utgivningsort
Utgivningsort is a bibliographic term used to indicate the city or locality where a publication was issued. It is a standard element in library catalogs and metadata and helps identify editions and publishing histories. In Swedish bibliographic practice, utgivningsort is closely linked to the publisher (utgivare) and the date of publication. Some older catalogs use the term förlagsort; in modern Swedish catalogs utgivningsort is preferred, although both may appear in records for older editions or retro-converted data.
In standard library schemas, utgivningsort is encoded in fields that carry publication information, most commonly in
Limitations and variations occur: for many digital resources or non-traditional formats, the imprint may be missing
In practice, utgivningsort helps users distinguish editions, locate copies in libraries, and understand the publication history