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   * save every time you do anything in the local authority files -- save after every little change so that it updates when others are working at the same time.   * save every time you do anything in the local authority files -- save after every little change so that it updates when others are working at the same time.
   * duplicate form letters to many recipients: if you come across a stack of form letters (same content) addressed to many people, catalog those as one record with title "​Letter from XXX to multiple recipients"​. Based on interest of content and amount of names, make a decision on whether to include recipients'​ names in the abstract. Add genre term "form letters"​.   * duplicate form letters to many recipients: if you come across a stack of form letters (same content) addressed to many people, catalog those as one record with title "​Letter from XXX to multiple recipients"​. Based on interest of content and amount of names, make a decision on whether to include recipients'​ names in the abstract. Add genre term "form letters"​.
-  * items with a date range: create two <​dateCreated>​ entries, one for each part of the date range. Add **point="​start"​** to the first entry and **point="​end"​** in the second entry. **keyDate="​yes"​** should only be on the earliest entry for correct sorting. +  * items with a date range: create two <​dateCreated>​ entries, one for each part of the date range. Add **point="​start"​** to the first entry and **point="​end"​** in the second entry. **keyDate="​yes"​** should only be on the earliest entry for correct sorting. <​mods:​dateCreated keyDate="​yes"​ encoding="​w3cdtf"​ point="​start">​1967-07</​mods:​dateCreated><​mods:​dateCreated ​ encoding="​w3cdtf"​ point="​end">​1967-08</​mods:​dateCreated>​
-  ​<​mods:​dateCreated keyDate="​yes"​ encoding="​w3cdtf"​ point="​start">​1967-07</​mods:​dateCreated>​ +
-  ​<​mods:​dateCreated ​ encoding="​w3cdtf"​ point="​end">​1967-08</​mods:​dateCreated>​+
   * names/words with accents should be encoded with the accent characters. Use the Oxygen character map (under the Edit menu) to look up the code that properly inserts the accented character. **Use the "​decimal"​ (not hexidecimal) code**. To make sure it is searchable in Credo, I recommend using the plain text version in the abstract. Example: **Pel&#​xe9;​** in title and name elements and **Pele** in abstract.   * names/words with accents should be encoded with the accent characters. Use the Oxygen character map (under the Edit menu) to look up the code that properly inserts the accented character. **Use the "​decimal"​ (not hexidecimal) code**. To make sure it is searchable in Credo, I recommend using the plain text version in the abstract. Example: **Pel&#​xe9;​** in title and name elements and **Pele** in abstract.
   * do not use double quotes in titles -- the system will screw them up   * do not use double quotes in titles -- the system will screw them up
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