 |
 |
Forwarded on behalf of Jay Weitz: OCLC-MARC Bibliographic, Authority, and Holdings Formats Update 2012 On May 13, 2012, OCLC implemented the changes related to the OCLC-MARC Bibliographic, Authority, and Holdings Formats Update 2012, which are detailed in OCLC Technical Bulletin 261 (http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/worldcat/tb/261/default.htm). This installation includes MARC 21 Update No. 13 (dated September 2011), code list additions and changes published chiefly since August 2011, and other suggestions from WorldCat users and OCLC staff. Many of these elements, including those from MARC 21 Update No. 13, are related to Resource Description and Access (RDA). Among the points of interest: * Implementation of new subfield $0 (Authority Record Control Number or Standard Number) in fields 034 "Coded Cartographic Mathematical Data" and 043 (Geographic Area Code) in the Bibliographic and Authority Formats. * Implementation of new subfields $k (Language Code of Intermediate Translations), $m (Language Code of Original Accompanying Materials Other Than Librettos), and $n (Language Code of Original Libretto) in field 041 (Language Code) in the Bibliographic format. * Implementation of new First Indicator "7" (Other Edition Specified in Subfield $2) in fields 082 (Dewey Decimal Classification Number) and 083 (Additional Dewey Decimal Classification Number) in the Bibliographic and Authority Formats. * Implementation of new subfield $q (Assigning Agency) in field 084 (Other Classification Number) in the Bibliographic format. * Implementation of new fields 264 (Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice), 344 (Sound Characteristics), 345 (Projection Characteristics of Moving Image), 346 (Video Characteristics), 347 (Digital File Characteristics), and 377 (Associated Language) in the Bibliographic format. OCLC strongly recommends not using the new Bibliographic field 264 until guidelines for its use are available. * Implementation of new subfields $j (Generation), $k (Layout), $m (Book Format), $n (Font Size), $o (Polarity), $0 (Authority Record Control Number or Standard Number), and $2 (Source) in field 340 (Physical Medium) in the Bibliographic format. * Implementation of new fields 368 (Other Corporate Body Attributes) and 378 (Fuller Form of Personal Name) in the Authority format. * Implementation of new indicators and new subfields $b (Soloist), $d (Doubling Instrument), $n (Number of Performers of the Same Medium), $p (Alternative Medium of Performance), $s (Total Number of Performers), and $v (Note) in field 382 (Medium of Performance) in the Bibliographic and Authority formats. Name Authority Cooperative (NACO) participants should not implement the changes to Authority field 382 until OCLC announces that implementation and testing by all NACO nodes is complete. * Implementation of new subfields $d (Thematic Index Code), $e (Publisher Associated with Serial or Opus Number), and $2 (Source Code) in field 383 (Numeric Designation of Musical Work) in the Bibliographic and Authority formats. Except as noted here and in TB 261, new capabilities, new fields and subfields, new indicators, new practices, and new codes may now be used. Please excuse any duplication. Jay Weitz Senior Consulting Database Specialist OCLC Online Computer Library Center MC 139 6565 Kilgour Place Dublin, Ohio, USA 43017-3395 Phone: +1-614-764-6156 Fax: +1-614-718-7195 E-mail: [log in to unmask]