Format Changes - Update No. 3, October 2002 (Appendix F: Format Change Lists)
The following documents the changes contained in the third update to the 2000 edition of MARC 21 Format for Holdings 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
Subfield codes
$n Pattern note in 853-855 (Captions and Pattern)
$p Number of pieces per issuance in 853-855 (Captions and Pattern)
Codes
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 - character position 07 (Method of acquisition): codes c (Cooperative or consortial purchase), m (Membership), and n (Non-library purchase)
008 - character position 20 (Lending policy): codes c (Will lend hard copy only) and l (Limited lending policy)
Fields 853-855 - subfield $y (Regularity pattern): code c (Combined) under Publication Code, code e (Enumeration) under Enumeration Code, and code y (Year) under Chronology Code
Obsolete content designator:
Code
007 - Sound recordings - character position 10 (Kind of material): code n (Not applicable)
Changes in content designator names:
Fields
007 Computer file Electronic resource
008/08-11 Intent to cancel date Expected acquisition end date
Codes
007/10 (Sound recording) code a: Lacquered coating
007/10 (Sound recording) code m: Metal and plastic Plastic with metal
007/11 (Electronic resource) code c: File reproduced from an computer file electronic resource
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