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Subject:        MARC field 256 in cataloging electronic resources
Date:   Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:40:26 -0400
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Do any Maps-L catalogers who catalog electronic resources use the 256 field
for computer file characteristics?  The examples in the MARC format
documentation and in OCLC Bib. Formats and Standards don't include anything
that looks particularly mappy, and I didn't see anything in a quick scan of
OCLC's "Cataloging Electronic Resources: OCLC-MARC Coding Guidelines" that
mentions it.  (We are wondering as part of the planning for our new online
system.)

Any input on this would be much appreciated.

Nancy A. Kandoian
Map Cataloger
The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
The New York Public Library
5th Ave. & 42nd St.
New York, NY  10018-2788

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