Recording Dates of Publication Using RDA: Options and Methods
Explore the various options and methods for recording dates of publication according to RDA guidelines. Learn about structured and unstructured descriptions, as well as different recording techniques for related entities like distribution and production dates. Find out how to handle situations where the manifestation has no date but conveys a specific era or vibe.
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Dates, approximately Gordon Dunsire, Chair, RSC Presented at A Practical Introduction to the New RDA Toolkit June 22, 2018, New Orleans, USA 1 Dates, approximately May 30, 2025
What are the options for recording a date of publication using RDA? A case study from RDA-L The manifestation has no date, and the content has a mid-sixties vibe 2 Dates, approximately May 30, 2025
date of publication Search: Exact title = date of publication Browse: Manifestation. Elements Browse: RDA Glossary Browse: Relationship matrix Manifestation to Timespan [visual browser real soon now] 3 Dates, approximately May 30, 2025
date of publication Recording methods for a related entity For date of distribution, manufacture, production, publication 4 Dates, approximately May 30, 2025
date of manifestation 5 Dates, approximately May 30, 2025
Unstructured description 6 Dates, approximately May 30, 2025
Unstructured description Example: between 1962 and 1969? 7 Dates, approximately May 30, 2025
Unstructured description approximately 1965 is ok as an unstructured description of date of publication 8 Dates, approximately May 30, 2025
Unstructured description Published approximately 1965 has keyword 1965 Published in 1965 pieces has keyword 1965 Is 1965 a date? Reliability depends on context = element 9 Dates, approximately May 30, 2025
Structured description 10 Dates, approximately May 30, 2025
access point for timespan Example: 1960s VES: Wikipedia List of decades 11 Dates, approximately May 30, 2025
date of publication Recording method Unstructured approximately 1965 Unstructured 1965? Value Source Cataloguer Cataloguer + syntax Cataloguer + syntax Wikipedia Wikidata Unstructured between 1962 and 1968? Structured Identifier IRI 1960s Q35724 http://dbpedia.org/resource/1960s dbPedia 12 Dates, approximately May 30, 2025
