Required field.
Up to 8 characters corresponding to the
publication date entered in Imprint field
260, subfield $c. Enter in coded form:
«YYYYMMDD».
If there are multiple dates in 260 $c, for example in case of a
reprint, the reprint date is entered in 269 $a, not the original
date. In case of a publication date and a copyright date, the publication date is
entered in 269 $a, not the copyright date. In case of a series with
open date or sequence of dates in 260 $c, the first date in the
sequence is entered in 269 $a.
Note: The year entered in 269 $a should match the year entered
in 008/07-10.
Examples:
008/07-10 2000
008/11-14 1999
260 $c 1999, reprinted 2000
269 $a 2000
008/07-10 199u
260 $c 199?
269 $a 199?
008/07-10 2000
008/11-14 1999
260 $c 2000, c1999
269 $a 2000
008/07-10 2000
008/11-14 [blank]
260 $c 2000 $g (2001 printing)
269 $a 2000
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