Dear MODS list

We're working on some dates in MODS records to be converted to MARC.  Are we
correct in thinking that for MARC purposes, we should only code

<dateCaptured encoding="iso8601">1992</dateCaptured>

and that it doesn't make any sense to code

<dateCaptured encoding="iso8601" qualifier="approximate">1992</dateCaptured>

because the qualifier won't 'translate' into MARC?

Perhaps an alternative is:

<dateIssued qualifier="approximate">c1992</dateIssued>
<dateCaptured encoding="iso8601">1992</dateCaptured>

We had also thought that perhaps the qualifier "approximate" should actually
replace the text 'c' in the record to be converted, and that the qualifier
could be used by an application to generate appropriate signs of
uncertainty.

What do you think?

Marie-Louise




Dr Marie-Louise Ayres
Project Manager, Music Australia
National Library of Australia
Parkes  ACT  2600
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