Format Changes - February 1999 Erratum (Appendix G: Format Change Lists)
The following change list was included as Appendix G of MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, 1999 Edition, published in the February 1999 Erratum.
This edition of the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data supersedes the March 1994 base text and updates No. 1 (March 1995) through No. 3 (July 1997) to the USMARC Format for Bibliographic Data as well as the September 1993 base text and updates No. 1 (October 1994) through No. 6 (January 1998) to the Canadian MARC Communication Format for Bibliographic Data. It includes changes resulting from proposals which were considered by the ALA ALCTS/LITA/RASD Machine-Readable Bibliographic Information Committee (MARBI) at its meetings from 1998 through February 1999 and by the Canadian Committee on MARC (CCM) at its meetings from 1998 through February 1999.
New content designators:
Fields
007 Physical Description Fixed Field (Tactile material)
007 Physical Description Fixed Field (Kit)
007 Physical Description Fixed Field (Notated music)
007 Physical Description Fixed Field (Computer file) - character positions 06-08 (Image bit depth), 09 (File formats), 10 (Quality assurance targets), 11 (Antecedent/source), 12 (Level of compression), and 13 (Reformatting quality)
526 Study Program Information Note
552 Entity and Attribute Information Note [provisionally defined with tag 551]
Indicators
052 Geographic Classification - 1st indicator (Source of code): values # (LC classification), 0 (U.S. Department of Defense classification), and 7 (Source in subfield $2)
210 Abbreviated Title - 2nd indicator (Type of abbreviated title): values # (Abbreviated key title) and 0 (Other abbreviated title)
Indicator values
028 Publisher Number - 1st indicator (Type of publisher number): value 5 (Other publisher number)
355 Security Classification Control - 1st indicator (Controlled element): value 5 (Record)
Subfield codes
$b Item number in 080 (Universal Decimal Classification)
$d Populated place name in 052 (Geographic Classification)
$x Common auxiliary subdivision in 080 (Universal Decimal Classification)
$2 Source of code in 052 (Geographic Classification)
$2 Edition identifier in 080 (Universal Decimal Classification)
$2 Source in 210 (Abbreviated Title)
Codes
Leader - character position 09 (Character coding scheme): codes # (MARC-8) and a (UCS/Unicode)
006 - Books - character position 06 (Form of item): code s (Electronic)
006 - Maps - character position 12 (Form of item): codes # (None of the following), a (Microfilm), b (Microfiche), c (Microopaque), d (Large print), f (Braille), r (Regular print reproduction), and s (Electronic)
006 - Music - character position 06 (Form of item): code s (Electronic)
006 - Serials - character position 05 (Form of original item): code s (Electronic)
006 - Serials - character position 06 (Form of item): code s (Electronic)
006 - Visual materials - character position 12 (Form of item): codes # (None of the following), a (Microfilm), b (Microfiche), c (Microopaque), d (Large print), f (Braille), r (Regular print reproduction), and s (Electronic)
006 - Mixed materials - character position 06 (Form of item): code s (Electronic)
007 - All materials - character position 01 (Specific material designation): code u (Unspecified)
008 - Books - character position 23 (Form of item): code s (Electronic)
008 - Maps - character position 29 (Form of item): codes # (None of the following), a (Microfilm), b (Microfiche), c (Microopaque), d (Large print), f (Braille), r (Regular print reproduction), and s (Electronic)
008 - Music - character position 23 (Form of item): code s (Electronic)
008 - Serials - character position 22 (Form of original item): code s (Electronic)
008 - Serials - character position 23 (Form of item): code s (Electronic)
008 - Visual materials - character position 29 (Form of item): codes # (None of the following), a (Microfilm), b (Microfiche), c (Microopaque), d (Large print), f (Braille), r (Regular print reproduction), and s (Electronic)
008 - Mixed materials - character position 23 (Form of item): code s (Electronic)
046 Special Coded Dates - $a (Type of date code): code x (Corrected dates and incorrect dates)
Local content designators (Appendix H):
Fields
261 Imprint Statement for Films (Pre-AACR 2)
262 Imprint Statement for Sound Recordings (Pre-AACR 2)
400 Series Statement / Added Entry - Personal Name
410 Series Statement / Added Entry - Corporate Name
411 Series Statement / Added Entry - Meeting Name
Subfield code
$d Plates or publisher's number for music (Pre-AACR 2) in field 260 (Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint))
Obsolete content designators:
Codes
006 - Maps - character positions 16-17 (Special format characteristics): codes m (Braille) and q (Large print)
008 - Maps - character positions 33-34 (Special format characteristics): codes m (Braille) and q (Large print)
Deleted content designators:
Field
551 Entity and Attribute Information Note [redefined as field 552]
Code
007 - Remote-sensing image - character position 01 (Specific material designation): Code # (No type specified) [redefined as code u (Unspecified)]
Changes in content designator field names:
046 Special Coded Dates [changed from Type of Date Code, Date 1, Date 2 (B.C. Dates)]
052 Geographic Classification [changed from Geographic Classification Code]
210 Abbreviated Title [changed from Abbreviated Key Title]
362 Dates of Publication and/or Sequential Designation [changed from Dates of Publication and/or Sequential Volume Designation]
Changes in repeatability:
Fields
080 Universal Decimal Classification: changed from Not repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R)
210 Abbreviated Title: changed from Not repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R)
Subfield codes
$a Classification number in 080 (Universal Decimal Classification): changed from Repeatable (R) to Not repeatable (NR)
$u Uniform Resource Locator in 856 Electronic Location and Access: changed from Repeatable (R) to Not repeatable (NR)
The following changes were not included in Appendix G:
The requirement to use the fill character ( | ) where no attempt has been made to code a position has been emphasized by its explicit addition to the code lists for all defined 006, 007, and 008 character positions, except 007/00 and 008/00-05 where it is not permitted. (The fill character code is defined as "No attempt to code.") This is not a change in the requirement, but rather an emphasis of it.
Subfield $8 (Field link and sequence number) has been added to all variable data fields, except 018, 042, and 066.
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