9. Supplied Date Examples-1

Source: LC RDA Training Module 1 Sept. 2012

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LCPS 2.8.6.6. important practice in such situations.

Here are some examples of some of the most commonly occurring situations.

1st example: Supply a date of publication that corresponds to the copyright date, in square brackets, if it seems reasonable to assume that date is a likely publication date (If an item lacking a publication date contains only a copyright date).

2nd example: If the copyright date is for the year following the year in which the publication is received, supply a date of publication that corresponds to the year of copyright (if an item lacking a publication date contains only a copyright date).

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1st example. If an item lacking a publication date contains a copyright date and a date of manufacture and the year is the same for both, supply a date of publication that corresponds to that date, in square brackets, if it seems reasonable to assume that date is a likely publication date.

2nd example: If an item lacking a publication date contains a copyright date and a date of manufacture and the years differ, supply a date of publication that corresponds to the copyright date, in square brackets, if it seems reasonable to assume that date is a likely publication date. A manufacture date may also be recorded as part of a manufacture statement if determined useful by the cataloger.