Scope: Tips, helpful hints, etc., for using and editing the ISNI database
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(Publisher) as a qualifier
Many records for organizations in ISNI show "(Publisher)" after the name.
This should not be treated like a type of corporate body qualifier in cataloging nor as an indication of a subordinate body. Most of these come from the Bowker publishers database (Source: BOWP) which seems to have included this information routinely. The term can be taken as an indication of a role. A new record should not be created for the same organization, and if separate records are found for the same name with and without the qualifier, it is highly likely they should be merged. The date information can be taken with a large grain of salt.
