publication
Let an agent explain what a publication is and its kinds, relay bibliographic identification and cataloguing conventions, describe legal frameworks such as copyright and legal deposit, and distinguish publications from unpublished documents and from publishing as an industry.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain what a publication is and its kinds, relay bibliographic identification and cataloguing conventions, describe legal frameworks such as copyright and legal deposit, and distinguish publications from unpublished documents and from publishing as an industry.
A work made available to the public, in print or digital form, such as a book, periodical, report, map, recording or website, and the act of releasing it; publications are identified by titles, publishers, dates and identifiers such as ISBN and ISSN, are recorded in bibliographies and library catalogues, and are subject to copyright, legal deposit and, for some kinds, press regulation.
What it is for: Making works available to the public.
It can be explain the concept and kinds; relay identification and cataloguing; relay legal frameworks; distinguish from unpublished works.
Distinguishing features
Public availability
Bibliographic identity
Copyright and deposit
Print and digital forms
What it looks like
A printed or digital work with title, publisher and date.
How it is recognised
Work released to the public
Books, periodicals, reports, maps, recordings, websites
Manuscripts and internal documents are unpublished; publishing is the industry
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms, as an act
is identified by - or ISSN and other identifiers
In practice
Families and kinds
books and monographs
periodicals and serials
reports and grey literature
maps and music publications
digital and online publications
official and government publications
Identifiers
ISBN books
ISSN serials
DOI digital objects
Standards and regulation
Copyright law
Legal deposit laws
Cataloguing standards such as RDA and ISBD
Press and media regulation for some kinds
Failure modes and hazards
Unclear publication status of digital works
Citation errors
Confusing publication with publishing or with document
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.publication-act
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Concept What a publication is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and kinds.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a publication, and what kinds exist? definition
- Is the item published, unpublished or the act of publishing? boundary
Status
Publication status.
Status
Status.
- What makes a work published, especially in digital contexts? definition
- Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Identify Identification and cataloguing.
Practice.
Identifiers
Identifiers.
Identifiers
Identifiers.
- How are publications identified by ISBN, ISSN, DOI and cataloguing records? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific identifier? action
Citation
Citation.
Citation
Citation.
- How are publications cited in major styles? action
- Which references are standard? provenance
Law Legal frameworks.
Regulation.
Copyright
Copyright and deposit.
Copyright
Copyright.
- How do copyright and legal deposit apply to publications? provenance
- Is the user asking about a specific rights question, which needs legal advice? boundary
Regulation
Press and media regulation.
Regulation
Regulation.
- What regulation applies to periodicals and online publications? provenance
- Which entry fits media regulation? action
Context History and industry.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did publication develop from manuscripts through printing to digital release? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of publishing? action
Industry
Publishing industry.
Industry
Industry.
- How is the publishing industry organised, with sources? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each kind of publication be a separate entry?
- How should identifier and cataloguing standards be linked?
- How should the act sense and the work sense be distinguished?