[DCRM-L] Deadline Monday Feb. 9: Comments on MARC discussion papers and proposals

[Matthew C. Haugen]

Dear colleagues,

One final reminder: to comment on the MARC discussion papers and proposals
to be considered at the upcoming MARC Advisory Committee meeting. Please
use this Google Form <https://forms.gle/oVqcNfdYbyA5QRir9> to *submit your
feedback by this Monday, February 9, 2026, 11:59 p.m. Eastern. *Alternatively,
you can email your feedback directly to me (matthew.haugen at columbia.edu)

Thank you,

Matthew

On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 9:24 AM Matthew C. Haugen <
matthew.haugen at columbia.edu> wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> The agenda for the MARC Advisory Committee (MAC) Midwinter Meeting,
> February 18-19, 2026, has been published:
> https://www.loc.gov/marc/mac/mw2026_age.html
>
>
> The slate of 4 proposals and 4 discussion papers are now available to the
> MARC community for discussion and comment prior to the meeting.
>
>
> Please use this Google Form <https://forms.gle/oVqcNfdYbyA5QRir9> to *submit
> your feedback by Monday, February 9, 2026, 11:59 p.m. Eastern. *Alternatively,
> you can email your feedback directly to me (matthew.haugen at columbia.edu)
>
>
>
> https://forms.gle/oVqcNfdYbyA5QRir9
>
>
> I will compile all feedback received from the RBMS and rare materials community,
> to be shared with the MARC Advisory Committee (MAC) prior to the meeting.
> This feedback will also help inform my participation and voting during the
> meeting itself. My focus as RBMS liaison is on representing the interests
> of the rare materials community, but your comments are welcome on any
> aspect of the papers/proposals, whether related specifically to rare
> materials or not.
>
>
>
> The MAC meetings will be held virtually on Zoom, February 18,
> 10:30-1:30pm Eastern Time, and again on February 19 if needed. so if
> you're interested in attending as an observer, information about meeting
> access will be shared by the Library of Congress before the meeting.
> Recordings <https://www.loc.gov/marc/mac/recordings.html> are also posted
> on the LC MARC Development website.
>
>
> Your input truly makes a difference! Recent changes to the MARC 21
> formats <https://www.loc.gov/marc/marc21_update41_online.html>sponsored
> or supported by the rare materials community at the last MAC meeting
> include: the new subfield $z in the Bibliographic 245
> <https://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd245.html> (Title statement)
> field and the definition of a new Holdings 655
> <https://www.loc.gov/marc/holdings/hd655.html> (Index Term--Genre/Form
> Index) field.
>
>
> Apologies for cross-posting. Feel free to share the survey with interested
> colleagues who may not have received this invitation. Thank you for your
> participation!
>
>
>
> Matthew Haugen
>
> RBMS Liaison to the MARC Advisory Committee
>
>
> --
> Matthew C. Haugen
> Rare Book Cataloger | Columbia University Libraries
> matthew.haugen at columbia.edu | 212-851-2451 | he/they
> <https://universitylife.columbia.edu/pronouns>
>


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Matthew C. Haugen
Rare Book Cataloger | Columbia University Libraries
matthew.haugen at columbia.edu | 212-851-2451 | he/they
<https://universitylife.columbia.edu/pronouns>
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