Format Changes - Update No. 3, October 2002 (Appendix G: Format Change Lists)
The following documents the changes contained in the third update to the 1999 edition of MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data. Update No. 3 (October 2002) includes changes resulting from proposals which were considered by the ALA ALCTS/LITA/RUSA Machine-Readable Bibliographic Information Committee (MARBI) at its meetings in 2002 and by the Canadian Committee on MARC (CCM) at its meetings in 2002.
New content designators:
Field
648 Subject Added Entry - Chronological Term
Indicator
655 Index Term - Genre/Form - 2nd indicator (Thesaurus): values 0 (Library of Congress Subject Headings), 1 (LC subject headings for children's literature), 2 (Medical Subject Headings), 3 (National Agriculture Library subject authority file), 4 (Source not specified), 5 (Canadian Subject Headings), and 6 (Répertoire de vedettes-matière)
Indicator value
052 Geographic Classification - 1st indicator (Code source): value 1 (U.S. Dept. of Defense Classification)
Subfield codes
$j Date resource modified in 046 (Special Coded Dates)
$k Beginning or single date created in 046 (Special Coded Dates)
$l Ending date created in 046 (Special Coded Dates)
$m Beginning of date valid in 046 (Special Coded Dates)
$n End of date valid in 046 (Special Coded Dates)
$2 Source of date in 046 (Special Coded Dates)
$u Uniform Resource Identifier in 506 (Restrictions on Access Note)
$u Uniform Resource Identifier in 540 (Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note)
$6 Linkage in 018 (Copyright Article-Fee Code)
Codes
006 - Books - character position 07-10 (Nature of contents): code u (Standards/specifications)
006 - Music - character position 04 (Music parts): codes d (Instrumental and vocal parts), e (Instrumental parts), f (Vocal parts), n (Not applicable), u (Unknown), and # (No parts in hand or not specified)
006 - Music - character position 16 (Transposition and arrangement): codes a (Transposition), b (Arrangement), c (Both transposed and arranged), n (Not applicable), u (Unknown), and # (Not arrangement or transposition or not specified)
006 - Continuing resources - character position 03 (ISSN center): code 2 (United Kingdom)
006 - Continuing resources - character position 07 (Nature of entire work): code u (Standards/specifications)
006 - Continuing resources - character position 08-10 (Nature of contents): code u (Standards/specifications)
007 - Sound recordings - character position 10 (Kind of material): codes b (Cellulose nitrate), c (Acetate tape with ferrous oxide), g (Glass with lacquer), i (Aluminum with lacquer), r (Paper with lacquer or ferrous oxide), and z (Other)
008 - Books - character position 24-27 (Nature of contents): code u (Standards/specifications)
008 - Music - character position 21 (Music parts): codes d (Instrumental and vocal parts), e (Instrumental parts), f (Vocal parts), n (Not applicable), u (Unknown), and # (No parts in hand or not specified)
008 - Music - character position 33 (Transposition and arrangement): codes a (Transposition), b (Arrangement), c (Both transposed and arranged), n (Not applicable), u (Unknown), and # (Not arrangement or transposition or not specified)
008 - Continuing resources - character position 20 (ISSN center): code 2 (United Kingdom)
008 - Continuing resources - character position 24 (Nature of entire work): code u (Standards/specifications)
008 - Continuing resources - character position 25-27 (Nature of contents): code u (Standards/specifications)
Obsolete content designators:
Indicator value
052 Geographic Classification - 1st indicator (Code source): value 0 (U.S. Dept. of Defense Classification)
Code
007 - Sound recordings - character position 10 (Kind of material): code n (Not applicable)
Changes in content designator names:
Fields
006 Computer files/Electronic resources Computer files
006 Continuing resources Serials
007 Electronic resource Computer file
008 Continuing resources Serials
247 Former Title or Title Variations
Subfield code
$a in 247 (Former Title): Title
Codes
006/00 (Computer files/Electronic resources) code m: Computer file Computer file/Electronic resource
006/00 (Continuing resources) code s: Serial Serial/Integrating resource
006/05 (Books) code c: Pre-adolescent Elementary and junior high
006/05 (Books) code d: Adolescent Secondary (senior high)
006/05 (Computer files/Electronic resources) code c: Pre-adolescent Elementary and junior high
006/05 (Computer files/Electronic resources) code d: Adolescent Secondary (senior high)
006/05 (Music) code c: Pre-adolescent Elementary and junior high
006/05 (Music) code d: Adolescent Secondary (senior high)
006/05 (Visual materials) code c: Pre-adolescent Elementary and junior high
006/05 (Visual materials) code d: Adolescent Secondary (senior high)
007/10 (Sound recording) code a: Lacquered coating
007/10 (Sound recording) code m: Metal and plastic Plastic with metal
007/11 (Electronic resources) code c: File reproduced from an computer file electronic resource
008/06 (All) code c: Continuing resource Serial item currently published
008/06 (All) code d: Continuing resource Serial item ceased publication
008/06 (All) code u: Continuing resource Serial item status unknown
008/22 (Books) code c: Pre-adolescent Elementary and junior high
008/22 (Books) code d: Adolescent Secondary (senior high)
008/22 (Computer files) code c: Pre-adolescent Elementary and junior high
008/22 (Computer files) code d: Adolescent Secondary (senior high)
008/22 (Music) code c: Pre-adolescent Elementary and junior high
008/22 (Music) code d: Adolescent Secondary (senior high)
008/22 (Visual materials) code c: Pre-adolescent Elementary and junior high
008/22 (Visual materials) code d: Adolescent Secondary (senior high)
Changes in repeatability:
Field
046 Special Coded Dates: changed from Not repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R)
Subfield codes
$k Call number prefix in 852 (Location): changed from Not repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R)
$m Call number suffix in 852 (Location): changed from Not repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R)
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