Years of Operation: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 22:21, 25 March 2013

Definition: The beginning and end years of when a publisher was publishing, whether or not they were publishing comics the entire time.

Option: Optional

Data Entry:

Two validated field for an integer value: Year Began and Year Ended.
Check the Year Began Uncertain if the Year Began is uncertain or unknown. A question mark will appear next the Year Began when the Publisher Years of Operations is displayed.
Check the Year Ended Uncertain if the Year Ended is uncertain. A question mark will appear next the Year Ended when the Publisher Years of Operations is displayed.

Notes:

Indexers must limit the value for both the Year Began and Year Ended to a valid year between 1800 and the current year (+1).
Indexers must ensure that the Year Began is a year not greater than Year Ended.
Indexers should either enter a value in the Year Began or check the Year Began Uncertain.
Indexers must leave Year Ended blank if publisher is or may still be publishing.

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-* Divided into two fields: Year Began and Year Ended
-* Optional fields
+'''Definition:''' The beginning and end years of when a publisher was publishing, whether or not they were publishing comics the entire time.
-* Beginning and end years of when a publisher was publishing, whether or not they were publishing comics the whole time
+'''Option:''' Optional
-* Leave Year Ended field blank if publisher is or may still be publishing
+'''Data Entry:'''
+* Two validated field for an integer value: ''Year Began'' and ''Year Ended''.
+* Check the ''Year Began Uncertain'' if the ''Year Began'' is uncertain or unknown.  A question mark will appear next the ''Year Began'' when the Publisher Years of Operations is displayed.
+* Check the ''Year Ended Uncertain'' if the ''Year Ended'' is uncertain.  A question mark will appear next the ''Year Ended'' when the Publisher Years of Operations is displayed.
-(end of definition)
+'''Notes:'''
+* Indexers must limit the value for both the ''Year Began'' and ''Year Ended'' to a valid year between 1800 and the current year (+1).
+* Indexers must ensure that the ''Year Began'' is a year not greater than ''Year Ended''.
+* Indexers should either enter a value in the ''Year Began'' or check the ''Year Began Uncertain''.
+* Indexers must leave ''Year Ended'' blank if publisher is or may still be publishing.
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