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| - | The //Date// field group consists of 4 fields. | + | The //Date// field group consists of 5 fields. |
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| + | For more information on Date see //CCO, pages 166-177.// | ||
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| For definitive dates, record the information as YYYY-MM-DD (giving the level of specificity that the information you have allows). | For definitive dates, record the information as YYYY-MM-DD (giving the level of specificity that the information you have allows). | ||
| - | Avoid abbreviations, except when using ca. for circa, or BCE or CE. Use BCE or CE for dates that are pre-500 CE. | + | Use BCE and CE instead of BC and AD. For all dates earlier than the year 500 CE, use BCE or CE. |
| - | For date spans describe the span in such a way that it is clear what dates are included. | + | Avoid abbreviations, except "ca." for circa, BCE, or CE. |
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| + | For date ranges, describe the span in such a way that it is clear what dates are included. | ||
| === Date type === | === Date type === | ||
| - | Date type allows to record contextual information about the date. For example if the date being recorded is the creation date or view the photograph of a building was taken. Use only one of the following date types for each date: alteration, broadcast, bulk, commission, creation, design, destruction, discovery, exhibition, inclusive, performance, publication, restoration, view, or other. | + | Date type explains what the date value refers to through use of a qualifier. We might record multiple dates for one object. A building, for example, may have one date for its creation and another date for the time when the view in the photograph of that building was taken. Each date recorded will have only one of the following date types: alteration, broadcast, bulk, commission, creation, design, destruction, discovery, exhibition, inclusive, performance, publication, restoration, view, or other. |
| === Start date === | === Start date === | ||
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| === End Date === | === End Date === | ||
| Use only numeric values in this field with the exception of the dash, which can be used to express negative numbers for BCE. For approximate dates the end date is the latest possible date for the work. For example, if the work has an approximate date of ca. 1880's the earliest possible date is 1889. | Use only numeric values in this field with the exception of the dash, which can be used to express negative numbers for BCE. For approximate dates the end date is the latest possible date for the work. For example, if the work has an approximate date of ca. 1880's the earliest possible date is 1889. | ||
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| + | === Date Notes === | ||
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| + | Provide any notes on dates that might help clarify what the time span recorded pertains to. This is especially important for images that might have multiple works or if a work has somehow changed over time. | ||
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| **End date:** 1943 | **End date:** 1943 | ||
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| + | **Date notes:** The date given is for the main building. The garage and garden were design and completed years after the original construction. | ||
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| **End date:** 1300 | **End date:** 1300 | ||
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