008/00-05 Date entered on file (Variable Control Field - Fixed-Length Data Element)
Character position definition and scope:
Six numeric characters that specify the date the record was first entered into machine-readable form. The date is given in the pattern yymmdd (yy for the year, mm for the month, and dd for the day).
The date entered on file in 008/00-05 is never changed. The date and time of latest transaction information in field 005 changes each time a transaction is made to the record. The latest transaction information enables an organization handling more than one version of a record to identify the most current version.
The fill character ( | ) is not allowed in any of these 008 positions.
National Level Requirement for character positions 008/00-05: Mandatory.
See: Example
Input conventions:
This data element is usually system generated.
008/00-05 Date entered on file
Related MARC field or document:
005 Date and Time of Latest Transaction
For information on other 008 character positions, see:
008 Fixed-Length Data Elements
See also:
