Monday, September 17, 2018

Cataloguing tips - Confusing copyright date

A book copyright-ed in 2010, then reprinted and copyrighted in 2018. Which date is used to determine the correct copyright of the book? Should both dates recorded on tag 542?

Simply to record the information the resource gives us. Generally would record the latest date in the 264, and then you can record both dates in the 542. Note that though 542 is a highly formatted note and you need to ensure you you use the right field. $g (for copyright date) is not repeatable. $f could be used if there's a statement on the resource that includes both dates. You could use $n (note) otherwise.

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