| Element name |
DC.Date |
| Element definition |
A date associated with an event in the life cycle of the resource. |
| Obligation |
Mandatory |
| Qualifiers |
Date created - the creation date of the resource / page
Date issued (release, deploy) - the date the resource / page was made available
Date modified - the date the resource / page was last modified
Date valid (review) - date by which the resource must be either reviewed with new content or removed from the website.
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| Classification |
Date and Time formats ISO 8601 for recording dates.
DCMI Period Encoding Scheme - to record a date range - start / end dates |
| Guidelines |
Use date associated with the creation or availability of the resource
Enter date in the format YYYY-MM-DD. If the full date is unknown, month and year (YYYY-MM) or just year (YYYY) may be used
For date range use YYYY-MM-DD/YYYY-MM-DD |
| Data entry |
Suggested value for editing by author? |
| Example |
Date="2003-10-03"
Date.modified="2003-10-04"
Date.valid="2004-04-03" or "2003-10-01/2004-03-31" |
