As long as we are on the subject of adding death dates, could someone clarify whether we should remove the month and day from an open birth date when adding a death date?
For instance:
Smith, David, 1929 Feb. 4-
presumably would become
Smith, David, 1929-2006
as long as one can ascertain that all the other individuals with the heading Smith, David and an open birth date of 1929 are still alive or died in a different year?
I have seen death dates added to headings in which the month and date remained in the birth date, so it would be good to get some clarity.
Thanks very much in advance--
John DeSantis
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John DeSantis
Cataloging & Metadata Services Librarian
Bibliographer for Film Studies, Theater and Russian
Dartmouth College Library
HB 6025
Hanover, NH 03755
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