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MARC 21 Concise Formats
Format Changes
Network Development and MARC Standards Office
Library of Congress
Contents
Introduction
Bibliographic Format Changes
Authority Format Changes
Holdings Format Changes
Classification Format Changes
Community Information Format Changes
Introduction
This document contains the list of changes made to the 2003 edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats that were incorporated into the 2004 edition. All of these changes will be included in the 2004 printed and web editions.Please contact the Network Development and MARC Standards Office for more information about these changes at ndmso@loc.gov
Bibliographic Format Changes
Information for Translators and Other Users
Items highlighted in red in
the online format
indicate changes made after the 2003 edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats
was published and are included in the 2004 printed edition of the MARC 21
Concise Formats.
- New content designators:
- Fields
- 031 - Musical Incipits Information
- 258 - Philatelic Issue Date
- Indicators
- 017 - 2nd indicator (Display constant controller): value # (Copyright or legal deposit number)
- 017 - 2nd indicator (Display constant controller): value 8 (No display constant controller generated)
- 541 - 1st indicator (Privacy): values # (No information provided); 0 (Private); 1 (Not private)
- 561 - 1st indicator (Privacy): values # (No information provided); 0 (Private); 1 (Not private)
- 583 - 1st indicator (Privacy): values # (No information provided); 0 (Private); 1 (Not private)
- Subfield codes
- $d - Date in 017 (Copyright or Legal Deposit Number)
- $i - Display text in 017 (Copyright or Legal Deposit Number)
- Code values
- $8 - (Field link and sequence number) codes a (Action); x (General sequencing)
- Fields
- Changes in repeatibility:
- 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)
- Subfield codes
- Changes in content designator names:
- Subfield codes
- $a in 017 (Copyright or Legal Deposit Number): Copyright
registrationor legal deposit number
- $a in 017 (Copyright or Legal Deposit Number): Copyright
- Indicator value
- 1st indicator in 016 (National bibliographic agency):
National Library of CanadaLibrary and Archives Canada - 1st indicator in 055 (Classification Numbers Assigned in Canada): all references to NLC changed to LAC
- 2nd indicator in 055 (Classification Numbers Assigned in Canada): all references to NLC changed to LAC
- 1st indicator in 016 (National bibliographic agency):
- Subfield codes
Authority Format Changes
Information for Translators and Other Users
Items highlighted in red in
the online format
indicate changes made after the 2003 edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats
was published and are included in the 2004 printed edition of the MARC 21
Concise Formats.
- New content designator
- Field
- 031 - Musical Incipits Information
- Field
- Changes in content designator names:
- Field
- 055 -
National Library of CanadaLibrary and Archives Canada Call Number
- 055 -
- Indicator value
- 1st indicator in 016 (National bibliographic agency):
National Library of CanadaLibrary and Archives Canada
- 1st indicator in 016 (National bibliographic agency):
- Field
Holdings Format Changes
Information for Translators and Other Users
Items highlighted in red in
the online format
indicate changes made after the 2003 edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats
was published and are included in the 2004 printed edition of the MARC 21
Concise Formats.
New content designators
- Indicators
- 541 - 1st indicator (Privacy): values # (No information provided); 0 (Private); 1 (Not private)
- 561 - 1st indicator (Privacy): values # (No information provided); 0 (Private); 1 (Not private)
- 583 - 1st indicator (Privacy): values # (No information provided); 0 (Private); 1 (Not private)
- Code values
- $8 - Field link and sequence number - codes a (Action); x (General sequencing)
- Indicator value
- 1st indicator in 016 (National bibliographic agency):
National Library of CanadaLibrary and Archives Canada
- 1st indicator in 016 (National bibliographic agency):
Classification Format Changes
Information for Translators and Other Users
Items highlighted in red in
the online format
indicate changes made after the 2003 edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats
was published and are included in the 2004 printed edition of the MARC 21
Concise
Formats.
- Changes in content designator names:
- Indicator value
- 1st indicator in 016 (National bibliographic agency):
National Library of CanadaLibrary and Archives Canada
- 1st indicator in 016 (National bibliographic agency):
- Indicator value
Community Information Format Changes
Information for Translators and Other Users
Items highlighted in red in
the online format
indicate changes made after the 2003 edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats
was published and are included in the 2004 printed edition of the MARC 21
Concise
Formats.
- Changes in content designator names:
- Indicator value
- 1st indicator in 016 (National bibliographic agency):
National Library of CanadaLibrary and Archives Canada
- 1st indicator in 016 (National bibliographic agency):
- Indicator value
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