---
title: 'Date available through a system'
field: 'dc.date.available'
slug: 'dc-date-available'
description: 'Date or date range item became available to the public'
comment: 'Date in YYYY-MM-DD format. At the very least you must enter the year, but month and day is better if possible. Note: using legacy “dc” namespace due to limitations with the DSpace institutional repository software.'
required: False
module: 'Status'
cluster: 'Global'
policy: 'Date. Single value only.'
layout: 'home'
---