Description
Keep the historical dateline separate from an explicit current-name annotation.
Source-scoped cultural and historical records preserve an edition, naming convention, or local identifier. Literal agreement is useful bookkeeping but does not establish interpretation, authenticity, or authority.
Keep the historical dateline separate from an explicit current-name annotation.
When to use this tool
Use African Newspaper Colonial Current Dateline Pair when you need a precise source-token or range consistency check.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter historicalName, currentName, sourceDate. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read label. Use the output convention below.
Require nonempty historicalName, currentName, and sourceDate. Keep the historical dateline separate from an explicit current-name annotation.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| historicalName | Historical Name | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| currentName | Current Name | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| sourceDate | Source Date | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| label | Formatted label for the supplied components under the convention above. | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"historicalName": "Historical Place",
"currentName": "Current Place",
"sourceDate": "1920-05-01"
},
"output": {
"label": "Historical Place [source: 1920-05-01]; current-name annotation: Current Place"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The date is not parsed and equivalence is not verified; this does not replace historical wording, resolve political naming questions, or establish source accuracy.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Consult the source edition and relevant community or scholarly guidance before interpreting or reusing the material.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Media Story Dateline Place Token
Require nonempty placeName and a real YYYY-MM-DD date and join them into a dateline.
- Historical Person Name Variant Link
Require nonempty personRecordId, nameVariant, and sourceId and serialize the tuple as linkToken.