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10 Sep 02 - 05:31 PM (#780772) Subject: Books: a name for the 'publisher' page? From: GUEST,Ed Obscure question, I know. Is there any recognised term for the page, very early in a book, that contains all the copyright, publishing, ISBN etc. information? I'm sure that you know the page I mean. Thanks for any help. Ed |
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10 Sep 02 - 05:37 PM (#780777) Subject: RE: BS: Books: a name for the 'publisher' page? From: Burke I know, but publishers like to get cute, so it's not a standard as you may think. Usually it's on the verso of the Title Page. If it's in the back of the book, it's the colophon. As a cataloger I get my publication, distribution, etc. information from "Title page, other preliminaries, colophon" |
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10 Sep 02 - 05:40 PM (#780780) Subject: RE: BS: Books: a name for the 'publisher' page? From: Amos Standard definition of it is the verso of the title page. See this site of Library Definitions. title page Page in the front of a book which gives the complete title, the name of the author(s) or editor(s), name of translator, publisher, and place of publication. Publication date and ISBN are usually printed on the back (verso) of the title page. Regards, A |
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10 Sep 02 - 05:49 PM (#780790) Subject: RE: BS: Books: a name for the 'publisher' page? From: GUEST,Ed Well, thank you both! I sometimes curse mudcat for the amount of drivel there is, but ask a decent question and you get a decent answer really quickly! Thanks again Ed |
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10 Sep 02 - 05:52 PM (#780794) Subject: RE: BS: Books: a name for the 'publisher' page? From: greg stephens early days yet, Ed, there'll be a troll along in a minute. |
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10 Sep 02 - 06:10 PM (#780811) Subject: RE: BS: Books: a name for the 'publisher' page? From: Bee-dubya-ell I spent 25+ years in the college textbook biz and always called it the "legal page". However, I'm sure the term is strictly jargon and not approved for legal use. If you need a legally accepted term, see Amos' post. Bruce |
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10 Sep 02 - 06:12 PM (#780813) Subject: RE: BS: Books: a name for the 'publisher' page? From: GUEST,Ed No legal issues concerned, simply curiosity Ed |
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10 Sep 02 - 06:26 PM (#780820) Subject: RE: BS: Books: a name for the 'publisher' page? From: Burke Actually here's the real official definition from the Anglo-American Cataloging rules jointly published by the British, Canadian, Australian & American Library Associations, the Libray of Congress and the British Library: "Title page. A page at the beginning of an item bearing the title proper and usually, though not necessarily, the statement of responsibility and the data relating to publication. The leaf bearing the title page is commonly called the 'title page' although properly called the 'title leaf.'" Bruce, 'legal page' may be jargon, but librarians have the jargon too. In newspapers the information in the the 'masthead.' I don't know why a generally usable term for all that stuff in books has never really caught on. |
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11 Sep 02 - 04:01 AM (#781073) Subject: RE: BS: Books: a name for the 'publisher' page? From: Hrothgar In magazines, this is called the "colophon" and usually includes information about advertising, distribution, subscriptions, etc. It tends to come either one page after the contents page or at the back of the magazine, but it can crop up anywhere. Definitions of "colophon" from The Macquarie Dictionary: 1. An inscription at the close of a book, used esp. in the 15th and 16th centuries, giving the title, author, and other publication facts. 2. a publisher's distinctive emblem. Item 1 seems to answer the question except for the positioning in the book. Item 2 would probably be referred to as a "logo" these days. Logo is actually an abbreviation, I think, of logogram or something like that. |