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ALL: 008/07–14 |
Input standards |
BKS, VIS, MIX, MAP, SCO, REC, COM: Mandatory. Eight-character code. Default:  , 
CNR: Mandatory. Default: , 9999 |
Definition |
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Dates represents two MARC fields: Date 1 and Date 2. Each date has four digits, separated by a comma. |
Guidelines |
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Choose the code for DtSt concurrently with choosing dates in Date 1 and Date 2. For most records you derive date information from field 260 subfield ‡c, field 264 subfield ‡c, field 362 (Dates of Publication and/or Sequential Designation) and notes (5xx). See DtSt for more information. |
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Use Date 1 for the beginning date of publication (chronological designation) and Date 2 for the ending date. See DtSt for more information. Reprints and reproductions. Enter the dates of the original in Dates. Code DtSt for the original. Enter date information for the reprint or reproduction in field 533 and field 539 subfields ‡a, ‡b and ‡c. Date of serial covers more than one year. Enter the latest named year.
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1967, 9999 |
| 362 |
0 |
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1966/67- |
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1924, 1956 |
| 362 |
0 |
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1923/24-1955/56 |
Base date on period covered. Enter data based on the period covered.
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1979, 9999 |
| [Biennial report for 1978/79 (1980-).] |
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1985, 9999 |
| [Projections for 1985 (1975-).] |
Serial date has more than one date in the Christian era. Enter the first named Christian era year.
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1971, 9999 |
| 362 |
0 |
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1350 [1971 or 1972]- |
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Codes |
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| u |
Use u for missing digits . Use the following guidelines. |
- Use u in Dates when the exact digit of a date is missing.
- Use u for digits missing in probable dates.
- Enter the date to the closest decade or century. Substitute a lowercase u for each missing digit.
- Use u for "No dates [n.d.]" for pre-AACR2 cataloging.
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m |
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uuuu,1980 |
| [-1980 Exact digits missing.] |
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u |
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19uu,uuuu |
| [Sometime after 1899.] |
| DtSt: |
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q |
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18uu,19uu |
| 260 |
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Amsterdam : ‡b Elsevier, ‡c [19th century and early 20th century] |
| [Decade is missing for both earliest and latest date.] |
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u |
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1uuu,uuuu |
| [If a date is completely missing, you may infer the millennium.] |
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r |
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1966,uuuu |
| 260 |
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New York : ‡b Macmillan, ‡c 1966 |
| 500 |
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Reprinted from Green Howard's Gazette. |
| [Original date of publication is missing.] |
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r |
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uuuu,1963 |
| 260 |
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New York ‡c [n.d.] |
| 500 |
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Previously published in 1963. |
| [Pre-AACR2 cataloging.] |
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m |
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1943,197u |
| 260 |
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New York : ‡b Dover ‡c 1943- [197-?] |
| [Probable date has missing digit (197-?).] |
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e |
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1976, 11uu |
| 260 |
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U.S. : ‡b Triangle Film Corp. ‡c Nov. 1976. |
| [Televised material giving the date of original broadcast. Day of month is not given, but you can infer that the broadcast occurred on a specific day.] |
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r |
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1983,1857 |
| 260 |
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Boston : ‡b [s.n., ‡c 1983?]. |
| 500 |
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Original version: Pittsburg, Pa. : W'm Schuchman & Bro. Lith, [1857] |
| [Probable date has no missing digits. Do not use u.] |
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s |
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1966, |
| 260 |
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Boston : ‡b Target Press, ‡c 1966? |
| [Single probable date. Do not use u.] |
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Blanks. Use blanks when the Dates are not applicable. For example in B.C. dates, single date in Date 1 or if no day is given for technical report (see examples below). |
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9999. Use 9999 in Dates 2 for current serials and for incomplete multipart nonserials. |
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c |
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1984,9999 |
| 260 |
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New York : ‡b Xerox Films, ‡c 1984- |
| 362 |
0 |
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1984- |
| [Current serial] |
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k |
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1929,9999 |
| [Incomplete multipart nonserial.] |
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