The following change list was included with the base text for MARC 21 Format for Authority Data, 1999 Edition.

New content designators:

Field

856  Electronic Location and Access

Subfield codes

$b  Local GAC code in 043 (Geographic Area Code)

$2  Source of local code in 043 (Geographic Area Code)

Codes

Leader - character position 09 (Character coding scheme):  codes # (MARC-8) and a (UCS/Unicode)

Changes in content designator names:

780  Subdivision Heading Linking Entry - General Subdivision

781  Subdivision Heading Linking Entry - Geographic Subdivision

782  Subdivision Heading Linking Entry - Chronological Subdivision

785  Subdivision Heading Linking Entry - Form Subdivision

Corrections:

Subfield codes

$e  Description conventions in 040 (Cataloging Source):  repeatability added - Not repeatable (NR)

$0  Record control number in field 400 (See From Tracing - Personal Name):  removed

$5  Institution to which field applies in 480, 481, 482, 485, 580, 581, 582, 585, 700, 710, 730, 750, 780, 781, 782, 785, 788:  changed from Not repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R)

See also:

Appendix F:  Format Change Lists

Appendices