Library Cataloging
In 2008, updates of both the full and concise MARC 21 Formats were made available online and the principle was established that the online is the version of record for the formats and the print a byproduct that is produced after the online version. Taking this into consideration, along with the decreasing demand for print, the Network Development and MARC Standards Office has decided to no longer print and sell updates to the full versions of the MARC 21 Bibliographic, Authority, Holdings, Classification, and Community Information Formats. Instead, NDMSO has developed a stylesheet that removes characteristics of an online page when it is printed -- such as breadcrumbs, extraneous links and text -- so that it resembles the print version formerly sold by CDS.
Users who want a print of changed fields will be able to print them from the Format web pages. Eventually all fields will be printable in this manner, but for now only Update 12 fields have been conditioned for improved printing. Changes to the MARC 21 Formats that resulted from Update No. 12 (October 2010) are displayed in red print. The online documentation will incorporate a print guide for an update as part of the "Format Changes" Appendix found in each format's table of contents page.
Please note that the MARC 21 Concise Format document will continue to be printed and it will consist of the Bibliographic, Authority, and Holdings formats. The 2011 edition will be available in the last quarter of 2011.
The following sections and fields were changed in Update No. 12 and should be printed to keep a print copy of the MARC 21 Formats up-to-date:
BIBLIOGRAPHIC
AUTHORITY
HOLDINGS
CLASSIFICATION
COMMUNITY INFORMATION
- Marc Update
News from LC about MARC. Update No. 15 (September 2012) is now available on the MARC website (www.loc.gov/marc/). It is integrated into the documentation for each of the Online Full and Concise formats that are maintained on that site -- the Bibliographic...
- Updated Cover Sheets For Marc Proposals And Discussion Papers
From LC's Network Development and MARC Standards Office. The cover sheets for the proposals and discussion paper presented at the 2011 Annual meetings of the MARC Advisory Committee have been updated with the results of the discussions. They are available...
- Marbi Papers Available For Review
Proposal 2011-02: RDA Production, Publication, Distribution and Manufacture Statements in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format (http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2011/2011-02.html) Proposal 2011-03: Encoding Date of Copyright Notice in the MARC 21 Bibliographic...
- Marc 21 Update No. 11: Full And Concise Available Online
News from the Network Development and MARC Standards Office at LC.Update No. 11 (February 2010) is now available on the MARC website (www.loc.gov/marc/). It is integrated into the documentation for each of the Online Full and Concise formats that are...
- Marc Update No. 10
News from the Network Development and MARC Standards Office.Update No. 10 (October 2009) is now available on the MARC website. It is integrated into the documentation for each of the Online Full and Concise formats that are maintained on that site --...
Library Cataloging
MARC Update No. 12 is Ready for Local Print
In 2008, updates of both the full and concise MARC 21 Formats were made available online and the principle was established that the online is the version of record for the formats and the print a byproduct that is produced after the online version. Taking this into consideration, along with the decreasing demand for print, the Network Development and MARC Standards Office has decided to no longer print and sell updates to the full versions of the MARC 21 Bibliographic, Authority, Holdings, Classification, and Community Information Formats. Instead, NDMSO has developed a stylesheet that removes characteristics of an online page when it is printed -- such as breadcrumbs, extraneous links and text -- so that it resembles the print version formerly sold by CDS.
Users who want a print of changed fields will be able to print them from the Format web pages. Eventually all fields will be printable in this manner, but for now only Update 12 fields have been conditioned for improved printing. Changes to the MARC 21 Formats that resulted from Update No. 12 (October 2010) are displayed in red print. The online documentation will incorporate a print guide for an update as part of the "Format Changes" Appendix found in each format's table of contents page.
Please note that the MARC 21 Concise Format document will continue to be printed and it will consist of the Bibliographic, Authority, and Holdings formats. The 2011 edition will be available in the last quarter of 2011.
The following sections and fields were changed in Update No. 12 and should be printed to keep a print copy of the MARC 21 Formats up-to-date:
BIBLIOGRAPHIC
- Leader:
http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bdleader.html - Field 024 - Other Standard Identifier:
http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd024.html - Field 561 - Ownership and Custodial History:
http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd561.html - Field 787 - Other Relationship Entry:
http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd787.html - Appendix A - Control Subfields:
http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdcntf.html
AUTHORITY
- Appendix A - Control Subfields:
http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ecadcntf.html
HOLDINGS
- Field 561 - Ownership and Custodial History:
http://www.loc.gov/marc/holdings/hd561.html
CLASSIFICATION
- Appendix A - Control Subfields:
http://www.loc.gov/marc/classification/eccdcntf.html
COMMUNITY INFORMATION
- Appendix A - Control Subfields:
http://www.loc.gov/marc/community/eccicntf.html
- Marc Update
News from LC about MARC. Update No. 15 (September 2012) is now available on the MARC website (www.loc.gov/marc/). It is integrated into the documentation for each of the Online Full and Concise formats that are maintained on that site -- the Bibliographic...
- Updated Cover Sheets For Marc Proposals And Discussion Papers
From LC's Network Development and MARC Standards Office. The cover sheets for the proposals and discussion paper presented at the 2011 Annual meetings of the MARC Advisory Committee have been updated with the results of the discussions. They are available...
- Marbi Papers Available For Review
Proposal 2011-02: RDA Production, Publication, Distribution and Manufacture Statements in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format (http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2011/2011-02.html) Proposal 2011-03: Encoding Date of Copyright Notice in the MARC 21 Bibliographic...
- Marc 21 Update No. 11: Full And Concise Available Online
News from the Network Development and MARC Standards Office at LC.Update No. 11 (February 2010) is now available on the MARC website (www.loc.gov/marc/). It is integrated into the documentation for each of the Online Full and Concise formats that are...
- Marc Update No. 10
News from the Network Development and MARC Standards Office.Update No. 10 (October 2009) is now available on the MARC website. It is integrated into the documentation for each of the Online Full and Concise formats that are maintained on that site --...