-------- Original Message -------- Subject: MARC field 256 in cataloging electronic resources Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:40:26 -0400 From: [log in to unmask] To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]> 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 [log in to unmask] phone 212-930-0586; fax 212-930-0027