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Publishers or Distributors
It can be difficult to distinguish publishers from distributors when there is no notation. If the "publisher" name seems to differ from the yarn brands used or shown, it might actually be the distributor. Distributors generally stock, market, and sell products for overseas companies--and to further complicate things, they may add their own labeling.
This issue can be impossible to solve definitely. Check OCLC in case the item has been previously cataloged and compare the details, keeping in mind a US distributor will likely be different from one located in Canada or elsewhere. For example, Noro (made in Japan) is distributed by Knitting Fever in the US and by Diamond Yarn in Canada. Try a quick Google or Ravelry search, if time permits.
Yarn companies often publish patterns designed to use their own yarn lines. If the pamphlet does not list any publication information, put the yarn company name in square brackets and include it in 260 $b, perhaps like this:
260 __ $a [S.l. : $b Noro]
Personal names or Corporate names
Common places to check for pattern designer information:
- cover (front or back)
- title page or verso
- table of contents
- at the head (or end) of a pattern
As mentioned above, yarn companies often publish pattern collections that center around their yarn lines. Some give credit to their designers, but many do not.
- If there is no designer name listed in any of the common sources listed above, then use the yarn company name as a corporate name main entry in 110.
- If an editor is listed, but there are many individual designers named in the collection, it might be better to place the editor's name under a 700 added entry for personal names. Another way to look at this would be: how much of a contribution did the editor make to the pattern collection as a whole?
- If a designer is listed as the author or has credit for most of the included patterns, that information can be included in a 100 main entry.
Monographs or Series
It is better to include the name with the series subtitle (below) rather than in the title entry. If no designer is listed (or many designers are credited), use the authority listing for the company as corporate main entry (110 field). However, if researching or trying to identify this booklet on Ravelry, they use 'Brand name, booklet number, and booklet title' formatting as their main entry.