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Explain importance of distribution dates
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Fix #88
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ddeboer committed Jun 21, 2024
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This would probably be ‘heritage institution’ in <a href="https://www.netwerkdigitaalerfgoed.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/190513-DERA2.0-ENG.pdf">DERA</a>.

: <dfn>Consumer</dfn>
:: On organization or an individual that uses one or more [=datasets=] that are provided by a [=publisher=].
:: On organization, individual or service platform that uses one or more [=datasets=] that are provided by a [=publisher=].

Conceptual model {#conceptual-model}
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### Creation and modification dates ### {#distribution-date}

Publishers *SHOULD* make known when the [=distribution=] was originally created and when it was last updated.
Publishers *SHOULD* make known when the [=distribution=] was originally created and when it was last updated,
so [=consumers=] can efficiently stay up-to-date with the latest changes.
Please note that this is different from [[#dataset-date|dataset description’s dates]].
Datetimes (‘2019-08-15T08:05:00Z’) are preferred because they offer greater precision,
but simple dates (‘2019-04-14’) are also allowed.
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