This is not really a problem for us in HealthInsite because we are not
currently concerned with place of publication.
If content relates to a particular place, then we include the place name in
dc:subject and avoid dc:coverage. The background hierarchy coding of our
thesaurus enables the name to be identified as a place (country, state or
capital city). So if we ever decided to use dc:coverage instead, it could
be done automatically.
If place of publication is needed, then I think dc:publisher is the place
for it. The simplest way is to include it as part of the name but it
depends on whether you want to maintain an authority file. I have
considered coding for type of publisher (federal government, state
government, university etc) and possibly place at a very broad level. If I
went ahead with this, I would probably build it into background coding like
our thesaurus hierarchy rather than displaying it in metadata output.
Regards, Prue
Prue Deacon
HealthInsite Editorial Team
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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