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Publication Dates
* Required field, though this field is not used in tab-separated indexing  
1.15.1 Required field, though this field is not used in tab-separated indexing  
   
   
1.15.2 This field is for the beginning and ending publication dates of the series, with a space-dash-space in between.
* This field is for the beginning and ending publication dates of the series, with a space-dash-space in between.
   
   
1.15.3 This field includes the complete date information of the first and last issue of the series, not just the year(s) of publication.
* This field includes the complete date information of the first and last issue of the series, not just the year(s) of publication.
   
   
1.15.4 If there is only one issue of a series, this field will only have one date.
* If there is only one issue of a series, this field will only have one date.
   
   
1.15.5 If the series is currently being published, this field's second element will be "Present"
* If the series is currently being published, this field's second element will be "Present"
   
   
1.15.6 Examples:
* Examples:
            May 1960 - August-September 1967
May 1960 - August-September 1967
            December 1954-January 1955 - June 1959
December 1954-January 1955 - June 1959
            1980
1980
            [March] 1993 - [May] 1993
[March] 1993 - [May] 1993
            January 2007 - Present
January 2007 - Present
            [circa 1960s]
[circa 1960s]
 
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Unapproved definition brought over from re-write (July 14, 2008)

Revision as of 10:19, 14 July 2008

  • Required field, though this field is not used in tab-separated indexing
  • This field is for the beginning and ending publication dates of the series, with a space-dash-space in between.
  • This field includes the complete date information of the first and last issue of the series, not just the year(s) of publication.
  • If there is only one issue of a series, this field will only have one date.
  • If the series is currently being published, this field's second element will be "Present"
  • Examples:
May 1960 - August-September 1967
December 1954-January 1955 - June 1959
1980
[March] 1993 - [May] 1993
January 2007 - Present
[circa 1960s]

(end of definition)


Unapproved definition brought over from re-write (July 14, 2008)