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3.7: Publication Dates
* We record the years from the publication dates (not on-sale dates) of the first and last issue of a series
                  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.
* Series Year Began (Years of Publication, first field).
 
* Required field
 
* Format: 4 digit year of the first issue of the series.
   
   
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.
* Unknown Series Began date: If the date of the first issue is unknown, enter a best guess.  This field will not accept anything but a four-digit number.  This field will be allowed to be left empty if the 'Year Began Uncertain' checkbox is checked.
   
   
1.15.4 If there is only one issue of a series, this field will only have one date.
* Series Year Ended (Years of Publication, second field)
 
* Required field, if series has ended
 
* Format: 4 digit year of the last issue of the series.
         
* Unknown Series Ended date: If the date of the last issue is unknown, enter a best guess. This field will not accept anything but a four-digit number. This field will be allowed to be left empty if the 'Year Ended Uncertain' checkbox is checked.  
   
   
1.15.5 If the series is currently being published, this field's second element will be "Present"
* If this series is currently being published mark 'Is current'.
 
1.15.6 Examples:
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            May 1960 - August-September 1967
 
            December 1954-January 1955 - June 1959
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            1980
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            [March] 1993 - [May] 1993
 
            January 2007 - Present
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            [circa 1960s]

Latest revision as of 11:35, 31 May 2014

  • We record the years from the publication dates (not on-sale dates) of the first and last issue of a series
  • Series Year Began (Years of Publication, first field).
  • Required field
  • Format: 4 digit year of the first issue of the series.
  • Unknown Series Began date: If the date of the first issue is unknown, enter a best guess. This field will not accept anything but a four-digit number. This field will be allowed to be left empty if the 'Year Began Uncertain' checkbox is checked.
  • Series Year Ended (Years of Publication, second field)
  • Required field, if series has ended
  • Format: 4 digit year of the last issue of the series.
  • Unknown Series Ended date: If the date of the last issue is unknown, enter a best guess. This field will not accept anything but a four-digit number. This field will be allowed to be left empty if the 'Year Ended Uncertain' checkbox is checked.
  • If this series is currently being published mark 'Is current'.

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