OCLC has now implemented changes related to the OCLC-MARC Update 2014, Phase Two. This includes
the remainders of the MARC 21 Bibliographic, Authority, and Holdings Updates No. 16, 17, and 18, as well as all MARC codes announced by the Library of Congress between April and June 2014. Details can be found in OCLC Technical Bulletin
264 (http://www.oclc.org/support/services/worldcat/documentation/tb/264.en.html). The OCLC-MARC Update 2014, Phase One was implemented
in May 2014, covering selected elements of MARC 21 Update No. 16 (dated April 2013) and MARC code list additions announced by LC through March 2014. Details of Phase One are available in OCLC Technical Bulletin 263 (http://www.oclc.org/support/services/worldcat/documentation/tb/263.en.html).
Highlights of OCLC-MARC Update 2014, Phase Two include:
Please note that the implementation of the Authority elements must be coordinated with the Library of Congress and the Program for Cooperative Cataloging. As noted in TB 264, Name Authority Cooperative (NACO)
participants should not use the Authority format changes at this time. LC, PCC, and OCLC will announce the implementation of these elements at a future date.
Jay Weitz
Senior Consulting Database Specialist
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
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