Unfortunately no. The best way to do this would be to use a regular
expression to create a new subfield at the end of the 260 (a fake
subfield) -- move the data - then remove it.
--tr
On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Lisa Stienbarger
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> Good afternoon,
>
> I am working on the ATLA Historical monographs collection. In MarcEdit I am
> using the Edit Subfield function to copy the 260 subfield $c date and adding
> it to the 008 bytes 07-10. I found that over 400 records also have a
> copyright date in the 260 $c, is there a way to move just the first date in
> the 260 $c? I've tried this a few times and the 008 is populated with both
> dates.
>
> Here are a few examples of the 260 fields I am working:
> =260 \\$aBoston :$bJames H. Earle,$c1879, c1874.
> =260 \\$aNew York :$bD. Appleton,$c1890, c1861.
> =260 \\$aNew York :$bCharles Scribner,$c1886, c1868.
> =260 \\$aBoston :$bTicknor, Reed, and Fields,$c1854, c1853.
>
>
>
>
> Thank-you! --Lisa S.
>
>
> Lisa M. Stienbarger
>
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