IV.10. 264 : Publication Statement

In general, follow the guidelines provided in DCRM(B), Area 4; DCRMR, Chapter 5; or RDA 2.7-2.11.

DCRM(B) 4A5 states: "If any of the original details relating to the publication, distribution, etc., area are covered by a label or other means showing later information, transcribe the later information. If the original details are visible or otherwise available, transcribe or give them in a note." If the label does not cover the imprint, transcribe the original imprint in the 264, and trace the information from the label as a former owner and transcribe the label in a 562 holdings note.
DCRMR: See 5.2.31.1 for publication statement and 5.25.31.1 for distribution statement

If enhancing a record, change 260 to 264 with appropriate second indicator to reflect the correct function of entity.
If the copyright date and the imprint date are the same, add a $$c for the copyright date in 264_4; be sure to code date as "t" in 008 and fill in both date fields.
Justify all bracketed or supplied publication dates with an explanatory 500 note.

Example:

- 264_1 $$a London : $$b Leonard Smithers, $$c MDCCCXCVIII [1898]
- 264_4 $$c ©1898
- 500__ $$a "Copyright January 1898"--Verso of leaf [1] (1st count).

If the copyright date and the imprint date are the same, make an additional 264 for the copyright date; be sure to include "t" date in 008 even when they match. (Per MLA Best Practices; note that while the Best Practices document makes this recommendation for scores only, Ward catalogers will apply it to all music materials: scores, librettos, &c.)
Justify all supplied publication dates: if the date of publication is inferred, resulting in a bracketed date in the 264_1 $c, make an explanatory 500 note.
- For example:
- 264_1 $$a Milano : $$b Sonzogi, $$c [1902]
- 500 __ $$a Date of publication inferred from date of first performance.
If the date of publication of a score is inferred from a copyright date of 1945 or earlier, add a question mark to the end of the 264_1 $$c. There is no need for an explanatory 500 note in this case.

For example:

Due to fact that RDA 2.11.1.3 ("If the resource has multiple copyright dates that apply to a single aspect (e.g., text, sound, or graphics), record only the latest copyright date") has superseded AACR2 LCRI 1.4F6 (whose instructions were to “Ignore copyright renewal dates for works first copyrighted before 1978") always include a 500 note with all of the copyright dates recorded—so that records which should match but which will now be recorded with different copyright dates, can be correctly linked after the fact.

For example: