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Copyright Law US and UK
260 Field punctuation	Publisher location	Publisher name	Dates	Dates unknown
Conference Date	Edition, publication, copyright date	Printing date	Multiple volume date	Projected publication date
Publisher Practices	Distributor information	Joint Publication	Published in association with	Published in cooperation with
		Single statement for multiple publishers (published for in 260 field)	Published for in 500 field

260 (Punctuation)

Please punctuate a 260 field as follows:

Preceding a ‡a , use a semicolon (;)
Preceding a ‡b , use a colon (:)
Preceding a ‡c , use a comma (,)

260 (Location of publisher)

The chief source of information for cataloging is the Title Page. When recording the city of publication for a work, enter the first city listed on the Title Page (‡a). If the first city listed on the Title Page is a foreign city, enter the first U.S. city listed on the Title Page in a second ‡a.

If the Title Page is deemed unreliable as the chief source of information for cataloging (Cities of publication appear in alphabetical order or countries are listed rather than cities), use the place of publication information from the T.p. verso or other places on the item as appropriate. Publisher information should be taken from the T.p. or the T.p. verso. Other information on the book does not override this information.

Enter the United States location for each publisher responsible for a title into the 260 field, subfield a when available. Foreign locations appearing on the item alone should be entered alone. Foreign locations appearing on the item before the U.S. location should precede the U.S. location on the cataloging copy. Foreign locations listed after the U.S. location should be omitted from the cataloging copy.

If a place of publication is not present on the material and can be inferred from other sources, enter the information in the 260 field in brackets and followed by a question mark as follows:

                                    AACR2                                        non-isbd, old cataloging
              [Allentown, Pa. : ‡b [s.n.] ; ‡c 1927?]               [Allentown, Pa., ‡c 1927?]

        This example assumes that the publisher will be unknown. Enter as much information as you can extract from the item or         other sources.

There are some cities that are not in need of qualifying by state or country. Famous cities and national or state capitals may stand alone when describing a publisher. A few common examples of this are given below:

            New York
            London
            Amsterdam
            Dublin
            Paris
            Toronto
            Jacksonville
            Los Angeles
            Athens

If the state or country is identified in the publisher’s name (University of Georgia Press, University of Minnesota Press, etc.), then the city may also stand alone.

AACR2 states that you should add the country, state, or province, etc. if it appears on the material and is considered necessary for identification. A few examples of this are:

            Amsterdam, NY
            Dublin, GA or OH
            Jacksonville, GA
            Athens, GA

260 (Publishing, distributing body)

In identifying a publisher, use the smallest group mentioned. Occasionaly, the publisher shown on the T.p. or T.p. verso is a subsidiary of a larger group shown. This smaller unit should be detailed in the 260 ‡a and ‡b as the publishing body. As long as a relationship as parent company and subsidiary can be determined, it is not necessary to mention the larger group.
Identify a publisher in the 260 field with the shortest form of the name which can be understood and identified internationally. The shortest form of the name should include the full publisher name (first and last names), but does not have to include terms such as “publishers,” “press,” and “books.”

            Examples:
              : Penguin
              (source of information reads Penguin Books)

              : W.H. Allen     not    : Allen
              (Avoids confusion with other publishers called Allen)

              : Da Capo
              (source of information reads: Da Capo Press, Inc.)

Notes on specific publishers

Associated University Press has appeared inconsistently even in DLC cataloging. According to cataloging rules, we should be including both the foreign and U.S. location for them. It should appear as follows:

.... ‡a London ; ‡a Cranbury, NJ : ‡b Associated University Presses,

Oxford University Press (Clarendon Press) has several member presses. These member presses are smaller entities, but are not considered imprints of the larger group. Cataloging copy for titles published by this press should detail any press(es) mentioned on the T.p. in the 260 field. For example:

260 Oxford ‡b Clarendon Press ; ‡a New York : ‡b Oxford University Press, ‡c c2005.

New York University Press frequently includes its street address on the title page. The layout of the information makes it seem that Washington Square is the city and New York is the state. The 260 field should be entered as:

260 New York : $b New York University Press, ‡c [date]

Generally, publisher names can’t be substantially changed on the bibliographic record. One exception is the cataloging of books published by Palgrave that have been attributed to St. Martin’s Press. Palgrave is an imprint of St. Martin’s Press and should be entered into the 260 subfield b if it appears on the T.p. Some bibliographic records recently imported use St. Martin’s rather than Palgrave. In this instance, change the publisher rather than selecting a new record.

The Rand Corporation is a private non-profit publisher divided into smaller research groups. These research groups are not subsidiaries with any publishing responsibility and should not be entered into the 260 field. Enter the name of the research group as a quoted 500 field note. Also enter a 500 note for the "prepared for" statement usually found on the title page. Appropriate 710 fields should be entered for all groups mentioned (RAND health, U.S. Secretary of Defense, etc.) if an established form of the name heading is available. Rand also provides free fulltext access to some of their publications. We will retain or add 530 and 856 fields providing access to these free documents as well as entering a ZNET MFHD for the link.

Certain books published by St. Martin’s Press have only an “M” on the title page. The verso of the T.p. has two separate statements, “First published in Great Britain 1999 by Macmillan Press Ltd…” and “First published in the United States of America 1999 by St. Martin’s Press, Inc. …” LC interprets this as two separate editions. Books received through LC’s CIP program are assumed to be the edition for the United States. The bibliographic record for the U. S. edition contains only the publication details that are applicable to the U. S. edition.

University Press of New England publishes for several member presses. These member presses are smaller entities, but are not considered imprints of the larger group. Cataloging copy for titles published by this press should detail any press(es) mentioned on the T.p. in the 260 field. For example:

260 Durham, N.H. : ‡b University of New Hampshire Press ; ‡a Hanover : ‡b University Press of New England, ‡c c2005.

Wiley Publishers have purchased Sybex. The Sybex logo is listed on the Wiley website as an imprint of Wiley. Please list Sybex alone as the publisher in the 260 field for titles bearing this logo on the T.p. or the T.p. verso. They are the smallest entity of Wiley bearing responsibility for publication.

Wiley Publishers have purchased Wrox. The Wrox logo is listed on the Wiley website as an imprint of Wiley. Please list Wrox alone as the publisher in the 260 field for titles bearing this logo on the T.p. or the T.p. verso. They are the smallest entity of Wiley bearing responsibility for publication.

Distributor information

Do not remove distributor information from the 260 unless it does not appear on the book. Distributor notes for U. S. distributors should be added to the bibliographic record unless the material is over 3 years old. Add the information in the form appearing on the book.

Multiple publishers linked in a single statement

If an item has two or more publishers and the first named and subsequently named entities are linked in a single statement, record the information as a single statement in the 260 field, subfield b. Separate the phrase only if there are multiple places of publication (some locations listed are headquarters of the organization that sponsored the work, but are not places of publication.)

260 _ _ $a London $b Macmillan for the University of New York

Follow the normal guidelines for adding a 710 field to the bibliographic record when these statements appear.

Joint Publications

Information regarding joint publication relationships should be entered onto the bibliographic record for groups or publishers that contributed to the publication of an item, but didn’t have full publisher status. These groups may appear on the Title page or T.p. verso and may be listed in a joint publication statement. The actual publisher will appear on the T.p. and in a "published by" statement on the T.p. verso.

Enter the actual publisher into the 260 field as usual.

Enter the joint publication statement as a quoted note in a 500 field. Cite the note only if it isn't taken from the title page.

Add a 710 field for each group listed as contributing to the publication.

Published "In association with"

Information regarding “in association with” relationships should be entered onto the bibliographic record only for groups or publishers that contributed to the publication of an item, but didn’t have full publisher status. If “Published in the USA by” is on the item, then the group is a secondary publisher and should be listed separately, not “in association with.”

Information regarding additional publishers such as “Published in association with …” that has not been previously included in the bibliographic record should be added to the record in the 260 following the primary publisher:

New York : ‡b St. Martin’s Press in association with King’s College Press, London, ‡c 2000.

If the information is already on the bibliographic record in the 500 field, then accept that style.

Published in cooperation with

Enter the phrase "published in cooperation with" in a 500 field note on bibliographic records.

Published for

Enter "published for" information into a 500 field note on bibliographic records when it appears on an item and the group named did not participate in the actual publication of the item.

260 (Dates)

The date in the fixed field, call number and 260 field is taken from the following sources (listed in order of first priority):
1.    Conference date
2.    Publication date
3.    Copyright date

Always use a conference date in the call number if one is present on the material and if the conference papers or proceedings are the major portion of the work. Always use the publication date in the call number if both a publication and copyright date are present.

Edition statements

New edition statements with a date take precedence over copyright dates in some cases. One title was published with the following information on the T.p. verso:

Johns Hopkins University, c1995

University of Chicago Press edition published 1996

The copyright date above is for a previous edition and should not be entered on the copy in the fixed field or in the 260 field. The title should be catalogued using a single date (1996).

Edition statements are omitted from the 2nd printing of some older publications. Select a bibliographic record that is a match for all critical information (title, author, publisher, date, physical description) to catalog or add the publication.

260 (Dates unknown)

If an item lacks a publication or copyright date, then consult the CIP information and Library of Congress number. This information can be used to apply a date to the fixed field, call number and 260 field. The date should be entered into the 260 field in brackets.

If no date appears in an item, supply an approximate date of publication (from other sources or derived from evidence). Call number dates for these records should be followed by a lowercase z if representing a span greater than a decade.

Fixed Field      Fixed field         260, ‡c             Type of decision
    DtSt            Dates
      q        1971,1972        [1971 or 1972]    one year or the other
      q            1969,              [1969?]               probable date
      q            1906,1912        [between 1906 and 1912] fewer than 20 yrs. apart
      q            1960,                [ca. 1960]             approximate date
      q            1970,1979        [197-]                  decade certain*
      q            1970,1979        [197-?]                  probable decade*
      q            1800,1899        [18--]                  century certain*
      q            1800,1899    [18--?]                  probable century*

*Use date of cataloguing as 2nd date if it is earlier than the close of the decade or century.

260 (Dates, conference)

In the case of conferences and proceedings, we must use the conference date in the call number. The publication date from the 260 is what should appear in the fixed field.

260 (Dates, edition, publication and copyright)

When the edition date differs from the publication or copyright date, the edition date is accepted in the call number.

Example: 1st ed. 2001 and publication date (1st published) 2000

The edition date is listed first and the publication date is listed second in the Fixed field dates and the 260 ‡c.

260 (Dates, printing)

Printing dates are usually not picked up when cataloging, but First Printing is an exception. First printing constitutes first publication, so it must be recorded in the 260 as the date of publication. Also enter the date of copyright if it is different. (taken from LC Rule Interpretations for 1.4F6-- 01/28/2005)

260 (Dates, multiple volumes)

Multiple volume monographic sets may have 3 different arrangements for recording the dates.

If you are cataloging a multiple volume set and the entire set has been published in one year, then only record one date in the fixed field and the 260 field.

If you are cataloging a multiple volume set and you only have volume one in hand, then try to assess whether the item can fall under the first guideline listed here. Sets that will be published over a number of years, but are not yet complete should reflect the open status in the fixed field and the 260 field (1992, 9999 and 1992- ). Do not use “u’s” to indicate unknown dates.

If you are cataloging a multiple volume set that has been published over a range of years and you have the last volume in hand, then record the date of the earliest volume (v.1) and the last volume in the fixed field and the 260 field.

Volumes of multiple volume sets are occasionally published out of sequence. This should be reflected in the dates on the bibliographic record. The date span should be indicated in the chronological order with additional information to indicate the volume that has been published out of the usual order (example follows).

260 ‡a New York : ‡b John Wiley Publishers, ‡c 1978-1979 [v.1, 1979]

263 (Projected publication date)

Retain if present on bibliographic record.

Copyright Law US and UK

How long does UK copyright last?

Copyright in a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work (including a photograph) lasts until 70 years after the death of the author. The duration of copyright in a film is 70 years after the death of the last to survive of the principal director, the authors of the screenplay and dialogue, and the composer of any music specially created for the film. Sound recordings are generally protected for 50 years from the year of publication. Broadcasts are protected for 50 years and published editions are protected for 25 years.

For copyright works created outside the UK or another country of the European Economic Area, the term of protection may be shorter. There may also be differences for works created before 1 January 1996.

How long does United States copyright last?

Works Originally Created on or after January 1, 1978
A work that is created (fixed in tangible form for the first time) on or after January 1, 1978, is automatically protected from the moment of its creation and is ordinarily given a term enduring for the author's life plus an additional 70 years after the author's death. In the case of "a joint work prepared by two or more authors who did not work for hire," the term lasts for 70 years after the last surviving author's death. For works made for hire, and for anonymous and pseudonymous works (unless the author's identity is revealed in Copyright Office records), the duration of copyright will be 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever is shorter.

Works Originally Created before January 1, 1978, But Not Published or Registered by That Date
These works have been automatically brought under the statute and are now given federal copyright protection. The duration of copyright in these works will generally be computed in the same way as for works created on or after January 1, 1978: the life-plus-70 or 95/120-year terms will apply to them as well. The law provides that in no case will the term of copyright for works in this category expire before December 31, 2002, and for works published on or before December 31, 2002, the term of copyright will not expire before December 31, 2047.

Works Originally Created and Published or Registered before January 1, 1978
Under the law in effect before 1978, copyright was secured either on the date a work was published with a copyright notice or on the date of registration if the work was registered in unpublished form. In either case, the copyright endured for a first term of 28 years from the date it was secured. During the last (28th) year of the first term, the copyright was eligible for renewal. The Copyright Act of 1976 extended the renewal term from 28 to 47 years for copyrights that were subsisting on January 1, 1978, or for pre-1978 copyrights restored under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA), making these works eligible for a total term of protection of 75 years. Public Law 105-298, enacted on October 27, 1998, further extended the renewal term of copyrights still subsisting on that date by an additional 20 years, providing for a renewal term of 67 years and a total term of protection of 95 years.