Thanks, John ... this helps. As a follow up question ...
in the instance where I am pretty sure that the item was published in 2013, but there is no hint of a date anywhere ... is it OK for the cataloger to record: 246 _1 $a xxx : $b yyy : $c [2013?] Thanks kindly for your patience, Julie On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Myers, John F. <mye...@union.edu> wrote: > Julie Moore wrote: > > Yes, it was the [197-?] scenario that I was thinking of, where there is > nothing that tells you any kind of a date ... but you have the feeling that > it was probably made in the 70s ... possibly just based on your own > experience. I've been searching all over the place in RDA trying to find > that ... so it's good to know that it simply is not there. As you say, one > can always use the [between 1970 and 1979?] approach. > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > It is there. RDA guidance 1.9.2 for Supplied Dates applies, as referenced > in 2.8.6.6 “Date of Publication not Identified in a Single-Part Resource” > > In particular: > 1.9.2.4 Probable Range of Years > If the probable date falls within a range of years, record the range. > Record between, followed by the earliest probable year, then and the latest > probable year, followed by a question mark. > > EXAMPLE > [between 1846 and 1853?] > [between 1800 and 1899?] > [between 1970 and 1979?] > [between 1400 and 1600?] > > > John F. Myers, Catalog Librarian > Schaffer Library, Union College > Schenectady NY 12308 > > mye...@union.edu > 518-388-6623 > > > > -- Julie Renee Moore Head of Cataloging California State University, Fresno julie.renee.mo...@gmail.com 559-278-5813 “Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.”... James Matthew Barrie
