Publication details

Date

The Date field, also called Date Made field in some databases or When Made, is the field where the date that an item was made is recorded.

For books it is the publication date of the book.

The date of publication is normally found on the title page of the book or the verso of the title page.

For photographs it is the date the photograph was taken.

For other items it is the date they were published or made.

In the Date field only record the year - 1947, 2003 etc.

If only an approximate date is known use the letter c for circa in front of the date - c1947, c2003 etc.

If it is necessary to use a date referring to a decade (not recommended) do not use an apostrophe (it is plural, not possessive) - 1920s, 1960s.

Place
The Place field, also called Place Made field in some databases or Where Made, is the field where the place that an item was made is recorded.

For books it is the place where the book was published.

The place of publication is normally found on the title page of the book or the verso of the title page.

For photographs it is the place the photograph was taken.

For other items it is the place they were published or made, if known.

The term used in the Place field is the name of a city or town - Melbourne, Ballarat.

Publisher
This field is used when cataloguing books to record the name of the publisher of the book.

The name of the publisher is normally found on the title page of the book or the verso of the title page.