008/11 - 14 All materials |
Date 2 / Ending date of publication (Variable Control Field - Fixed-Length Data Element) |
Character position definition and scope:
The Date 2 character positions contain a date specified by the code in 008/06 (Type of date/Publication status). The determination of dates for 008/11-14 is made concurrently with the choice of code for 008/06. See 008/06 code definitions for examples. Also see 008/06 for the legal characters to enter in Date 2. Four fill characters ( |||| ) are used when no attempt has been made to code these character positions.
Record requirements for position 008/11-14 for all types of material: for National-level records - Mandatory; for Minimal-level records - Optional.
Validity by material type: Valid for all types.
Guidelines for applying content designators:
Valid character: |
Description: |
0 - 9 |
four digits |
u |
Unknown |
# |
Not applicable |
The table below gives a summary of the date entered in 008/11-14 based on the Type of date code entered in 008/06. For a detailed description of the 008/06-14 entries and for examples on entering the 008/11-14 character positions, click on the specific code description in the 008/06 Type of Date and Code column.
008/06 |
008/11-14 |
No date; B.C. date: |
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Contain # (blanks); use ####. |
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| No attempt to code |
Contain | (fill characters); use ||||. |
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Single date: |
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Contain the month and day formatted mmdd. |
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Contain # (blanks); use ####. |
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Multiple dates: |
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Contain the ending inclusive date applicable to a collection. |
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Contain the ending year in the range of years covered by most of the material in the collection. |
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Contain the terminal (or ending) date of the range of years of publication. |
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p Date of distribution/release/issue and production/recording session when different |
Contain the date of production/recording session. |
Contain the date of the original, if known. If multiple dates are available for the original publication, 008/11-14 contain the earlier date. |
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Contain the copyright date. Deposit dates are treated as copyright dates. |
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Unknown dates: |
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Unknown; use uuuu. |
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Exact date is not known but a range of years for the date can be specified. Contain the latest possible date. |
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Continuing resource publication status: |
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Contain the characters 9999. |
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Contain the date the item ceased to be published. |
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Contain the characters uuuu since no ending date is known. |
Prior to 1995, zeros or blanks were used for unknown portions of Date 1 and Date 2 for some forms of material.
Related MARC fields or documents:
008/06 All materials: Type of date/Publication status
008/07-10 All materials: Date 1/Beginning date of publication
260 Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)
362 Dates of Publication and/or Sequential Designation
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