Format Changes - Update No. 2, October 2001 (Appendix G: Format Change Lists)
The following documents the changes contained in the second update to the 1999 edition of MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data. Update No. 2 (October 2001) includes changes resulting from proposals which were considered by the ALA ALCTS/LITA/RUSA Machine-Readable Bibliographic Information Committee (MARBI) at its meetings in 2001 and by the Canadian Committee on MARC (CCM) at its meetings in 2001.
New content designators:
Field
887 Non-MARC Information Field
Indicators
041 Language Code - 2nd indicator (Source of code): values # (MARC language code) and 7 (Source specified in subfield $2)
260 Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint) - 1st indicator (Sequence of publishing statements): values # (Not applicable/No information provided/Earliest available publisher), 2 (Intervening publisher), and 3 (Current/latest publisher)
Subfield codes
$c ISO code in 043 (Geographic Area Code)
$c Taxonomic category in 754 (Added Entry - Taxonomic Identification)
$d Common or alternative name in 754 (Added Entry - Taxonomic Identification)
$x Non-public note in 754 (Added Entry - Taxonomic Identification)
$z Public note in 754 (Added Entry - Taxonomic Identification)
$2 Source in 015 (National Bibliography Number)
$2 Source in 017 (Copyright or Legal Deposit Number)
$2 Source of code in 041 (Language Code)
$8 Field link and sequence number in 018 (Copyright Article-Fee Code)
Codes
Leader - character position 07 (Bibliographic level): code i (Integrating resource)
006 - Serials - character position 01 (Frequency): code k (Continuously updated)
006 - Serials - character position 04 (Type of continuing resource): codes d (Updating database), l (Updating loose-leaf), and w (Updating Web site)
006 - Serials - character position 17 (Entry convention): code 2 (Integrated entry)
007 - Videorecordings - character position 04 (Videorecording format): code v (DVD)
008 - Serials - character position 18 (Frequency): code k (Continuously updated)
008 - Serials - character position 21 (Type of continuing resource): codes d (Updating database), l (Updating loose-leaf), and w (Updating Web site)
008 - Serials - character position 34 (Entry convention): code 2 (Integrated entry)
533 Reproduction Note - Subfield $7/12 (Fixed-length data elements of reproduction/Frequency): code k (Continuously updated)
Changes in content designator names:
Fields
006/04 (Serials) Type of continuing resource Type of serial
006/17 (Serials) Entry convention Successive/latest entry
008/21 (Serials) Type of continuing resource Type of serial
008/34 (Serials) Entry convention Successive/latest entry
017 Copyright Registration or Legal Deposit Number
055 Call Numbers/Classification Numbers Assigned in Canada
082 Dewey Decimal Call Classification Number
084 Other Call Classification Number
086 Government Document Call Classification Number
772 Supplement Parent Record Entry
Subfield codes
$a in 754 (Added Entry - Taxonomic Identification): Taxonomic name/taxonomic hierarchical category
$b in 017 (Copyright or Legal Deposit Number): Assigning agency Source (assigning agency)
$c in 044 (Country of Publishing/Producing Entity Code): ISO subentity code
Code
007/04 (Videorecording) code g: Laserdisc Laser optical (Reflective) videodisc
Changes in repeatability:
Fields
015 National Bibliography Number: changed from Not repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R)
041 Language Code: changed from Not repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R)
260 Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint): changed from Not repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R)
508 Creation/Production Credits Note: changed from Not repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R)
Subfield codes
$a Language code of text/sound track or separate title in 041 (Language Code): changed from Not repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R)
$b Language code of summary or abstract/overprinted title or subtitle in 041 (Language Code): changed from Not repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R)
$d Language code of sung or spoken text in 041 (Language Code): changed from Not repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R)
$e Language code of librettos in 041 (Language Code): changed from Not repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R)
$f Language code of table of contents in 041 (Language Code): changed from Not repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R)
$g Language code of accompanying material other than librettos in 041 (Language Code): changed from Not repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R)
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