Format Changes - Update No. 5, October 2004 (Appendix G: Format Change Lists)
The following documents the changes contained in the fifth update to the 1999 edition of MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data. Update No. 5 (October 2004) includes changes resulting from proposals that were considered by the MARC 21 community during 2004.
New content designators:
Fields
031 Musical Incipits Information
Indicators
017 Copyright or Legal Deposit Number - 2nd indicator (Display constant controller): values # (Copyright or legal deposit number) and 8 (No display constant controller generated)
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)
Subfield codes
$d Date in 017 (Copyright or Legal Deposit Number)
$i Display text in 017 (Copyright or Legal Deposit Number)
Codes
Subfield $8 - Field link and sequence number: codes a (Action) and x (General sequencing)
Changes in content designator names:
Indicator values
1st indicator (National bibliographic agency) in 016 (National Bibliographic Agency Control Number): Value # (National Library of Canada Library and Archives Canada)
1st indicator (Existence in LAC collection) in 055 (Classification Numbers Assigned in Canada): all references to NLC changed to LAC
2nd indicator (Type, completeness, source of class/call number) in 055 (Classification Numbers Assigned in Canada): all references to NLC changed to LAC
Subfield code
$a in 017 (Copyright or Legal Deposit Number): Copyright registration or legal deposit number
Changes in repeatability:
Subfield codes
$e Place of manufacture in 260 (Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)): changed from Not repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R)
$f Manufacturer in 260 (Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)): changed from Not repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R)
$g Date of manufacture in 260 (Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)): changed from Not repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R)
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