VegBank Data Dictionary
| Table (DB Name) | reference |
| Table | Reference |
| Field | Publication Date |
| DB Field Name | pubDate |
| Req'd? | no |
| Data Type | Date |
| Misc Flag | n/a |
| List? | no |
| Definition | The 'pubDate' field represents the date that the resource was published. The format should be represented as: CCYY, which represents a 4 digit year, or as CCYY-MM-DD, which denotes the full year, month, and day. Note that month and day are optional components. Formats must conform to ISO 8601. For example: 1999-10-26 |