Format Changes - Update No. 32, June 2021 (Appendix G: Format Change Lists)
The following documents the changes contained in the thirty-second update to the 1999 edition of MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data. Update No. 32 (June 2021) includes changes resulting from proposals that were considered by the MARC 21 community since the publication of Update No. 31 (December 2020).
New content designators:
Fields
353 Supplementary Content Characteristics (R)
Indicator
046 Special Coded Dates - 1st indicator (Type of entity)
Indicator values
046 Special Coded Dates - 1st indicator (Type of entity): value # (No information provided)
046 Special Coded Dates - 1st indicator (Type of entity): value 1 (Work)
046 Special Coded Dates - 1st indicator (Type of entity): value 2 (Expression)
046 Special Coded Dates - 1st indicator (Type of entity): value 3 (Manifestation)
Subfield codes
$c Form of musical notation term (R) in 348 (Notated Music Characteristics)
$d Form of musical notation code (R) in 348 (Notated Music Characteristics)
$i Sound content (R) in 344 (Sound Characteristics)
$x Nonpublic note (R) in 046 (Special Coded Dates)
$z Public note (R) in 046 (Special Coded Dates)
$0 Authority record control number or standard number (NR) in 022 (International Standard Serial Number)
$1 Real World Object URI (R) in 022 (International Standard Serial Number)
$3 Materials specified (NR) in 046 (Special Coded Dates)
Codes
Code g (Magazine) in Continuing Resources 008/21 (Type of continuing resource) (006/04)
Code h (Blog) in Continuing Resources 008/21 (Type of continuing resource) (006/04)
Code j (Journal) in Continuing Resources 008/21 (Type of continuing resource) (006/04)
Code r (Repository) in Continuing Resources 008/21 (Type of continuing resource) (006/04)
Code s (Newsletter) in Continuing Resources 008/21 (Type of continuing resource) (006/04)
Code t (Directory) in Continuing Resources 008/21 (Type of continuing resource) (006/04)
Changes in content designator names and definitions:
Field
348 Format of Notated Music renamed Notated Music Characteristics
Subfield codes
$2 Edition number renamed Edition information and redescribed in 082 (Dewey Decimal Classification Number)
$2 Edition number renamed Edition information and redescribed in 083 (Additional Dewey Decimal Classification Number)
Codes
Code d (Updating database) redescribed in Continuing Resources 008/21 (Type of continuing resource) (006/04)
Code p (Periodical) redescribed in Continuing Resources 008/21 (Type of continuing resource) (006/04)
Code w (Updating Web site) redescribed in Continuing Resources 008/21 (Type of continuing resource) (006/04)
The following fields did not have technical changes but contain editorial modifications:
Fields
546 Language Note (R) from Proposal 2021-05
852 Location (R) from Proposal 2021-01
See also: