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SERIES/VOLUME DATE - Humanities

Field label
SERIES/VOLUME DATE
Field mnemonic
SVD
Field name
  • Series/Volume Date
  • Date de publication de la série ou du volume
Field definition
This field contains the date of the publication of the book, portfolio or series that incorporates the object.
Heading
PUBLICATION 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, other Series/Volume fields with mnemonics prefixed by 'SV'.
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
  • History
  • Art
Source
  • National Gallery of Canada
  • User's Conference 1984
Field label (French)
DATE DE LA SERIE OU DU VOLUME
Field mnemonic (French)
DSV

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