[Enhance] Uncertain Dates in Call Numbers

john g marr jmarr at unm.edu
Thu Jul 31 11:11:44 PDT 2008


On Thu, 31 Jul 2008, Ken Robinson wrote:


> My question is, when adding an 050 to a record I'm enhancing, using

> indicators 14, am I allowed to use 197X or should I use 1970z?


Please follow LC/OCLC/etc. practice for records likely to be adopted by
other catalogers/libraries. Either one of them will "enhance" the field
back to common practice, or they will each have to change the field for
their local [most likely common] practice.

John G. Marr
Cataloger
RMBA, UNMGL
Univ. of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
jmarr at unm.edu
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