Transcription of Dates in the 260 Field
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| Separate records for each printing | Separate records for each year | Single record for all printings | |||||||||||||||||||
| All pre-1801 publications | All post 1800 publications, except as noted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Authors of publishers for which multiple printings are collected | 19th, 20th, 21st century belles-lettres (with exceptions | Translations of 19th, 20th, 21st century authors | |||||||||||||||||||
| YCAL, except for author for which all printings are collected | Books collected only for provenance (e.g., works from an author's library) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WA Ephemera, promotional literature, travel literature, etc. | WA trade publications, county histories | Reference and Stack Reference | |||||||||||||||||||
| Children's literature | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Certain name collections: Shirley Tanselle |
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| Printing date reflected in 260 (may also reflect month of printing, see documentation for specific collections) | Printing date reflected in 260 (month of printing not reflected) | Printing date not reflected in 260 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 500 for printing information | 590 for printing informatiion | 590 for printing information | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1970 Third printing, June 1970 |
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Third printing is added to the record for the first printing since they are both from 1970. |
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| 1970 Second printing, June 1971 |
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New record is created for 1971 --not added to the record for 1970. |
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| 1927 First printing, October, 1927 ... Fifth printing, June 1931 |
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Fifth printing is added to record of fourth printing since they are both from 1931. |
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| Situation | Publication Date | Copyright Date | Printing Date | Transcription |
| Publication date matches copyright date | 1990 | c1990 | ____ | 1990
(transcribe publication date only) |
| Publication date matches printing date | 1990 | ____ | 1990 printing | 1990
(transcribe publication date only) |
| Publication date later than copyright date | 1990 | c1989 | ____ | if book or serial:
1990
(transcribe publication
date only; cf. LCRI 1.4F5) if other format: 1990, c1989 (transcribe both dates; cf. LCRI 1.4F5) |
| Publication date later than printing date | 1990 | ____ | 1989 printing |
1990 (transcribe publication date only; a local decision, as instructions in the LCRIs are not entirely clear) |
| Publication date earlier than copyright date | 1990 | c1991 | ____ | if book or serial:
1990
(transcribe publication
date only; cf. LCRI 1.4F5) if other format: 1990, c1991 (transcribe both dates; cf. LCRI 1.4F5) |
| Publication date earlier than printing date | 1990 | ____ | 1991 printing | if first printing:
1990 [i.e. 1991]
(transcribe corrected publication
date; cf. LCRI 1.4F2) Separate records if later printing: 1990 (1991 printing) (transcribe both dates,
a local decision; ___________________________________ One record if later printing: 1990 (transcribe only publication date; BRBL follows LC practice to revise once first printing is received; cf. LCRI 1.4G4 "LC practice") |
| Situation | Publication Date | Copyright Date | Printing Date | Transcription |
| Copyright date only | ____ | c1990 | ____ | c1990
(transcribe copyright date; ignore copyright renewal dates for works first copyrighted before 1978; if the copyright dates vary, give the latest date for works copyrighted after 1977; cf. LCRI 1.4F6) |
| Printing date only | ____ | ____ | 1990 printing | if
first printing: [1990]
(transcribe date of printing
in brackets as the implied publication date; cf. LCRI 1.4F6) Separate records if later printing: 1990 printing (transcribe printing date,
a local decision; One record if later printing: transcribe date of 1st printing (transcribe date of 1st printing; BRBL follows |
| Copyright date matches printing date | ____ | c1990 | 1990 printing | c1990
(transcribe copyright date only; cf. LCRI 1.4F6) |
| Copyright date later than printing date | ____ | c1990 | 1989 printing | c1990
(transcribe copyright date only; a local decision, as instructions in the LCRIs are not entirely clear) |
| Copyright date earlier than printing date | ____ | c1980 | 1991 printing | if
first printing: [1991]
(transcribe date of printing
in brackets as the implied publication date; a local decision,
as instructions in the LCRIs are not entirely clear) Separate records if later printing: c1980 (1991 printing) (transcribe both dates for
all printings, a local decision;
One record if later printing: c1980 (transcribe only the copyright date; BRBL follows the LC practices to revise once first printing is received; cf. LCRI 1.4F6 & LCRI 1.4G4 "LC practice") |
| Copyright date or printing date differs significantly from approximate date of publication | ____ | c1949 | _____ | [1982?], c1949
(supply approximate date of publication in square brackets before transcribed date; cf. LCRI 1.4F7) |
Copyright 2002, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
Contact: Stephen Young
Last revised: 28 August 2007
URL: http://www.library.yale.edu/BeinCatM/dates_in_260.htm