Thanks for sharing the outcomes of each of these discussion papers and proposals from the Annual Conference Susan. Its helpful to follow the progress of these MARC changes so that down the road each of us knows what we can/cannot use in terms of new fields, subfields, codes, etc. and how to apply them. Paige From: "Susan Moore" <[log in to unmask]> To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, July 7, 2016 3:44:15 PM Subject: Follow-up to MARC Advisory Committee Discussion Papers and Proposals of interest to the map community Here are the results on the proposals and discussion papers I thought would be of interest to the cartographic cataloging community from the meetings of the MARC Advisory Committee. MARC proposal 2016-06: Defining field 347 (Digital File Characteristics) in the MARC 21 Holdings Format. Field 347 is defined in the bibliographic format. Defining the field in the holdings format will allow those libraries that follow the provider-neutral guidelines to record differences in characteristics between providers in the holdings record, allowing the bibliographic record to stay provider neutral. This proposal passed so once it's implemented by LC and OCLC, we can use field 347 in the holdings record. BQ_BEGIN MARC discussion paper 2016-dp17: Redefining subfield $4 to encompass URIs for relationships in the MARC 21 Authority and Bibliographic Formats.The paper explores some alternatives to defining the $4 but isn't satisfied with any of them. Redefining $4 will require some redefinition of the subfield in those fields that currently have $4 defined. BQ_END This discussion paper met with general support and will come back as a proposal. BQ_BEGIN MARC discussion paper no. 2016-dp20: Recording temporary sublocation and temporary shelving location in the MARC 21 Holdings Format. This proposes adding $k (Temporary sublocation or collection) and redefining $l (Temporary location) in the 87x field so that the fields for items are the same as for the holdings field 852. BQ_END This discussion paper was met with general support and was converted to a proposal at the meeting. The proposal passed. BQ_BEGIN MARC discussion paper no. 2016-21: Defining subfields $e and $4 in field 752 of the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format. This would allow the recording of relator terms and relator codes in field 752 (Added Entry - Hierarchical Place Name) to provide further information as to why the place is recorded. BQ_END This discussion paper was also converted into a proposal and passed. BQ_BEGIN MARC discussion paper 2016-dp22: Defining a new subfield in field 340 to record color content in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format. Since RDA now requires catalogers to indicate the presence of color, tone, etc. in the bibliographic record (RDA7.17.1.4), there's a need for a place to record this information. Field 340 (Physical medium) has subfields defined for material properties of resources. BQ_END This discussion paper will be coming back as a proposal. We had a very full slate and managed to get everything done. Susan Moore University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA 50613 [log in to unmask]