211 Projected Publication Date

Field Definition

This field contains the projected date of publication of an item. The field is used for CIP (Cataloguing In Publication) entries and similar advance records created from information provided by the publisher.

Occurrence

Optional. Not repeatable.

Indicators

Indicator 1: blank (not defined)

Indicator 2: blank (not defined)

Subfields

$a Date

The data should be recorded according to ISO 8601-1989 in all-numeric form without separators between year, month, and day, i.e. YYYYMMDD. Where day or month and day are unknown, those positions contain blanks. (Optional and not repeatable)

Notes on Field Contents

This is a temporary field, to be deleted when the record is updated.

History

Prior to Update 3 the recommended form was YYMMDD.

Fields or other related entities

Record Label

Record Status (character position 5).

210 Publication, Distribuition, Etc.

subfield $d.

Examples

Ex. 1:

In the following examples, the Record Label shows only the relevant character position 5, (Record Status).

RECORD LABEL -----n------------------

210 ##$aLondon$cFaber$dl999

211 ##$a199911##

A new CIP record for a work scheduled to be published in November 1999.

RECORD LABEL -----p------------------

210 ##$aLondon$cFaber$dl999

The 211 field is deleted when the updated record for the work is issued after publication.

Ex. 2:

In the following examples, the Record Label shows only the relevant character position 5, (Record Status).

RECORD LABEL -----n------------------

210 ##$aNew York$cMacmillan$dl999

211 ##$a199912##

A new record for a work scheduled to be published in December 1999.

RECORD LABEL -----p------------------

210 ##$aNew York$cMacmillan$d2000

The updated record for the same work. Publication was delayed.