[DCRM-L] almanac dating and fixed fields

[JOHN LANCASTER]

The 046 field is there for this purpose (among others).  The correct date goes in the Date1 slot, and the 046 has $a x $c [wrong date].

$c - Date 1, C.E. date
Common Era (C.E.) Date 1 (type of date normally recorded in 008/07-10). In the case of an incorrect date 1, the incorrect date is recorded in field 046 while the corrected date is recorded in 008/07-10.

046	##$ax$c1703
	[Incorrect C.E. Date 1; corrected Date 1 “1730" recorded in 008/07-10]

Of course, local usefulness depends on local indexing,

John Lancaster


On Jul 10, 2015, at 10:13 AM, Nipps, Karen <nipps at fas.harvard.edu> wrote:

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> Hi, All – I know this subject has come up before, so I apologize for the resurrection should my question be redundant ….
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> It is quite common in almanac printing that the date of printing precedes the year for which a given almanac was issued by one year. So, for instance, if the imprint date of an almanac is 1760, this might be expressed in the MARC record’s imprint field as “… 1760 [i.e. 1759?]”. My question is, what do people do about the fixed fields to represent both dates? My cloudy memory recalls that the community was considering putting in a request to the powers-that-be for a new publication status (008/06) – did this ever get any traction? Thanks. - Karen    
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> Karen Nipps
> Head, Rare Book Team
> Houghton Library
> Harvard University
> Cambridge, MA 02138
> Phone: 617-496-9190
> FAX: 617-495-1376
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