MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data (1999 Edition)
Network Development and MARC Standards Office
Library of Congress
The 1999 edition of the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data is now
available from the Library of Congress. This new publication supercedes
the 1994 edition and Updates Nos. 1-3 (1995-1997) of the USMARC Format for
Bibliographic Data as well as the base text and Updates Nos. 1-6
(1993-1998) of the Canadian MARC Communication Format for Bibliographic
Data. In addition, it includes changes to the bibliographic format
resulting from proposals which were considered by the ALA ALCTS/LITA/RUSA
Machine-Readable Bibliographic Information Committee (MARBI) at its
meetings from 1998 through February 1999 and by the Canadian Committee on
MARC (CCM) at its meetings from 1998 through February 1999.
From 1994-1997 the USMARC and CAN/MARC user communities worked to
eliminate all remaining differences in their two already-similar formats.
In 1997 and early 1998, updates to the formats were issued that made the
format specifications identical. MARC 21 is the new name of the
harmonized CAN/MARC and USMARC Formats and publishes the formats in one
edition.
MARC 21 Format for Bibligraphic Data (ISBN 0-8444-0989-8) is published in
two volumes and is available for $70 (North America except Canada) and $80
(outside North America) from:
Library of Congress
Cataloging Distribution Service
Customer Services Section
Washington, DC 20541-4912
http://lcweb.loc.gov/cds
TEL: 1-202-707-6100
FAX: 1-202-707-1334
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French versions of MARC 21 publications and English versions in Canada are
available from:
Canadian Govt. Publishing
PWGSC
Ottawa, Ontario K1A OA9 Canada
June 30, 1999
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