Contains fixed-length data elements. See for descriptions of all 008 character positions.
See CODES for UNBIS code values that may be used in 008 character positions.
Positions 00-17 and 35-39 are defined
the same way for all formats;
Positions 18-34 are defined differently for different formats.
Fixed fields entered
in 008 include the following:
Position 00-05:
Date of record creation.
Computer generated in the pattern «y²â³¾³¾»å»å».
Example:
020905
Position 06:
Publication status.
One-letter code indicating the type of date.
The following examples of code
values entered in position 06 also show the type of corresponding
information entered in positions 07-10 and 11-14 (publication dates):
e =
Detailed date.
Indicates that there is a specific publication date (month,
or month and day) in addition to the year. The year of publication
is entered in 008/07-10 and the specific date is entered in
008/11-14, coded «M²Ñ¶Ù¶Ù». If month only, leave 2 blanks after
«M²Ñ».
Examples:
269 $a 20020905
008/06 e
008/07-10 2002
008/11-14 0905
269 $a 200209
008/06 e
008/07-10 2002
008/11-14 09
m = Multiple date.
Indicates that the 008/07-10 and 008/11-14 contain the range of years of publication of a multi-part item. Field 008/07-10 usually contains the beginning date and 008/11-14 contains
the ending date. If both dates for a multi-part item are represented
by a single year, then code s is used.
Code m is also used for a single-part unpublished item that has been executed
over a period of time.
n= Unknown date.
Indicates that the dates appropriate for 008/07-10 and 008/11-14 are unknown, or when no dates are given in 260 $c (unlikely
case, since normally at least a probable date or questionable
date can be supplied for UN materials).
q = Questionable
date. Indicates that the exact date for a single-date item
is not known but a range of years for the date can be specified
(e.g. between 1999 and 2001). The earliest possible date is
given in 008/07-10 and the latest possible date in 008/11-14.
Example:
260 $a New York :
$b UNFPA, $c
[between 1999 and 2001]
008/06 q
008/07-10 1999
008/11-14 2001
r
= Reprint/reissue date. Indicates that 008/07-10 contains the date of
reproduction or reissue and 008/11-14 contain the date of the original,
if known. If multiple dates are available for the original
publication, 008/11-14 contains the earlier date.
If the earlier date of publication is unknown, and only the
reprint date is known, enter «u³Ü³Ü³Ü»
in 008/11-14. If the date of the reprint is unknown, and only the earlier
publication date is known, enter «u³Ü³Ü³Ü» in 008/07-10.
Examples:
260 $c 1999, reprinted 2001
269 $a 2001
008/06 r
008/07-10 2001
008/11-14 1999
500 $a Reprinted
from: Información comercial española : revista
de economía, no. 701, enero 1992.
269 $a 1994
008/06 r
008/07-10 1994
008/11-14 1992
500 $a Reprint.
Originally published: London : Echelon, 1997.
269 $a 1999
008/06 r
008/07-10 1999
008/11-14 1997
500 $a Previously
published in 1985.
008/06 r
008/07-10 uuuu
008/11-14 1985
[Date of reprint unknown; only the earlier publication date
is known]
s = One single known date of
publication or a probable date that can be represented by four
digits (the single date associated with the item may be actual,
approximate, or conjectural, for example, if the single date is
uncertain or qualified (e.g. 260 $c [1969?]). If digits of the
publication date are unknown, replace by letter «³Ü» (e.g. 260 $c [199-], 008/06 = 199u) .
The date of manufacture (printing) may be used in place of
an unknown date of publication.
Note that in case of a publication date in 260 $c and a different
date of manufacture (printing) in 260 $g, 008/06 code s is
used and only the publication date is recorded in 008/07-10.
Example:
260 $a Geneva : $b UNITAR,
$c 1999 $g
(2001 printing)
008/06 s
008/07-10 1999
008/11-14 [blank]
t = Actual date and copyright
date. Indicates that the date of publication is present in
008/07-10 and a copyright date is present in
008/11-14
.
Examples:
260 $a New York : $b UNU/WIDER, $c 1999, c1994
008/06 t
008/07-10 1999
008/11-14 1994
260 $a Geneva :
$b WMO, $c 2001 printing, c1987
008/06 t
008/07-10 2001
008/11-14 1987
[In this example, the date of printing is used in place of
publication date]
Position 07-10:
Beginning date of publication, 4 characters.
Unknown portions of the date may be replaced by letter
«³Ü», e.g.
«u³Ü³Ü³Ü» or «199³Ü».
Date in 008/07-10
should correspond to the publication date
entered in 260 $c (or reprint date, in case of a reprint).
Position 11-14:
Ending date of publication in case of a serial publication
or in case of a multi-volume work; or original date of publication
in case of a reprint; or the copyright date in case of both
a copyright date and a publication date; or the specific date
(«M²Ñ¶Ù¶Ù») when Position 06 = e
(detailed date). Unknown portions of
the date may be replaced by letter «³Ü» e.g.
«u³Ü³Ü³Ü» or «199³Ü».
Position
11-14 is blank if there is a single date of
publication.
Position 15-17:
Place of publication. In
3-letter ISO code for the country. Should correspond to the country
code entered in field
049.
If published in more than one country, enter the code for
the first-named place.
Position 18: For
records with Leader position
07 = s (periodical series),
a one-letter code is entered in 008/18 to indicate
the frequency for the series.
Position 19: For
records with Leader position
07 = s (periodical series),
a one-letter code is entered in 008/19 to indicate
the regularity of issuance of the series.
Position 23: Form
of the item. Printed documents and publications have the value
r.
Position 24: Nature
of contents. One-letter code indicating whether a significant
part of the item is or contains certain types of material.
Position 35-37:
Three-letter code indicating the language
of the item. If one of the languages of issuance is English,
and if the language code «e²Ô²µ» appears in field
041,
enter «e²Ô²µ» in position 35-37.
Otherwise, enter the language code of the version which is being
indexed.
If the language of the imprint recorded in field 260 differs from the main language of
the item, or if one of the languages of the multilingual item is
English but the imprint appears in another language, there will be a
discrepancy between the language code recorded in
008/35-37 and the language of the imprint. In that
case, add local note 596 indicating the language of the imprint.
Example:
008/35-37 eng
260 $a Genève : $b Nations Unies, $c 2005
596 $a Imprint in French.
Position 39: One-letter
code indicating the cataloguing source. The default value
is d.
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