The following documents the changes contained in the eighth update to the 1999 edition of MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data.  Update No. 8 (October 2007) includes changes resulting from proposals that were considered by the MARC 21 community during 2007.

New content designators:

Fields

363  Normalized Date and Sequential Designation  (R)

751  Added Entry - Geographic Name  (R)

882  Replacement Record Information  (NR)

Indicator

653  Index Term - Uncontrolled - 2nd indicator (Type of term or name):  values # (No information provided), 0 (Topical term), 1 (Personal name), 2 (Corporate name), 3 (Meeting name), 4 (Chronological term), 5 (Geographic name), and 6 (Genre/form term)

Indicator value

520  Summary, Etc. - 1st indicator (Display constant controller):  value 4 (Content advice)

Subfield codes

$c  Assigning source in 520 (Summary, Etc.)

$d  Former shelving location in 852 (Location)

$j  Language code of subtitles or captions in 041 (Language Code)

$l  ISSN-L in 022 (ISSN)

$m  Canceled ISSN-L in 022 (ISSN)

$w  Bibliographic record control number in 440 (Series Statement/Added Entry - Title)

$w  Bibliographic record control number in 800 (Series Added Entry - Personal Name)

$w  Bibliographic record control number in 810 (Series Added Entry - Corporate Name)

$w  Bibliographic record control number in 811 (Series Added Entry - Meeting Name)

$w  Bibliographic record control number in 830 (Series Added Entry - Uniform Title)

$z  Canceled/Invalid national bibliographic number in 015 (National Bibliography Number)

$0  Authority record control number in 100 (Main Entry - Personal Name)

$0  Authority record control number in 110 (Main Entry - Corporate Name)

$0  Authority record control number in 111 (Main Entry - Meeting Name)

$0  Authority record control number in 130 (Main Entry - Uniform Title)

$0  Authority record control number in 240 (Uniform Title)

$0  Authority record control number in 440 (Series Statement/Added Entry - Title)

$0  Authority record control number in 600 (Subject Added Entry - Personal Name)

$0  Authority record control number in 610 (Subject Added Entry - Corporate Name)

$0  Authority record control number in 611 (Subject Added Entry - Meeting Name)

$0  Authority record control number in 630 (Subject Added Entry - Uniform Title)

$0  Authority record control number in 648 (Subject Added Entry - Chronological Term)

$0  Authority record control number in 650 (Subject Added Entry - Topical Term)

$0  Authority record control number in 651 (Subject Added Entry - Geographic Name)

$0  Authority record control number in 654 (Subject Added Entry - Faceted Topical Term)

$0  Authority record control number in 655 (Index Term - Genre/Form)

$0  Authority record control number in 656 (Index Term - Occupation)

$0  Authority record control number in 657 (Index Term - Function)

$0  Authority record control number in 662 (Subject Added Entry - Hierarchical Place Name)

$0  Authority record control number in 700 (Added Entry - Personal Name)

$0  Authority record control number in 710 (Added Entry - Corporate Name)

$0  Authority record control number in 711 (Added Entry - Meeting Name)

$0  Authority record control number in 730 (Added Entry - Uniform Title)

$0  Authority record control number in 752 (Added Entry - Hierarchical Place Name)

$0  Authority record control number in 754 (Added Entry - Taxonomic Identification)

$0  Authority record control number in 800 (Series Added Entry - Personal Name)

$0  Authority record control number in 810 (Series Added Entry - Corporate Name)

$0  Authority record control number in 811 (Series Added Entry - Meeting Name)

$0  Authority record control number in 830 (Series Added Entry - Uniform Title)

$2  Source in 520 (Summary, Etc.)

$5  Institution to which field applies in 533 (Reproduction Note)

$5  Institution to which field applies in 538 (System Details Note)

Code

Code 2 (Offprints) in Books 008/24-27 (Nature of contents)

Redefined content designators:

Field

Leader/19  Multipart resource record level

Subfield code

$b  Language code of summary or abstract in 041 (Language Code)

See also:

Appendix G:  Format Change Lists

Appendices