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INFOhio
Cataloging Reference Archive 260 Tag, Subfield c, for Date of Publication, Distribution, Etc.
Posted November 3, 2003
NOTE:
This information applies to Books and e-Books ONLY and explains $c in 260
tags and "Date 1" in the 008 tag (position 7-10).
The date
represents the date of publication of the edition specified in field 250, not the date of a subsequent printing. A
difference in the date of publication of an edition justifies a new record. If the date is
unknown or estimated (e.g., [n.d.] vs. [1965?]), use judgment. Use the following table as
a guideline:
Summary of Field 260 $c, Date of Publication,
Distribution, Etc.
| Book |
Publication Date |
Copyright Date |
Printing Date |
Field 260 $c |
Fixed Field Date type
Date 1 |
| Publication date only |
2001 |
|
|
2001 |
s / 2001 |
| Copyright date only |
|
c2000 |
|
c2000 |
s / 2000 |
| Printing date only |
|
|
2001 printing |
[2001] |
s / 2001 |
| Printing date only [not first impression] |
|
|
15th impression, 2001 |
[2001] |
s / 2001 |
| Publication date = copyright date |
2001 |
c2001 |
|
2001 |
s / 2001 |
| Publication date later than copyright date |
2001 |
c2000 |
|
2001 |
s / 2001 |
| Publication date earlier than copyright date |
2000 |
c2001 |
|
2000 |
s / 2000 |
| Publication date earlier than first impression date |
2000 |
|
1st printing, 2001 |
2000 [i.e., 2001] |
s / 2001 |
| Publication date earlier than other impression date [not
first impression] |
2000 |
|
15th impression, 2001 |
2000 |
s / 2000 |
| Copyright date = year of manufacture |
|
c2000 |
2000 printing |
c2000 |
s / 2000 |
| Copyright date does not = year of manufacture |
|
c2000 |
2001 printing |
c2000 |
s / 2000 |
| Multiple copyright dates with first date before 1978 |
|
c1942, ...
c1990 |
|
c1942 |
s / 1942 |
| Multiple copyright dates with first date after 1977, change in content |
|
c1978,...
c2001 |
|
c2001 |
s / 2001 |
| Multiple copyright dates with first date after 1977, no change in content |
|
c1978, ...
c2001 |
|
c1978 |
s / 1978 |
| Received in [year]; publication date in year following |
2002 [book received in 2001] |
|
|
2002 |
s / 2002< |
| Received in [year]; copyright date in year following |
|
c2002 [book received in 2001] |
|
c2002 |
s / 2002 |
Source: The
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County; used with permission. This page has
been edited by INFOhio. |
