Hi
On Tue, 2010-12-07 at 15:18 +0000, Michele R Combs wrote:
> Yep, it is pretty easy -- you just use two unitdate elements, like so:
>
> <unitdate normal="1963">1963, </unitdate>
> <unitdate normal="1968">1968</unitdate>
It would probably be better for interoperability/re-use purposes if
punctuation went between the unitdate tags rather than inside them,
thus:
<unitdate normal="1963">1963</unitdate>, <unitdate
normal="1968">1968</unitdate>
All the best,
John
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> Also, just an FYI, normally the unitdate goes OUTSIDE the unittitle, like so:
>
> <unittitle>Condolences</unittitle>
> <unitdate normal="1963">1963, </unitdate>
> <unitdate normal="1968">1968</unitdate>
>
> The exception would be when the date IS the title, for example:
>
> <c02><did><unittitle>Correspondence</unittitle></did>
> <c03><did><unittitle><unitdate normal="1960/1969">1960-1969</unitdate></unittitle><container type="Box">3</container></did></c03>
> <c03><did><unittitle><unitdate normal="1970/1979">1970-1979</unitdate></unittitle><container type="Box">4</container></did></c03>
> </c02>
>
> Michele
>
> From: Encoded Archival Description List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ashley Howdeshell
> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 9:45 AM
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> Subject: Date Encoding Question
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> Good morning,
>
> I have a quick (and probably simple) question. How do I properly encode for dates that are not a span? Example: <unittitle>Condolences, <unitdate normal="??????"></unitdate>1963, 1968</unittitle> Thank you!!
>
> Thanks for the help,
> Ashley
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