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ORIGINAL EDITION DATE - Humanities

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Field label

ORIGINAL EDITION DATE

Field mnemonic

EDD

Field name

Original Edition Date
Date de l'édition originale

Field definition

This field contains the date of the original first edition of any object collected in subsequent editions.

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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. 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".

Cataloguers rules