I have recently noticed the card image of an item no longer includes the copyright date. Is this a new "update" feature of Atrium or have I inadvertently eliminated it somehow? Any observations?
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I am late to this conversation. What we noticed about Atriuum and the copyright date change was that Atriuum saves the copyright and publication dates in proper format so matter how we enter it. So we just enter 4 digits for the date and let Atriuum put in the correct form. We do the same thing for entries where Atriuum puts in the correct punctuation. We allow Atriuum to put in the punctuation.
Previously entered data updates the copyright form, if the bibliographic is saved even without changes.
Attached you will see an image of what Atriuum saved the two dates as when we just entered 2025 as the copyright.
The most recent update wants you to add the c into the record. I have added it to several since then but there are a lot of records still missing it. I just checked some of my bibliographic records and the copyright date is on the image when I switch from full view to card view on the ones I've changed. If I haven't changed it yet, it's not there.
I recently called Book Systems to ask if there was a way to globally change this and I think they may be looking into this. But as for right now, it has to be manually added.
Rhonda
Thank you! Contacting Book Systems was next on my list to try. I appreciate the info.
I think publication date is a standard feature. If there is no date listed on the card view of a title then you neglected to enter it, or the orinial cataloger didn't enter it. If the book is published without a date on the verso of the title page it is acceptable to enter which will signify to readers that there is no known publication date for the item. I have been a children librarian for ages and I don't remember much form taking Cataloging class at University of New Mexico. Not my best skill!
Thank you for your response, Barbara. Yes, we thought it was a standard feature as well since it has always been there. But in recent months we have noticed it missing on the Card view. We have double checked the bibliographic records of many items including our current entries and we have not neglected to enter it. It just isn't showing up on the card view for some reason.