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Date: Thu, 07 Jul 94 08:20:44 PST
From: Lee Leighton <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Format Integration Announcement
 
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From: [log in to unmask] (Rebecca S. Guenther) at AA_GRAPELINK
Date: 7/7/94 10:20AM
To: Lee Leighton at UCBLIB_LSO2
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Subject: Format Integration Announcement
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We are resending this announcement, originally sent on June 20th.
We have
been having problems with our subscriber list, and were not sure
whether
it went to everyone at that time.  Please excuse any duplication.
 
                       Format Integration Update
     In late May, the Library of Congress announced the
anticipated
distribution of records with a blank value (ASCII '20') in the
second indicator of fields 700, 710, 711, and 730 as part of the
phased approach to format integration.  The announcement stated
that subscribers could anticipate this change in mid-June.
However, in order to give systems adequate time to accommodate
this
change, the Library of Congress has decided to wait until
mid-July
before distributing records with the new 7XX second indicator
value.
 
     As stated in the announcement, the Library of Congress is
implementing format integration internally in stages.  The first
records to contain this change will be Books records and they
will
start appearing in mid-July.  The next group will be Music,
Visual
Materials, and Computer files in August, followed by Maps in
September, and Serials and the JACKPHY files later in the fall.
The first distribution issue for each group will contain a notice
so that users are aware of this change.
 
     As a result of the format integration changes in fields 700,
710, 711 and 730, both values 'blank' (No information provided)
and
'2' (Analytical entry) will be valid values.  Institutions can
expect to receive records with either of these values.  Values
'0'
(Alternative entry) and '1' (Secondary entry) will be made
obsolete
and will generally only appear in redistributed records initially
created before the new changes were installed.
 
     As previously announced, the first phase of format
integration
will encompass completion of the additions and changes to the
variable data fields, tags 010 through 8XX.  The 1992 edition of
Format Integration and its Effect on the USMARC Bibliographic
Format (and its addendum dated September 15, 1993) contains a
listing of all the affected variable data fields.  In addition,
the
new edition of the USMARC Format for Bibliographic Data with the
integrated variable fields is now available from the the
Cataloging
Distribution Service.  Phase 1 is to be completed by December 31,
1994.  Phase 2 will include changes to the Leader and to control
fields, 006, 007, and 008; it is scheduled to be completed in
1995.
 
     The Cataloging Distribution Service expects to offer test
files containing format integration records with variable field
data in fall 1994.  Their availability will be announced.
 
 
Questions regarding the implementation of format integration can
be
directed to:
 
                                        Sally H. McCallum
                                        Library of Congress
                                        Network Development and
                                         MARC Standards Office
                                        Washington, DC 20540-4020
                                        Telephone: (202) 707-6237
                                        FAX: (202) 707-6269
                                        Internet: [log in to unmask]
 
 
                                                June 20, 1994