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OBERLIN LCRI CUMULATED 1-66
rev. 12-10
1978/79 [i.e. 1979]
1978/1979 [i.e. 1978?]
1978/9 [i.e. 1978 or 1979]
1.4F5:CSB112
Optional addition
Option Decision
LC practice: Apply the optional rule to materials other than books and
printed serials whenever the copyright date of the item is different from the date of
publication etc. (For books and printed serials, do not add a copyright date after the
publication date.)
LC practice: For LC original cataloging, if a copyright date other than a
phonogram copyright date is being recorded, transcribe the copyright date preceded by a
lowercase "c"; transcribe the phonogram copyright date preceded by a lowercase "p." When
either “©” or ““ is used in other than LC original cataloging, retain it and treat as a
“pass through” data element.
1.4F6:CSB92
Date of publication, distribution, etc.
Applicability
If the edition being cataloged (LCRI 1.0) lacks a date of publication, etc.,
apply the following:
1) If the item contains only a copyright date, give the copyright date.
(See also LCRI 1.4F7.)
t.p. verso: Copyright ©1980
preface signed: June 1980
transcription: c1980
t.p. verso: Copyright ©1982
preface signed: June 1981
transcription: c1982
Ignore copyright renewal dates for works first copyrighted before 1978. If
the copyright dates vary, give the latest date for works copyrighted after 1977.
If a copyright date is being recorded, transcribe copyright dates other than
a phonogram copyright date preceded by a lowercase "c"; transcribe the phonogram date
preceded by a lowercase "p."
2) If the item contains a copyright date and a date of manufacture and the
year is the same for both, give only the copyright date. Do not add the date of
manufacture.
t.p. verso: Copyright ©1980 // 1980 printing
transcription: c1980