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Subject:        RE: MARC field 256 in cataloging electronic resources
Date:   Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:59:35 -0400
From:   Weitz,Jay <[log in to unmask]>
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AACR2 9.3, which corresponds to MARC field 256, now says that "This area
is not used for electronic resources."  This change was part of the
AACR2 2004 Update.

Jay Weitz
Senior Consulting Database Specialist
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
MC 139
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Dublin, Ohio, USA 43017-3395

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Subject: MARC field 256 in cataloging electronic resources

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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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