National Library of New Zealand Policy Statements for: place of publication
Prerecording
Prerecording
Early printed resources; Special printed resources: Consider a place of manufacture or distribution to represent a place of publication.
Websites: Record for the place of publication of the original website only. Record the place associated with the creation of an archived copy of a website as Manifestation: place of production.
Option
Do not apply.
Recording
Recording
Record as: unstructured description; structured description.
See NLNZ guidance.
Condition Option
Apply.
Condition Option
Apply only for manifestations that meet all the following conditions:
- it is in scope for NZNB, AND
- the first named place is not New Zealand, AND
- we have been provided with information that makes it clear that the publishing actually took place in New Zealand.
Also record an explanation of the actual place of publication as a value of Manifestation: note on manifestation.
Early printed resources; Special printed resources: Apply.
Condition Option
Apply.
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Condition Option
Apply only when the placename is in English and Māori.
Early printed resources: Apply.
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Recording an unstructured description
Recording an unstructured description
To select the preferred source of information, follow this order of preference:
Option
Apply.
Only when instructed to by NLNZ guidance: Guidelines on basic transcription.
Option
Apply.
Do not apply for: Early printed resources.
Option
Apply only for: Early printed resources: Apply with DCRMR.
Option
Apply only if needed grammatically in order to record the place name.
Early printed resources; Special printed resources: Apply.
Local and larger place names
Condition Option
Apply.
Condition Option
Apply.
Condition Option
Apply.
Condition Option
Apply only for: Early printed resources: Apply with DCRMR.
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Fictitious or false place names
Condition
NLNZ considers typographical errors to be false values.
Condition Option
Apply.
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Condition Option
Apply.
Early printed resources:Apply with DCRMR. Also record a real value as a value of Manifestation: note on manifestation if instructed by DCRMR.
All other resources: Do not apply. Instead record a real value as a value of Manifestation: note on manifestation.
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Place names not found
Condition Option
Apply.
Record a value for a larger place only where it appears in conjunction with the local place name on the source of information, or where a local place name cannot be determined.
Apply option at Guidance: Data provenance. Recording a source of metadata that is not a manifestation that is being described. Option.
Condition Option
Do not apply.
Condition Option
Apply.
Record a value for a larger place only where it appears in conjunction with the local place name on the source of information, or where a probable local place name cannot be determined.
Apply option at Guidance: Data provenance. Recording a source of metadata that is not a manifestation that is being described. Option.
Condition 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.
Recording a structured description
Recording a structured description
Early printed resources; Special printed resources: Record as a value of Place: authorized access point for place. See NLNZ guidance.
Recording an identifier
Recording an IRI
Document Date: 2025/10/29
Document: https://stage.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-e6265363-f513-333e-ab8e-6f6368228f78