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CC:DA/MARBI Rep/2001/2
June 18, 2001
Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access
Report of the MARBI Representative to CC:DA
Annual Conference 2001
Provided below is a brief synopsis of the proposals and discussion papers to be considered by MARBI at ALA Annual, 2001 in San Francisco. The complete MARBI documentation, from which this information is excerpted, can be found on the web page for the MARC Advisory Committee: http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/marcadvz.html
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Proposal No. 2001-04:
Making Field 260 Repeatable in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format
Related MARBI Documents: DP 114 (June 1999); DP 119 (May 2000) Source: CONSER, ISSN International Centre Summary: Proposes that Field 260 “Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint)” be made repeatable to accommodate both current and historical publishing information. Defines first indicator as Sequence of publishing statements; defines subfield $3 “Materials specified.” MARBI Action Taken: Approved with the following changes:
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Proposal No. 2001-05:
Changes in MARC 21 to Accommodate Seriality
Related MARBI Documents: DP 114 (June 1999); DP 119 (May 2000) Source: CONSER, ISSN International Centre Summary: Consists of four separate proposals: Define code “i” (integrating resource) in Leader/07; Define code “k” in 008/18, 006/01 and 853-855 subfield $2 for resources that are continuously updated; Rename “Type of serial” to “Type of serial or integrating resource” and define codes “l” (updating loose-leaf), “d” (database) and “w” (updating Web site); Define code “2” in 008/34 and 006/17 as “latest entry integrating resource.” MARBI Action Taken: Approved with the following changes:
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Proposal No. 2001-06:
Accommodating Non-MARC Language Codes in Field 041 of the Bibliographic and Community Information Formats
Related MARBI Documents: DP 2001-DP02 Source: Library of Congress; OCLC CORC Summary: Proposes changes in field 041: make 041 (Language Code) repeatable; define second indicator as Source of code with value blank (MARC language code) and 7 (Source specified in subfield $2); define non-repeatable subfield $2 as Source of code; eliminate the stacking of language codes in 041; make subfields $a-$g repeatable. MARBI Action Taken: Approved with the following change:
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Proposal No. 2001-07:
Repeatability of Field 508 in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format
Related MARBI Documents: None Source: ALCTS Media Resources Committee; Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA); Cataloging Policy Committee of Online Audiovisual Catalogers, Inc. (CAPC) Summary: Proposes making field 508 (Creation/Production Credits Note) repeatable. MARBI Action Taken: Approved. |
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Proposal No. 2001-08:
Coding DVDs in Field 007 for Videorecordings in the MARC 21 Bibliographic and Holdings Formats
Related MARBI Documents: None Source: Library of Congress Summary: Proposes adding a byte for DVDs in field 007/04 for videorecordings: define code v in position 007/04 for DVDs; rename code g in 007/04 to make its meaning more specific for laser optical videodiscs. MARBI Action Taken: Approved with the following changes:
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Proposal No. 2001-09:
Mapping of EACC characters to Unicode/UCS
Related MARBI Documents: None Source: Library of Congress Summary: Proposes acceptance of the MARC (EACC) mappings to Unicode/UCS the 13,226 mappings developed by the Unicode Consortium, as amended by the corrections and the 2,490 additional mappings developed by the MARBI East Asian Character Set Task Force. MARBI Action Taken: Approved. |
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Proposal No. 2001-10:
Definition of Additional Codes in Field 007/10 for Sound Recordings in the MARC 21 Bibliographic and Holdings Formats
Related MARBI Documents: None Source: Library of Congress Summary: Proposes expanding field 007/10 to describe additional materials used in the manufacture of sound recordings. MARBI Action Taken: Proposal tabled pending additional input from sound recording community. |
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Proposal No. 2001-11:
Definition of Field 887 (Non-MARC Information Field) in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format
Related MARBI Documents: None Source: Library of Congress; Cooperative Online Resource Catalog (CORC) Summary: Proposes the addition of field 887 for information that is not mappable to an existing MARC 21 field (i.e., information from some other metadata scheme). MARBI Action Taken: Proposes the addition of field 887 for information that is not mappable to an existing MARC 21 field (i.e., information from some other metadata scheme). |
Discussion Papers (No MARBI Action Taken):
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Discussion Paper 2001-DP04:
Expanding Field 046 for Other Dates in the MARC 21 Bibliographic and Community Information Formats
Related MARBI Documents: 98-04 (Jan. 1998); 98-07 (June 1998); 2001-DP03 (Jan. 2001) Source: Library of Congress; CORC Summary: Explores whether some specific types of dates which are not accommodated in MARC 21 formats are important for bibliographic description and, if so, examines using field 046 (Special coded dates) as an appropriate place to put them. |
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Discussion Paper 2001-DP05:
Multilingual Authority Records in the MARC 21 Authority Format
Related MARBI Documents: 96-10 (July 1996); 97-10 (May 1997); DP 100 (June 1997); DP 108 (May 1998); DP 109 (May 1998) Source: MARBI Multilingual Record Task Force Summary: Explores how to handle multilingual records in the MARC 21 authority format. |
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Discussion Paper 2001-DP06:
Coding Series Numbering in the MARC 21 Bibliographic and Authority Formats
Related MARBI Documents: None Source: PCC Working Group on Series Numbering Summary: Suggests a possible change to subfield $v in the 4XX and 8XX fields of the bibliographic format, and/or a change to the 642 field of the authority format. |
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Discussion Paper 2001-DP07:
Name/Title of Unit in MARC 21 Holdings Records
Related MARBI Documents: 89-8/5; 89-8/7 Source: CONSER Task Force on Publication Patterns and Holdings Summary: Considers how to record a distinctive title associated with a basic bibliographic unit that applies only to a constituent part. Discusses the relationship between field 844 (Name of Unit) and subfield $o in fields 854/864 and 855/865. |
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Discussion Paper 2001-DP08:
Coding for Publication Pattern at the First Level of Enumeration in MARC 21 Holdings Records
Related MARBI Documents: None Source: CONSER Task Force on Publication Patterns and Holdings Summary: Considers the need to code publication pattern subfields $v (Numbering continuity), $u (Bibliographic units per next higher level), and $x (Calendar change) in fields 853-855 when only one level of enumeration is present. |
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Discussion Paper 2001-DP09:
Repeatability of Subfield $w (Frequency) in Fields 853-855 of the MARC 21 Holdings Format
Related MARBI Documents: None Source: CONSER Task Force on Publication Patterns and Holdings Summary: Explores repeating subfield $w in fields 853-855 in cases where multi-part titles are issued in a specified frequency. |
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Discussion Paper 2001-DP10:
Incrementing intervals in publication patterns in the MARC 21 Holdings Format
Related MARBI Documents: DP 2001-DP11 (June 2001) Source: CONSER Task Force on Publication Patterns and Holdings Summary: Considers methods to code for titles with multiple basic components that sequence their enumeration with skipped numbers, such as the practice of using either even or odd numbers to identify serial issues. |
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Discussion Paper 2001-DP11:
Spans of enumeration and chronology in expressing publication patterns in the MARC 21 Holdings Format
Related MARBI Documents: DP 2001-DP10 (June 2001) Source: CONSER Task Force on Publication Patterns and Holdings Summary: Considers alternatives for expressing patterns for enumeration and chronology that span issues or years: addition of a new subfield $p (Span interval) or enhancement of subfield $y (Regularity pattern). |
Mark R. Watson,
MARBI Representative to CC:DA