[pd-discuss] NGCOBA data parsing

Wed Jul 8 11:30:11 UTC 2009

Dear Philip,

I'm working on the Public Domain Works project and have been improving
its ngcoba data parser. During the course of this, a couple of
questions were thrown up.

This work (for example) has two dates separated by a dash. Does this
mean it was published twice, once on each of these years?
          Kootut Teokset I - XIII [Fi-1919-1928]
And is it different when slashes are used? e.g.
          Housing Of The Working Classes Acts (w F J ALLAN) [n|1898/01/11/16]

In the course of looking at the data, I unearthed five records which
look like they have typos in the dates, which you may wish to know
about, for the sake of completeness.

          A New Method Of Coast Surveying [n|19011]
          About Hebrew Manuscripts [n|19065]
          La Segunda Sangre [d|Sp-19550]
          My Dearest Elizabeth (US: The Brides Of Bellenmore) (ps:
Anne MAYBURY) [f|19644]
          The Monkey Trap [d|pro:19998]

All the best,
David