a period. When publishing_agency is harvested for the source_citation functional rule, the proper punctuation will be added automatically.

See the examples for variations on reporting the Publishing Agency.


* PICKLIST OF VALUES (Popup Menu)...
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* FUNCTIONAL RULE...
[NOTE: feeds the SOURCE_CITATION summary field via a functional rule]
V EXAMPLES...
* FROM UMAP2...
University of Utah Press
KUED-TV
Sunburst Media
Media Solutions. University of Utah
TV Ontario