The following documents the changes contained in the third update to the 1999 edition of MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic 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

026  Fingerprint Identifier

038  Record Content Licensor

563  Binding Information

648  Subject Added Entry - Chronological Term

Indicator

655  Index Term - Genre/Form - 2nd indicator (Thesaurus):  values 0 (Library of Congress Subject Headings), 1 (LC subject headings for children's literature), 2 (Medical Subject Headings), 3 (National Agriculture Library subject authority file), 4 (Source not specified), 5 (Canadian Subject Headings), and 6 (Répertoire de vedettes-matière)

Indicator value

052  Geographic Classification - 1st indicator (Code source):  value 1 (U.S. Dept. of Defense Classification)

Subfield codes

$j  Date resource modified in 046 (Special Coded Dates)

$k  Beginning or single date created in 046 (Special Coded Dates)

$l  Ending date created in 046 (Special Coded Dates)

$m  Beginning of date valid in 046 (Special Coded Dates)

$n  End of date valid in 046 (Special Coded Dates)

$2  Source of date in 046 (Special Coded Dates)

$u  Uniform Resource Identifier in 506 (Restrictions on Access Note)

$u  Uniform Resource Identifier in 540 (Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note)

$6  Linkage in 018 (Copyright Article-Fee Code)

Codes

006 - Books - character position 07-10 (Nature of contents):  code u (Standards/specifications)

006 - Music - character position 04 (Music parts):  codes d (Instrumental and vocal parts), e (Instrumental parts), f (Vocal parts), n (Not applicable), u (Unknown), and # (No parts in hand or not specified)

006 - Music - character position 16 (Transposition and arrangement):  codes a (Transposition), b (Arrangement), c (Both transposed and arranged), n (Not applicable), u (Unknown), and # (Not arrangement or transposition or not specified)

006 - Continuing resources - character position 03 (ISSN center):  code 2 (United Kingdom)

006 - Continuing resources - character position 07 (Nature of entire work):  code u (Standards/specifications)

006 - Continuing resources - character position 08-10 (Nature of contents):  code u (Standards/specifications)

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 - Books - character position 24-27 (Nature of contents):  code u (Standards/specifications)

008 - Music - character position 21 (Music parts):  codes d (Instrumental and vocal parts), e (Instrumental parts), f (Vocal parts), n (Not applicable), u (Unknown), and # (No parts in hand or not specified)

008 - Music - character position 33 (Transposition and arrangement):  codes a (Transposition), b (Arrangement), c (Both transposed and arranged), n (Not applicable), u (Unknown), and # (Not arrangement or transposition or not specified)

008 - Continuing resources - character position 20 (ISSN center):  code 2 (United Kingdom)

008 - Continuing resources - character position 24 (Nature of entire work):  code u (Standards/specifications)

008 - Continuing resources - character position 25-27 (Nature of contents):  code u (Standards/specifications)

Obsolete content designators:

Indicator value

052  Geographic Classification - 1st indicator (Code source):  value 0 (U.S. Dept. of Defense Classification)

Code

007 - Sound recordings - character position 10 (Kind of material):  code n (Not applicable)

Changes in content designator names:

Fields

006  Computer files/Electronic resources  Computer files

006  Continuing resources  Serials

007  Electronic resource  Computer file

008  Continuing resources  Serials

247  Former Title or Title Variations

Subfield code

$a  in 247 (Former Title):  Title

Codes

006/00 (Computer files/Electronic resources) code m:  Computer file Computer file/Electronic resource

006/00 (Continuing resources) code s:  Serial Serial/Integrating resource

006/05 (Books) code c:  Pre-adolescent Elementary and junior high

006/05 (Books) code d:  Adolescent Secondary (senior high)

006/05 (Computer files/Electronic resources) code c:  Pre-adolescent Elementary and junior high

006/05 (Computer files/Electronic resources) code d:  Adolescent Secondary (senior high)

006/05 (Music) code c:  Pre-adolescent Elementary and junior high

006/05 (Music) code d:  Adolescent Secondary (senior high)

006/05 (Visual materials) code c:  Pre-adolescent Elementary and junior high

006/05 (Visual materials) code d:  Adolescent Secondary (senior high)

007/10 (Sound recording) code a:  Lacquered coating

007/10 (Sound recording) code m:  Metal and plastic Plastic with metal

007/11 (Electronic resources) code c:  File reproduced from an computer file electronic resource

008/06 (All) code c:  Continuing resource Serial item currently published

008/06 (All) code d:  Continuing resource Serial item ceased publication

008/06 (All) code u:  Continuing resource Serial item status unknown

008/22 (Books) code c:  Pre-adolescent Elementary and junior high

008/22 (Books) code d:  Adolescent Secondary (senior high)

008/22 (Computer files) code c:  Pre-adolescent Elementary and junior high

008/22 (Computer files) code d:  Adolescent Secondary (senior high)

008/22 (Music) code c:  Pre-adolescent Elementary and junior high

008/22 (Music) code d:  Adolescent Secondary (senior high)

008/22 (Visual materials) code c:  Pre-adolescent Elementary and junior high

008/22 (Visual materials) code d:  Adolescent Secondary (senior high)

Changes in repeatability:

Field

046  Special Coded Dates:  changed from Not repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R)

Subfield codes

$k  Call number prefix in 852 (Location):  changed from Not repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R)

$m  Call number suffix in 852 (Location):  changed from Not repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R)

See also:

Appendix G:  Format Change Lists

Appendices