Format Changes - Update No. 6, October 2005 (Appendix G: Format Change Lists)
The following documents the changes contained in the sixth update to the 1999 edition of MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data. Update No. 6 (October 2005) includes changes resulting from proposals that were considered by the MARC 21 community during 2005.
New content designators:
Field
662 Subject Added Entry - Hierarchical Place Name
Code
008/35-37 (Language): code zxx (No linguistic content)
Indicator
048 Number of Musical Instruments or Voices Code - 2nd indicator (Source of code): values # (MARC 21 code) and 7 (Source specified in subfield $2)
Subfield codes
$2 Source of code in 048 (Number of Musical Instruments or Voices Code)
$e Relator term in 630 (Subject Added Entry - Uniform Title)
$4 Relator code in 630 (Subject Added Entry - Uniform Title)
$4 Relator code in 650 (Subject Added Entry - Topical Term)
$e Relator term in 651 (Subject Added Entry - Geographic Name)
$4 Relator code in 651 (Subject Added Entry - Geographic Name)
$e Relator term in 654 (Subject Added Entry - Faceted Topical Term)
$4 Relator code in 654 (Subject Added Entry - Faceted Topical Term)
$f City subsection in 752 (Added Entry - Hierarchical Place Name)
$g Other nonjurisdictional geographic region and feature in 752 (Added Entry - Hierarchical Place Name)
$h Extraterrestrial area in 752 (Added Entry - Hierarchical Place Name)
$2 Source of heading or term in 752 (Added Entry - Hierarchical Place Name)
Redefined content designators:
Code
008/35-37 (Language): code ### (No linguistic content information provided)
Changes in content designator names:
Subfield codes
$b in 041 (Language code): Language code for summary, or abstract/overprinted title or subtitles
$a in 752 (Added Entry - Hierarchical Place Name): Country or larger entity
$b in 752 (Added Entry - Hierarchical Place Name): State, province, territory First-order political jurisdiction
$c in 752 (Added Entry - Hierarchical Place Name): County, region, islands area Intermediate political jurisdiction
Changes in text descriptions:
010 Library of Congress Control Number
020 International Standard Book Number
See also: