[DCRM-L] FW: Installation of OCLC-MARC Update 2015

Wed Aug 26 12:49:49 MDT 2015

"Removing "university presses" as part of the definition of Government
Publication in the Books, Computer Files, Continuing Resources, Maps, and
Visual Materials Bibliographic 008/28 and 006/11 (GPub) elements."

Hallelujah!  I never felt that coding university press publications as
government documents made sense.

Larry
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Laurence S. Creider
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University Library
New Mexico State University
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On Wed, August 26, 2015 12:14 pm, Schneider, Nina wrote:
> Of possible interest...
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> Nina M. Schneider
> Chair, RBMS Bibliographic Standards Committee
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> William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
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> From: Vermeij, Hermine
> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 11:10 AM
> To: Mack, Amanda; Beck, Melissa M.; Cataloging & Metadata Center; Cheng,
> Hong; Doss, Annette; Fletcher, Jain; Jamison, Jina; Johnson, Russell;
> McGarry, Dorothy; Russell, Maureen; Schneider, Nina; Shafer, Sharon;
> Stumps, Rita; Wade, Ken
> Subject: FW: Installation of OCLC-MARC Update 2015
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> Please excuse duplication.
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> Hermine
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> From: Weitz,Jay [mailto:weitzj at oclc.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 7:32 AM
> To: mla-l at list.indiana.edu<mailto:mla-l at list.indiana.edu>; 'MLA'
> <mla-l at indiana.edu<mailto:mla-l at indiana.edu>>
> Subject: [MLA-L] Installation of OCLC-MARC Update 2015
>
> OCLC has now installed changes related to the OCLC-MARC Update 2015.  This
> update implements MARC 21 Bibliographic and Holdings format changes
> announced by the Library of Congress in MARC 21 Updates Number 19 (October
> 2014; http://www.loc.gov/marc/marc21_update19_online.html) and Number 20
> (April 2015; http://www.loc.gov/marc/marc21_update20_online.html), as well
> as all MARC codes announced by the Library of Congress between July 2014
> and June 2015.  In addition, OCLC has validated subfields $8 (Field Link
> and Sequence Number) in some 46 Bibliographic fields.
>
> All details are available in OCLC Technical Bulletin 265:  OCLC-MARC
> Format Update 2015
> (https://www.oclc.org/support/services/worldcat/documentation/tb/265.en.html).
>
> Please note that the implementation of all MARC 21 Authority elements must
> be coordinated with the Library of Congress and the Program for
> Cooperative Cataloging.  As noted in TB 265, Name Authority Cooperative
> (NACO) participants should not attempt to use any of the Authority format
> changes at this time because they have not been installed or validated.
> LC, PCC, and OCLC will announce the implementation of these elements for
> use in name and subject authority records at a future date.
>
> Among the Bibliographic and Holdings format highlights of OCLC-MARC Update
> 2015 are:
>
>   *   Defining code "q" (Lease) in the Holdings 008/07 (Method of
> Acquisition).
>   *   Removing "university presses" as part of the definition of
> Government Publication in the Books, Computer Files, Continuing
> Resources, Maps, and Visual Materials Bibliographic 008/28 and 006/11
> (GPub) elements.
>   *   Implementing the First Indicator (Source of Acquisition Sequence),
> subfield $3 (Materials Specified), and subfield $5 (Institution to which
> Field Applies) in Bibliographic 037 (Source of Acquisition).
>   *   Broadening the scope of Bibliographic 088 (Report Number) to include
> series report numbers.
>   *   Implementing Bibliographic 370 (Associated Place).
>   *   Implementing subfield $e (Number of Ensembles) and making subfield
> $s (Total Number of Performers) Nonrepeatable in the Bibliographic 382
> (Medium of Performance) fields.
>   *   Implementing Bibliographic 388 (Time Period of Creation).
>   *   Invalidating the First Indicator in Bibliographic field 648 (Subject
> Added Entry:  Chronological Term).
>   *   Implementing field 884 (Description Conversion Information) in the
> Bibliographic and Holdings formats.
>   *   Implementing the repeatable subfield $g (Miscellaneous Information)
> or making it repeatable in some 22 Bibliographic fields.
>
> Please forgive any duplication of this message.
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> Jay Weitz
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