[DCRM-L] WorldCat Validation Release Notes for Planned Installation in Late February 2021

[Weitz,Jay]

Later in February 2021, OCLC expects to install changes to WorldCat Validation, including the following new features and enhancements:

  *   OCLC-MARC Validations of New MARC Codes Announced October-December 2020.
  *   MARC 21 Bibliographic Update No. 31 (announced December 2020).
  *   MARC 21 Authority Update No. 31 (announced December 2020) to the Validation Rule Set that Includes All Valid Elements of MARC 21 Authority Format.
  *   MARC 21 Authority Update No. 31 (announced December 2020) to the Validation Rule Set for the Library of Congress Name Authority Cooperative (NACO).
  *   MARC 21 Holdings Update No. 31 (announced December 2020).
  *   Making Authority Field 050 Second Indicator "Blank" Obsolete.
  *   Validation of Authority 5XX Subfield $4.
  *   Implementation of Unicode in Local Holdings Records (LHRs).
The following bug fix will also be included:

  *   Correction of Language Code Validation in Bibliographic and Authority Fields 377.
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.

See the WorldCat Validation Release Notes, February 2021<https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WorldShare_Record_Manager/WorldCat_Validation_release_notes_and_known_issues/2021_Release_notes/100WorldCat_Validation_release_notes_February_2021> at oc.lc/validation-release-notes<https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WorldShare_Record_Manager/WorldCat_validation_release_notes_and_known_issues> for more details of the changes that we hope to install later in February 2021.

Please forgive any duplication of this message.

Stay well.

jay

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