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Subject: OCLC Technical Bulletin 257: OCLC-MARC Format Update 2009
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:45:02 -0400
From: Weitz,Jay <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
On August 16, 2009, OCLC plans to implement the changes related to the
OCLC-MARC Bibliographic, Authority, and Holdings Formats Update 2009.
This will include MARC 21 Updates No. 8 (October 2007) and No. 9
(October 2008), MARC Code List changes since July 2008, and user and
OCLC staff suggestions. OCLC Technical Bulletin 257, which presents the
details, is now available at
_http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/worldcat/tb/257/default.htm_.
Among the points of interest:
o Defining Videorecording 007/04 (subfield $e) code "s" for
Blu-ray Discs.
o Linking ISSNs (ISSN-L) in bibliographic, authority, and
holdings fields 022.
o Changing field 041 to separately subfield subtitles/captions
for moving images (subfield $j).
o Validating codes for subfield $2 in field 047 (musical form)
and 048 (medium of performance) for the respective code
lists maintained by IAML (International Association of Music
Libraries).
o Implementing two new Dewey fields: 083 (Additional Dewey
Decimal Classification Number) and 085 (Synthesized
Classification Number Components).
o Implementing the repeatable 260 field.
o Making field 440 obsolete and converting appropriate 4XX/8XX
combinations.
o Defining new subfields in field 502 for dissertation details
(degree, school, date, etc.).
o Implementing new field 542 for Information Relating to
Copyright Status.
o Implementing subfield $0 (zero) for the Authority Record
Control Number in 28 bibliographic fields and three
authority fields.
Appropriate data conversions will begin following the August
installation. Please note that new capabilities, new elements, and new
practices cannot be used until after the August installation. See TB
257 for additional details.
Jay Weitz
Senior Consulting Database Specialist
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
MC 139
6565 Kilgour Place
Dublin, Ohio, USA 43017-3395
Phone: 614-764-6156
Fax: 614-718-7195
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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