National Library of New Zealand Policy Statements for: place of distribution

Record this element for: Moving images; Music sound recordings; Non-music sound recordings; Scores.

Record for Music sound recordings and Scores only when needed to show a New Zealand connection.

Early printed resources; Special printed resources: Consider a place of distribution to represent a place of publication.

Do not apply.

Record as: unstructured description.

Apply.

Apply.

Only record for manifestations that meet all the following conditions:

• the first named place is not New Zealand, AND
• we have been provided with information that makes it clear that the distribution actually took place in New Zealand.

Apply.

Do not apply.

Apply only when the placename is in English and Māori.

Do not apply.

To select the preferred source of information, follow this order of preference:

1. See Data provenance: Recording a source of metadata that is a manifestation being described 'Use the following options to select a source of information'.

2. See Data provenance: Recording a source of metadata. A manifestation that is being described does not provide a source of information for an element.

Apply.

Only when instructed to by NLNZ guidance: Guidelines on basic transcription.

Apply.

Do not apply.

Apply only if needed grammatically in order to record the place name.

Early printed resources; Special printed resources: apply.

Apply.

Apply.

Apply.

Do not apply.

Do not apply.

Apply.

Do not apply.

Do not apply.

Apply.

Do not apply.

Apply.

Apply option at Guidance: Data provenance. Recording a source of metadata that is not a manifestation that is being described. Option.

Do not apply.

Apply.

Apply option at Guidance: Data provenance. Recording a source of metadata that is not a manifestation that is being described. Option.

Apply.

As last resort. Apply option at Guidance: Data provenance. Recording a source of metadata that is not a manifestation that is being described. Option.