Friends, [At least Patrick can help me... But maybe others have some experience in the matter too.]
So... UNIMARC, 100 GENERAL PROCESSING DATA, $a/8-16 Type of Publication Date; Publication Dates 1 and 2... $a/8 reads: <quote> h = monograph with both actual and copyright/privilege date. The item's date of publication differs from the copyright/privilege date quoted in the item (EX 20). If the date of publication is unknown, use 'd' (EX 8). Privilege is defined as a monopoly granted by a government body to an author or a bookseller for an edition over a fixed period of time. Publication date 1 contains the date of publication. Publication date 2 contains the copyright/privilege date. </quote> My problem: the copyright date applies to what ? the crm:F22_Self-Contained_Expression (the original expression) ? the crm:F22_Self-Contained_Expression (the translation) ? the crm:F24_Publication_Expression ? the crm:F3_Manifestation_Product_Type ? I have in front of me two examples: Ex.1. Copyright 2001 Jonathan Franzen 2004, 2011, 2013 by Editura Polirom, pentru traducerea în limba română. Ex.2. 2004 by Columbus Rose, Ltd. RAO International Publishing Company, 2006, pentru versiunea în limba română. In the first case, we have obviously the copyright of the writer, i.e. I would relate: <crm:F22_Self-Contained_Expression (the original expression)> <crm:CLP104_subject_to> <crm:E30_Right> < crm:P82_at_some_time_within> 2001. But we have also 2004, the first year of the translation, i.e. I would relate: <the crm:F22_Self-Contained_Expression (the translation)> <crm:CLP104_subject_to> <crm:E30_Right> < crm:P82_at_some_time_within> 2004. Or 2013 ? as: <the crm:F24_Publication_Expression> <crm:CLP104_subject_to> <crm:E30_Right> <crm:P82_at_some_time_within> 2013. So, which one ? In the second case, the copyright of Columbus Rose, applies to the "source" <crm:F24_Publication_Expression> or to the "source" <crm:F3_Manifestation_Product_Type> ? And what about RAO's copyright on the "Romanian version". What's that ? The Romanian <crm:F24_Publication_Expression> or the RAO's <crm:F3_Manifestation_Product_Type> ? Actually, there is a common practice of the cataloguers ? What should I expect in <Publication date 2> ? Not to mention: <quote> d = monograph complete when issued, or issued within one calendar year Publication date 1 contains the date of publication. Publication date 2 contains blanks. </quote> and <quote> EX 8: d1972#### An item where only the copyright date is known. Code 'h' is therefore not used. </quote> How am I supposed to guess when <Publication date 1> is the date of publication or that of copyright date ? Or should I give-up pedantry and ignore the whole issue ? Thanks, Dan
