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<P> I did check DCM Z1 under MARC Field 046 and the guidelines state:</P>
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<P>"For probable, uncertain, and approximated dates use the Extended Date Time Format (EDTF) schema, specifying that source in <A class=Jump href="http://desktop.loc.gov/template.htm?view=document&doc_action=setdoc&doc_keytype=foliodestination&doc_key=maauth046SPACEDOLLAR2&hash=046SPACEDOLLAR2" target=_blank>subfield $2</A> (edtf). See date table in <A class=Web href="http://desktop.loc.gov/template.htm?view=document&doc_action=setDoc&doc_keytype=tocid&doc_key=lcps9DASH104&hash=" target=_blank>LCPS 9.3.1.3</A>. </P>
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<P> Evidently $s does not just apply to corporate bodies but also peopls as in the example provided:</P>
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<DIV class=Marc-example><SPAN class=MARC-Bold><A class=Jump href="http://desktop.loc.gov/template.htm?view=document&doc_action=setdoc&doc_keytype=foliodestination&doc_key=maauth046&hash=046" target=_blank>046</A><A id=dcmUNDERSCOREz1UNDERSCORE12111 title=dcmUNDERSCOREz1UNDERSCORE12111 name=dcmUNDERSCOREz1UNDERSCORE12111></A> ## $s</SPAN> -0199~ <SPAN class=MARC-Bold>$2</SPAN> edtf </DIV>
<DIV class=Marc-example><A class=Jump href="http://desktop.loc.gov/template.htm?view=document&doc_action=setdoc&doc_keytype=foliodestination&doc_key=maauth100&hash=100" target=_blank>100</A><A id=dcmUNDERSCOREz1UNDERSCORE12112 title=dcmUNDERSCOREz1UNDERSCORE12112 name=dcmUNDERSCOREz1UNDERSCORE12112></A> 0# $a Hellanicus $c (Grammarian),$d active approximately 200 B.C.</DIV>
<DIV class=Marc-example----16><A class=Jump href="http://desktop.loc.gov/template.htm?view=document&doc_action=setdoc&doc_keytype=foliodestination&doc_key=maauth670&hash=670" target=_blank>670</A><A id=dcmUNDERSCOREz1UNDERSCORE12113 title=dcmUNDERSCOREz1UNDERSCORE12113 name=dcmUNDERSCOREz1UNDERSCORE12113></A> ## $a Brill's new Pauly online, Aug. 2, 2011 $b (Hellanicus; Alexandrian grammarian; ca. 200 BC)</DIV>
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<P>Based on the above and how I think it would be constructed according to EDTF is:</P>
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<P>ǂs[1843,1844]~ǂ2edtf</P>
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<P>If others think that it should be done another way, I am very happy to learn.</P>
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<P>Thanks, Heidi</P>
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<DIV style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><B>From: </B>"Robert Talbott" <rtalbott@library.berkeley.edu><BR><B>To: </B>"Hebrew Name Authority Funnel" <heb-naco@lists.service.ohio-state.edu><BR><B>Sent: </B>Monday, October 22, 2012 10:56:39 AM<BR><B>Subject: </B>[Heb-NACO] period of activity and the 046<BR><BR>Folks:<BR><BR>Yet another open letter to Joan and Heidi:<BR><BR>I'm having a difficult time coding the 046 for an "active" date. The <BR>person in question, ha-tsa'ir Yitshak Elisha', S.t, not only had his <BR>named stamped on the cover of the book in hand, but also felt obliged to <BR>note the date he acquired the in-hand manuscript: 604 [1843 or 1844].<BR><BR>So, the rules say to prefer a solid date to a century date. Odd, but <BR>I'm okay with that. Thus his 1xx $d will read $d active 1843 or 1844, <BR>and per the rules, we like the form [1843, 1844]$2edtf for the 046. But <BR>how do I code this in the 046? $f/$g seems to be devoted exclusively to <BR>birth and death, while $s/$t apparently cover the creation/dissolution <BR>of corporate entities.<BR><BR>Thanks in advance.<BR><BR>Cheers<BR><BR>Bob<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Heb-naco mailing list<BR>Heb-naco@lists.service.ohio-state.edu<BR>https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/heb-naco<BR></DIV><BR></div></body></html>