Hello all-
Where should one put a publishing place in a *simple* Dublin Core
record? I get the sense that including this information in the
<dc:publisher> element is common practice, especially in DC records
created in a library environment where publishing place and publisher
name are typically recorded together. But is that "best practice" from a
DC perspective? The definition of <dc:publisher> explicitly refers to
the entity itself, and the place where that entity conducts business is
not the entity itself. What are the other options of places for this
data to go? Does best practice differ if both the publisher and
publishing place is known vs. if only the publishing place is known?
One argument might be that publishing place is a property of a publisher
and not of something published by that publishing entity. By that
argument, publishing place doesn't belong in the record for the item at
all but in the record for the publishing house. But I'm not entirely
convinced by this argument. Publishing place is much more a property of
a book than the birth place or date of the author of that book.
Thanks in advance for any ideas,
Jenn
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Jenn Riley
Metadata Librarian
Digital Library Program
Indiana University - Bloomington
Wells Library E170
(812) 856-5759
www.dlib.indiana.edu
Inquiring Librarian blog: www.inquiringlibrarian.blogspot.com
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