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CURRENT CONDITION DATE - Humanities

Field label
CURRENT CONDITION DATE
Field mnemonic
KPCD
Field name
  • Current Condition Date
  • Date de l'évaluation de l'état actuel
Field definition
This field contains the date on which assessment of the overall condition of the object was assessed.
Heading
CONDITION 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
See also, Current Condition (KPC) and Examiner (KEXN).
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
  • Conservation
Field label (French)
DATE DE L'ÉVALUATION DE L'ÉTAT ACTUEL
Field mnemonic (French)
DEAK

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