For scores and music sound recordings, the author is the composer. If there are several persons or corporate bodies, use only the first on your form, but make sure that the others appear on the photocopies. Series When a series appears on the item, the preferred source from which to take the series statement is the series title page, a separate page usually appearing before the title page proper. The series title may also appear on the title page, its verso, or on the dust jacket. If the series is being classed together for your location, add this instruction in the Special Instructions section.
Publisher Take the publisher from the title page or chief source of information .
If there appear to be several publishers, add the first one to the form and photocopy the rest. If you are in doubt about who the publisher is, that section of the form may be left blank, but photocopy everything you think might be publisher information. If there are several dates on the item, use the most obvious one, or the most recent one, and photocopy the rest. If a date can be found on the item preceded by the letter P , that is the preferred date to be given on the order form and to be photocopied. Transcribe as, e.g., p1990.