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Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 09:34:16 -0400
From: "Caplan,Ellen" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: OCLC-MARC changes affecting Maps
Sender: "Caplan,Ellen" <[log in to unmask]>


On May 9th Kathryn Womble listed the changes from the MARC Bibliographic
Update (Technical Bulletin 236) that will be of particular use to map
catalogers.  I have one more to add.  That is the new fixed-field and 006
element, FORM, for Form of item (008/29 and 006/12).  This element has been
available in several other formats for many years.  It was defined in the
1999 edition of MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data (formerly USMARC
Format for Bibliographic Data).  It should be used to code for microforms,
but more importantly, it should be used to code for electronic resources
(code 's').  See Technical Bulletin 236
(http://www.oclc.org/oclc/tb/tb236/index.htm).  In addition, we are in the
process of updating 'Cataloging Electronic Resources: OCLC-MARC Coding
Guidelines' at http://www.oclc.org/oclc/cataloging/type.htm.  This document
will indicate when code 's' in FORM should be used and when it should not be
used.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Ellen Caplan
OCLC, Inc.
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800-848-5878
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