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INVENTORY DATE - Humanities

Field label
INVENTORY DATE
Field mnemonic
ID
Field name
  • Inventory Date
  • Date d'inventaire
Field definition
This field indicates the date of the most recent inventory which included object.
Heading
APPRAISAL FIELDS
Comments
NOTE: This field has NOT been updated as part of the May 2010 Data Dictionary update. Priority for the Data Dictionary update was given to those fields that are required or strongly recommended for Artefacts Canada contribution. The Entry Rules for this field will be updated at a later date.
Entry rules
Enter a numeric date, from most recent to original. Always record the date in YYYYMMDD order (always give all four digits of the year). Dates can be qualified by adding one of the following attributes: circa (C), prior to (P), later than (L), decade ('s), between (-) and uncertain (?). Attributes should be separated from the date with a space, except for decade ('s) and between (-). Dates can also be described as "unknown". A semicolon and a space should separate multiple entries.
Cataloguers rules
If a new inventory number has been assigned, then enter the number in Other Inventory Numbers (OIN) and the date in Other Inventory Date (OID). See also, Appraisal Date (APD).
Data type
alpha-numeric string
Examples
  • 1950
  • 1950 c
  • c 1950
  • 1940's
  • 1935-08-29
  • 19350829
  • 1928-2000
  • unknown
  • 19561101
  • 19561101 AN
  • 19560000 ?
  • 19561101 PO
  • 20000101 C
  • inconnu
Discipline
  • Administration
Field label (French)
DATE D'INVENTAIRE
Field mnemonic (French)
DIN

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