The following documents the changes contained in the fifth update to the 2000 edition of MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data.  Update No. 5 (October 2004) includes changes resulting from proposals that were considered by the MARC 21 community during 2004.

New content designators:

Indicators

541  Immediate Source of Acquisition Note - 1st indicator (Privacy):  values # (No information provided); 0 (Private); and 1 (Not private)

561  Ownership and Custodial History - 1st indicator (Privacy):  values # (No information provided); 0 (Private); and 1 (Not private)

583  Action Note - 1st indicator (Privacy):  values # (No information provided); 0 (Private); and 1 (Not private)

Codes

Subfield $8 - Field link and sequence number:  codes a (Action) and x (General sequencing)

Change in content designator name:

Indicator value

1st indicator (National bibliographic agency) in 016 (National Bibliographic Agency Control Number):  Value # (National Library of Canada Library and Archives Canada)

Additional changes:

A number of examples were updated or added to several fields.

See also:

Appendix F:  Format Change Lists

Appendices