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Enter the publication date of the item. This is a character field, which means you can enter anything you want. Some people like to enter the copyright date if the published date isn't available. This would begin with a 'c' (e.g. c.1999).
If you will be generating card catalog cards, the date published will automatically be included in the body of the card when you press the Library Card Information tab.
Press [TAB] when finished entering this information.
Note:
Entry of this information is optional.
See Also
The description of this field can be changed by doing the following:
Regular - Utilities, Field Settings, Item - change the Default Label value
Plus - File, Resource Types, Detail, choose the resource type, General Fields, change the substitute label value
This information may be set to read only or invisible by doing the following
Regular - Utilities, Field Settings, Item - check ReadOnly or Invisible in the Field Settings column
Plus - File, Resource Types, Detail, choose the resource type, General Fields, check ReadOnly or Invisible in the Field Settings column
To make sure something gets entered in this field, do the following
Regular - Utilities, Field Settings, Item - check Required in the Field Settings column
Plus - File, Resource Types, Detail, choose the resource type, General Fields, check Required in the Field Settings column
To set a default value whenever new items are added, do the following
Regular - Utilities, Field Settings, Item - enter a value in the Default value column
Plus - File, Resource Types, Detail, choose the resource type, General Fields, enter a value in the Default value column
To indicate whether this field is searchable by patrons, do the following
Regular or Plus - Utilities, Field Settings, Item - check the box in the "Patron Can Search" column
To indicate whether this field is available in a keyword search, do the following
Regular or Plus - Utilities, Field Settings, Item - check the box in the "Include in Keyword Search" column
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