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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thursday, August 27, 2020, OCLC expects to install changes to WorldCat Validation, including the following new features and enhancements:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">OCLC-MARC Validations of New MARC Codes Announced February-July 2020.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">OCLC-MARC Bibliographic Update, Fiscal Year 2021, First Quarter.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">OCLC-MARC Authority Update, Fiscal Year 2021, First Quarter, to the Validation Rule Set that Includes All Valid Elements of MARC 21 Authority Format.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">OCLC-MARC Holdings Update, Fiscal Year 2021, First Quarter.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">More Bibliographic Fields that May Be Added to or Edited in Non-CONSER PCC Records.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">New LC Practice for LCCN Spacing in Subject Authority Field 670 Subfield $w.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">The following bug fixes will also be included:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">Addition of RDA Carrier Types.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">Correction of Repeatability for Authority 5XX Fields Subfield $i.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">Correction of Validation Check for Subfield $0.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">These enhancements and fixes are the result of announcements of new MARC elements and codes by the Library of Congress as well as feedback and requests from members of the OCLC cooperative.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">See the <i><a href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WorldShare_Record_Manager/WorldCat_Validation_release_notes_and_known_issues/2020_Release_notes/085WorldCat_Validation_release_notes_August_2020">WorldCat Validation Release Notes,
August 2020</a></i> at <a href="https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WorldShare_Record_Manager/WorldCat_validation_release_notes_and_known_issues">
oc.lc/validation-release-notes</a> for more details of the changes that we hope to install on Thursday, August 27, 2020.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please forgive any duplication of this message.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Stay well.<o:p></o:p></p>
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