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August 2011, unless otherwise noted. Installations of this OCLC-MARC Update may occur in stages, which OCLC will announce via logon Messages of the Day, Connexion News, and the OCLC-CAT listserv.
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New searching and indexing capabilities: All new searching and indexing capabilities can be used in both Connexion interfaces (client and browser) when announced by OCLC in August 2011, with these exceptions:
In Connexion client, new indexes and languages will not appear in dropdown lists, but can be input manually via the command line (Client dropdown lists will be updated with new indexes in a future version of the client).
After installation, all indexing changes will gradually become apparent as WorldCat is re-indexed.
New fields, subfields, and indicators: These may be used in both Connexion interfaces when announced by OCLC in August 2011.
New codes: These may be used in both Connexion interfaces when announced by OCLC in August 2011, as follows. In the Connexion browser, new fixed field codes will appear in dropdown lists. For the Connexion client, a few days after the installation of these changes, users will receive an email announcement that the next time they log on with the client they will be prompted to download new validation tables that will include the new codes in fixed field drop-down lists.
OCLC added the Form of Item fixed field (008/23 & 006/06) to the Computer File workform as part of the Connexion client release 2.30 in April 2011. When this OCLC-MARC Update is installed in August 2011, codes o, q, and
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Throughout the technical bulletin, R = Repeatable and NR = Nonrepeatable.
Effective with cards produced after March 15, 2011, the MARC Organization Code (also known as the NUC symbol; see http://www.loc.gov/marc/organizations/orgshome.html) no longer prints on cards. Libraries that don't have a MARC Organization Code saw no change in their printed cards. The change did not affect billing in any way. Questions and re-evaluations of your institution's card print profile should be directed to: orders@oclc.org
| New code | c | ISBD Punctuation Omitted Descriptive portion of the record contains the punctuation provisions of ISBD, except ISBD punctuation is not present at the end of a subfield |
| Changed codes | a | AACR2 Descriptive part of the record is formulated according to the description and punctuation provisions as incorporated into the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd Edition (AACR2) and its manuals. |
| i | ISBD Punctuation Included Descriptive part of the record contains the punctuation provisions of ISBD. | |
| Indexing | These codes are not indexed. | |
| Printing | For purposes of card printing, records coded c are treated the same as records with non-ISBD codes ( blank and u). |
| New field | ||
| 1st indicator | Undefined | |
| 2nd indicator | Undefined | |
| Subfields | ‡a | Category of material (007/00) (NR) Category of material. |
| o Kit One-character alphabetic code that indicates the category of material to which the item belongs is kit, which is defined as a mixture of various components issued as a unit and intended primarily for instructional purposes. No one component is identifiable as the predominant component of the item. Examples are packages of assorted materials, such as a set of K-12 social studies curriculum material (books, workbooks, guides, activities, etc.), or packages of educational test materials (tests, answer sheets, scoring guides, score charts, interpretative manuals, etc.). A fill character (|) is not allowed in this position. | ||
| ‡b | Specific material designation (007/01) (NR) Special class of textual material to which an item belongs. | |
| u Unspecified Special material designation for the kit is not specified. | ||
| Indexing | New subfield ‡a code indexed as below: o: material type Kit (kit) |
| New field | ||
| 1st indicator | Undefined | |
| 2nd indicator | Undefined | |
| Subfields | ‡a | Category of material (007/00) (NR) Category of material. |
| q Notated Music One-character alphabetic code that indicates the category of material to which the item belongs is notated music, which is defined as graphic, non-realized representations of musical works, both in printed and digitized manifestations. It includes musical scores and/or parts, diagrammatic representations, tablature, instructions for chance compositions, pictures or paintings intended as musical compositions, square note notation, klavarskribo, chant notation, neumes, braille, and other ways of representing the four components of musical sound: pitch, duration, timbre, and loudness. Notated music is often the means for communicating to the performer(s) how the musical work notated therein is to be realized in sound. A fill character (|) is not allowed in this position. | ||
| ‡b | Specific material designation (007/01) (NR) Special class of textual material to which an item belongs. | |
| u Unspecified Special material designation for notated music is not specified. | ||
| Indexing | New subfield ‡a code indexed as below: q: material type Musical Score (sco) |
| New field | ||
| 1st indicator | Undefined | |
| 2nd indicator | Undefined | |
| Subfields | ‡a | Category of material (007/00) (NR) Category of material. |
| t Text One-character alphabetic code that indicates the category of material to which the item belongs is text, which is defined as printed or manuscript material that is accessible to the naked eye (e.g., a book, a pamphlet, a broadside). A fill character (|) is not allowed in this position. | ||
| ‡b | Specific material designation (007/01) (NR) Special class of textual material to which an item belongs. | |
| a Regular print Regular, eye-readable text. | ||
| b Large print Large print text is oversized print intended for use by the visually impaired. | ||
| c Braille Braille text is embossed characters that have been formed by raised dots in six-dot cells; braille is intended for use by the visually impaired. | ||
| d Loose-leaf Text in a loose-leaf binder. | ||
| u Unspecified Special material designation of the text is not specified. | ||
| z Other None of the other codes is appropriate. | ||
| Indexing | New subfield ‡b, codes indexed as below: b: material type Large Print (lpt) c: material type Braille (brl) d: material type Loose Leaf (upl) New subfield ‡a code a and subfield ‡b codes a, u, and z are not indexed. |
| New field | ||
| 1st indicator | Undefined | |
| 2nd indicator | Undefined | |
| Subfields | ‡a | Category of material (007/00) (NR) Category of material. |
| z Unspecified One-character alphabetic code that indicates the category of material to which the item belongs is unspecified, which means that the item is not identified by one of the other 007 code values or that its multiple physical forms are not being specifically denoted (for instance, when the item in hand is a collection containing different material categories and an institution chooses not to input separate 007 fields for the various components). A fill character (|) is not allowed in this position. | ||
| ‡b | Specific material designation (007/01) (NR) Special class of material to which the item belongs. | |
| m Multiple physical formats Multiple physical formats are involved. | ||
| u Unspecified Physical form of the item is not specified. | ||
| z Other None of the other codes is appropriate. | ||
| Indexing | This field is not indexed. |
| Changed code definition | c | Accompaniment reduced for keyboard. Accompaniment is reduced for keyboard instrument(s) and the vocal parts and/or solo instrumental parts remain the same. Scores of works for solo voices and chorus showing only the parts for chorus, at least in those portions of the work in which the chorus sings, with the instrumental accompaniment arranged for one or two keyboard instruments are assigned code h (Chorus score). |
| d | Voice score. A score for a vocal work with the accompaniment omitted. Vocal works originally unaccompanied are assigned other codes as appropriate. Note: Codes c and d are assigned to vocal works on the basis of the absence of or type of accompaniment. Scores of works for solo voices and chorus showing only the parts for chorus, at least in those portions of the work in which the chorus sings, with the instrumental accompaniment omitted are assigned code h (Chorus score). | |
| h | Chorus score. A score of a work for chorus showing only the parts for chorus, at least in those portions of the work in which the chorus sings, with the instrumental accompaniment either arranged for one or two keyboard instruments or omitted. Formerly, choral scores were coded d (Voice score). | |
| Note | Prior to 2010 chorus scores were included in code c (Accompaniment reduced for keyboard) and code d (Voice score). |
| New fixed field element | One-character alphabetic code that specifies the form of material for the item. | |
| New codes | blank Unknown or unspecified. | |
| o | Online The resource is accessed by means of hardware and software connections to a communications network. | |
| q | Direct electronic. Storage on a directly accessible tangible recording medium, e.g. disc, tape, playaway device, flashdrive, portable hard drive, etc. | |
| Indexing | New codes indexed as below o: Material Type url and elc q: Material Type elc | |
| Connexion client | When the online changes are installed, Connexion client users will be prompted to download new validation tables that will add these new codes to the drop-down list for the Form of Item fixed field. |
| New subfield | ‡3 | Materials Specified (R) Information that specifies the part of the entity to which the field applies. |
| Indexing | New subfield ‡3 indexed in Keyword index (kw:). | |
| Printing | When printing catalog cards, subfield ‡3 does not print. |
| New subfield value | ‡e | Description conventions (R) If you are using your own descriptive conventions, enter the code local followed by a slash and either the MARC Organization Code or the OCLC Symbol of the institution. |
| New field | ||
| 1st indicator | Undefined | |
| 2nd indicator | Undefined | |
| Subfields | ‡a | Price type code (NR) Type of price recorded in subfield ‡b. The source of the code is recorded in subfield ‡2. |
| ‡b | Price amount (NR) Numeric price. | |
| ‡c | Currency code (NR) Code for the currency of the price recorded in subfield ‡b. It is recorded according to ISO 4217, Codes for the Representation of Currencies and Funds. | |
| ‡d | Unit of pricing (NR) Codes for the unit of the product to which the price recorded in subfield ‡b applies. The codes are as follows: 00: Per copy of whole product [default value] 01: Per page for printed loose-leaf content only | |
| ‡e | Price note (NR) Free text note. | |
| ‡f | Price effective from (NR) Date from which a price recorded in subfield ‡b becomes effective. It is recorded in the format yyyymmdd in accordance with ISO 8601, Representation of Dates and Times. Subfield ‡f is used when subfield ‡a indicates a special sale price or prepublication price. | |
| ‡g | Price effective until (NR) Date until which the price recorded in subfield ‡b remains effective. It is recorded in the format yyyymmdd in accordance with ISO 8601, Representation of Dates and Times. Subfield ‡g is used when subfield ‡a indicates a special sale price or prepublication price. | |
| ‡h | Tax rate 1 (NR) First value added tax. | |
| ‡i | Tax rate 2 (NR) Second value added tax. | |
| ‡j | ISO country code (NR) Code for the country to which the price recorded in subfield ‡b applies. Code from: ISO 3166-1, Codes for the Representation of Names of Countries ( http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=39719). | |
| ‡k | MARC country code (NR) Code for the country to which the price recorded in subfield ‡b applies. Code from MARC Code List for Countries ( http://www.loc.gov/marc/countries/). | |
| ‡m | Identification of pricing entity (NR) Identification of the company or agency establishing and offering the prices. | |
| ‡2 | Source of price type code (NR) Source of the price type code recorded in subfield ‡a. Code from Price Type Code Source Codes ( http://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/price-type.html). | |
| Indexing | Field 365 is not indexed. | |
| Printing | When printing catalog cards, field 365 does not print. |
| New field | ||
| 1st indicator | Undefined | |
| 2nd indicator | Undefined | |
| Subfields | ‡a | Publishers' compressed title identification (NR) Sufficient title-centered bibliographic information to identify a product, according to conventions of the originating agency. |
| ‡b | Detailed date of publication (NR) Detailed date of publication of the item. It is recorded in the format yyyymmdd in accordance with ISO 8601, Representation of Dates and Times. The mm and dd positions contain zeroes when the data is unknown. | |
| ‡c | Availability status code (NR) Two-digit status code followed after a space by the date of the status report. The date is recorded in the format yyyymmdd in accordance with ISO 8601, Representation of Dates and Times. The source of the availability code is recorded in subfield ‡2. | |
| ‡d | Expected next availability date (NR) Detailed date for publication of the item. It is recorded in the format yyyymmdd in accordance with ISO 8601, Representation of Dates and Times. The mm and dd positions contain zeroes when the data is unknown. Subfield ‡d is used when subfield ‡c indicates whether the product is not yet published, being reprinted, not yet in stock, is being remaindered, or is temporarily unavailable. | |
| ‡e | Note (NR) Free text note. | |
| ‡f | Publisher's discount category (NR) Coded information concerning the category of discount offered by the publisher. The first character position identifies the source of the code, character positions 2-5 identify the source of supply, and characters 6-8 identify the discount group. For example, the category "ANIEL122," identifies the source of the code as Book Industry Communications, the source of supply to Nielson Bookdata, and the discount group 122. | |
| ‡g | Date made out of print (NR) Date when the product became out of print. The date is recorded in the format yyyymmdd in accordance with ISO 8601, Representation of Dates and Times. The mm and dd positions contain zeroes when the data is unknown. | |
| ‡j | ISO country code (NR) Code for the country to which the price recorded in subfield ‡b applies. Code from: ISO 3166-1, Codes for the Representation of Names of Countries ( http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=39719). | |
| ‡k | MARC country code (NR) Code for the country to which the price recorded in subfield ‡b applies. Code from MARC Code List for Countries ( http://www.loc.gov/marc/countries/). | |
| ‡m | Identification of pricing entity (NR) Identification of the company or agency establishing and offering the prices. | |
| ‡2 | Source of availability status code (NR) MARC code that identifies the source of the availability status code recorded in subfield ‡c. Code from Availability Status Code Source Codes ( http://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/availability-status.html). | |
| Indexing | Field 366 is not indexed. | |
| Printing | When printing catalog cards, field 366 does not print. |
| New subfield | ‡u | Uniform Resource Identifier (R). Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) that provides electronic access data in a standard syntax to an electronic bibliography cited or to the citation within an electronic bibliography. The data that is accessed by the URI contains additional information about ownership and custodial history. |
| Indexing | New subfield ‡u is not indexed. | |
| Printing | When printing catalog cards, subfield ‡u does not print. |
| New subfield | ‡i | Relationship information (R) Designation of a relationship between the resource described in the 7xx field and the resource described in the 1xx/245 of the record. This may be an uncontrolled textual phrase or a controlled textual value from a list of relationships between bibliographic resources. |
| Indexing | Subfield ‡i is not indexed. | |
| Changes above apply to these fields: | 790 Local Added Entry - Personal Name 791 Local Added Entry - Corporate Name 792 Local Added Entry - Meeting Name 793 Local Added Entry - Uniform Title 796 Local Added Entry - Personal Name 797 Local Added Entry - Corporate Name 798 Local Added Entry - Meeting Name 799 Local Added Entry - Uniform Title | |
| Printing | In fields 790, 791, 792, and 793, subfield ‡i prints in the order found in record when printing catalog cards. In fields 796, 797, 798, and 799, subfield ‡i does not print when printing catalog cards. |
| New subfield | ‡5 | Institution to which field applies (R) MARC code of the institution or organization that holds the copy to which the data in the field applies. Data in the field may not apply to the universal description of the item or may apply universally to the item but be of interest only to the location cited. |
| Indexing | Subfield ‡5 is not indexed. | |
| Printing | When printing catalog cards, subfield ‡5 does not print. |
| New subfield | ‡5 | Institution to which field applies (R) MARC code of the institution or organization that holds the copy to which the data in the field applies. Data in the field may not apply to the universal description of the item or may apply universally to the item but be of interest only to the location cited. |
| Indexing | Subfield ‡5 is not indexed. | |
| Printing | When printing catalog cards, subfield ‡5 does not print. |
| New subfield | ‡5 | Institution to which field applies (R) MARC code of the institution or organization that holds the copy to which the data in the field applies. Data in the field may not apply to the universal description of the item or may apply universally to the item but be of interest only to the location cited. |
| Indexing | Subfield ‡5 is not indexed. | |
| Printing | When printing catalog cards, subfield ‡5 does not print. |
| New subfield | ‡5 | Institution to which field applies (R) MARC code of the institution or organization that holds the copy to which the data in the field applies. Data in the field may not apply to the universal description of the item or may apply universally to the item but be of interest only to the location cited. |
| Indexing | Subfield ‡5 is not indexed. | |
| Printing | When printing catalog cards, subfield ‡5 does not print. |
| Subfield redefined | 0 Authority Record Control Number (R) Subfield ‡0 (zero) contains the system control number of the related authority record, or a standard identifier such as an International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI). The control number or identifier is preceded by the appropriate MARC Organization code (for a related authority record) or the Standard Identifier source code (for a standard identifier scheme), enclosed in parentheses. See MARC Code List for Organizations ( http://www.loc.gov/marc/organizations/orgshome.html) for a listing of organization codes and Standard Identifier Source Codes ( http://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/standard-identifier.html) for code systems for standard identifiers. Subfield ‡0 is repeatable for different control numbers or identifiers. Do not input subfield ‡0 in master records, instead use the control headings function. Local authority identifiers may be entered in subfield ‡0 locally, but should not be added to master records in WorldCat. | |
| Subfield ‡0 appears in these fields: | 100 Main Entry – Personal Name 110 Main Entry – Corporate Name 111 Main Entry – Meeting Name 130 Main Entry – Uniform Title 240 Uniform Title 600 Subject Added Entry – Personal Name 610 Subject Added Entry – Corporate Name 611 Subject Added Entry – Meeting Name 630 Subject Added Entry – Uniform Title 648 Subject Added Entry – Chronological Term 650 Subject Added Entry – Topical Term 651 Subject Added Entry – Geographic Title 654 Subject Added Entry – Faceted Topical Term 655 Index Term – Genre/Form 656 Index Term – Occupation 657 Index Term – Function 662 Subject Added Entry – Hierarchical Place Name 700 Added Entry – Personal Name 710 Added Entry – Corporate Name 711 Added Entry – Meeting Name 730 Added Entry – Uniform Title 752 Added Entry – Hierarchical Place Name 754 Added Entry – Taxonomic Identification 800 Series Added Entry – Personal Name 810 Series Added Entry – Corporate Name 811 Series Added Entry – Meeting Name 830 Series Added Entry – Uniform Title |
| New subfield | ‡8 Field Link and Sequence Number (R) Identifies linked fields and may also propose a sequence for the linked fields. Subfield ‡8 may be repeated to link a field to more than one other group of fields. The structure and syntax for the field link and sequence number subfield is: ‡8 [linking number].[sequence number]\[field link type] Linking number is the first data element in the subfield and required if the subfield is used. It is a variable-length whole number that occurs in subfield ‡8 in all fields that are to be linked. Fields with the same linking number are considered linked. Sequence number is separated from the linking number by a period '.' and is optional. It is a variable-length whole number that may be used to indicate the relative order for display of the linked fields (lower sequence numbers displaying before higher ones). If it is used it must occur in all ‡8 subfields containing the same linking number. Field link type is separated from preceding data by a reverse slash '\'. It is a code indicating the reason for the link and it follows the link number, or sequence number if present. Field link type is required except when ‡8 is used to link and sequence 85X-87X holdings fields. The following one-character field link type codes have been defined in MARC for use in subfield ‡8. | |
| Field link type codes | a | Action Links one or more fields with another field to which the processing or reference actions relate. This code is typically used only when there is more than one 5xx field that relate to another 5xx field. |
| c | Constituent item Used in a record for a collection, or a single item consisting of identifiable constituent units, to link the fields relating to the constituent units. All other non-linked data elements in the record pertain to the collection or item as a whole. | |
| r | Reproduction Used in a record for a reproduction to identify fields linked because they contain information concerning only the reproduction. Other descriptive information in the record pertains to the original (with the exception of field 007 (Physical Description Fixed Field), 008 (Fixed-Length Data Elements: Books, Music, Serials, or Mixed Material) position 23 (Form of item), field 245 subfield ‡h (Title Statement / Medium), and field 533 (Reproduction Note)). | |
| x | General sequencing Used in a record to make a link between fields to show a sequence between them. The sequence could be one that orders the pieces of a long field that has been broken up, indicates the relative importance of fields within the sequence, or is used for some other sequencing purpose. Use of the sequence number in ‡8 is required when this code is used. | |
| Subfield ‡8 added to these fields: | 082 Dewey Decimal Classification Number 083 Additional Dewey Decimal Classification Number 085 Synthesized Classification Number Components | |
| Indexing | Subfield ‡8 is not indexed. | |
| Printing | When printing catalog cards, subfield ‡8 does not print. |
| New subfield | ‡3 | Materials Specified (R) Information that specifies the part of the entity to which the field applies. |
| Indexing | New subfield ‡3 is not indexed. | |
| Printing | When printing catalog cards, subfield ‡3 does not print. |
| Subfield renamed or redefined? | 0 Record Control Number. Formerly, Authority Record Control Number (R) Subfield ‡0 contains the system control number of the related authority record, or a standard identifier such as an International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI). The control number or identifier is preceded by the appropriate MARC Organization code (for a related authority record) or the Standard Identifier source code (for a standard identifier scheme), enclosed in parentheses. See MARC Code List for Organizations ( http://www.loc.gov/marc/organizations/orgshome.html) for a listing of organization codes and Standard Identifier Source Codes ( http://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/standard-identifier.html) for code systems for standard identifiers. Subfield ‡0 is repeatable for different control numbers or identifiers. | |
| Subfield ‡0 appears in these fields: | 260 Complex See Reference - Subject 360 Complex See Also Reference - Subject 370 Associated Place 372 Field of Activity 373 Affiliation 374 Occupation 376 Family Information 380 Form of Work 381 Other Distinguishing Characteristic of Work or Expression 382 Medium of Performance 700 Established Heading Linking Entry – Personal Name 710 Established Heading Linking Entry – Corporate Name 711 Established Heading Linking Entry–Meeting Name 730 Established Heading Linking Entry–Uniform Title 751 Established Heading Linking Entry – Geographic Name |
| Fill character (|) defined | | | No attempt to code (ASCII 7C hex)) The fill character means that no attempt was made by the cataloger to supply a value for a field. |
| The fill character is valid in these fixed field 008 elements | 06 Receipt or Acquisition Status 07 Method of Acquisition 08-11 Expected Acquisition End Date 12 General Retention Policy 13-15 Specific Retention Policy 16 Completeness 20 Lending Policy 21 Reproduction Policy 22-24 Language |
| New field | ||
| 1st indicator | Undefined | |
| 2nd indicator | Undefined | |
| Subfields | ‡a | Category of material (007/00) (NR) Category of material. |
| o Kit One-character alphabetic code that indicates the category of material to which the item belongs is kit, which is defined as a mixture of various components issued as a unit and intended primarily for instructional purposes. No one component is identifiable as the predominant component of the item. Examples are packages of assorted materials, such as a set of K-12 social studies curriculum material (books, workbooks, guides, activities, etc.), or packages of educational test materials (tests, answer sheets, scoring guides, score charts, interpretative manuals, etc.). A fill character (|) is not allowed in this position. | ||
| ‡b | Specific material designation (007/01) (NR) Special class of textual material to which an item belongs. | |
| u Unspecified Special material designation for the kit is not specified. | ||
| Indexing | This field is not indexed. |
| New field | ||
| 1st indicator | Undefined | |
| 2nd indicator | Undefined | |
| Subfields | ‡a | Category of material (007/00) (NR) Category of material. |
| q Notated Music One-character alphabetic code that indicates the category of material to which the item belongs is notated music, which is defined as graphic, non-realized representations of musical works, both in printed and digitized manifestations. It includes musical scores and/or parts, diagrammatic representations, tablature, instructions for chance compositions, pictures or paintings intended as musical compositions, square note notation, klavarskribo, chant notation, neumes, braille, and other ways of representing the four components of musical sound: pitch, duration, timbre, and loudness. Notated music is often the means for communicating to the performer(s) how the musical work notated therein is to be realized in sound. A fill character (|) is not allowed in this position. | ||
| ‡b | Specific material designation (007/01) (NR) Special class of textual material to which an item belongs. | |
| u Unspecified Special material designation for notated music is not specified. | ||
| Indexing | This field is not indexed. |
| New field | ||
| 1st indicator | Undefined | |
| 2nd indicator | Undefined | |
| Subfields | ‡a | Category of material (007/00) (NR) Category of material. |
| t Text One-character alphabetic code that indicates the category of material to which the item belongs is text, which is defined as printed or manuscript material that is accessible to the naked eye (e.g., a book, a pamphlet, a broadside). A fill character (|) is not allowed in this position. | ||
| ‡b | Specific material designation (007/01) (NR) Special class of textual material to which an item belongs. | |
| a Regular print Regular, eye-readable text. | ||
| b Large print Large print text is oversized print intended for use by the visually impaired. | ||
| c Braille Braille text is embossed characters that have been formed by raised dots in six-dot cells; braille is intended for use by the visually impaired. | ||
| d Loose-leaf Text in a loose-leaf binder. | ||
| u Unspecified Special material designation for notated music is not specified. | ||
| z Other None of the other codes is appropriate. | ||
| Indexing | This field is not indexed. |
| New field | ||
| 1st indicator | Undefined | |
| 2nd indicator | Undefined | |
| Subfields | ‡a | Category of material (007/00) (NR) Category of material. |
| z Unspecified One-character alphabetic code that indicates the category of material to which the item belongs is unspecified, which means that the item is not identified by one of the other 007 code values or that its multiple physical forms are not being specifically denoted (for instance, when the item in hand is a collection containing different material categories and an institution chooses not to input separate 007 fields for the various components). A fill character (|) is not allowed in this position. | ||
| ‡b | Specific material designation (007/01) (NR) Special class of material to which the item belongs. | |
| m Multiple physical formats Multiple physical formats are involved. | ||
| u Unspecified Special material designation for notated music is not specified. | ||
| z Other None of the other codes is appropriate. | ||
| Indexing | This field is not indexed. |
| New field | ||
| 1st indicator | Type of linkage number Whether the control number contained in subfield ‡a (Linkage number) or ‡z (Canceled/invalid linkage number) is for a holdings record or for a related bibliographic record. . | |
| 0 | Holdings record number Linkage number is the control number of a separate holdings record. | |
| 1 | Bibliographic record number Control number is the control number of the MARC bibliographic record that is related to the separate holdings record. | |
| 2nd indicator | Undefined | |
| Subfields | ‡a | Linkage number (NR) Control number transferred from either field 001 (Control Number) or field 004 (Control Number for Related Bibliographic Record) of a holdings record distributed by a major bibliographic network. The type of control number is identified by the value in the first indicator position. |
| ‡b | Source of number (NR) MARC organization code for the network whose control number contained in subfield ‡a or ‡z. For a listing of organization code sources, see Organization Code Sources ( http://www.loc.gov/marc/holdings/echdorg.html ). | |
| ‡z | Canceled or invalid linkage number (R) Each canceled or invalid linkage number is contained in a separate subfield ‡z. | |
| Indexing | Field 014 is not indexed. |
| New subfield | ‡u | Uniform Resource Identifier (R). Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) that provides electronic access data in a standard syntax to an electronic bibliography cited or to the citation within an electronic bibliography. The data that is accessed by the URI contains additional information about ownership and custodial history. |
| Indexing | New subfield ‡u is not indexed. |
New searching and indexing capabilities: All new searching and indexing capabilities can be used in both Connexion interfaces (client and browser) when announced by OCLC in August 2011, with these exceptions:
In Connexion client, new indexes and languages will not appear in dropdown lists, but can be input manually via the command line (Client dropdown lists will be updated with new indexes in a future version of the client).
After installation, all indexing changes will gradually become apparent as WorldCat is re-indexed.
Except where otherwise noted, bibliographic indexing changes apply to both master records and institution records (IRs).
| New index | Contains |
|---|---|
| Date Created as MARC (dm:) | Entered Date Entered (008/00-05) Note: Type the date in yyyymmdd format. |
| Entity Attributes (en:) | 046 ‡k ‡l 380 ‡a 381 ‡a 382 ‡a 383 ‡a ‡b ‡c 384 ‡a |
| Physical Description (p3:) | 300 ‡a |
| Provenance (pv:) This index will install after August 21 (OCLC will announce this install). | 561 ‡a ‡3 ‡5 563 ‡a ‡3 ‡5 These fields are indexed on this condition: Subfield ‡4 or ‡e of the field includes the code ( ‡4) or text ( ‡e) from the list of Relator codes below, in which case all the subfields listed are included in the keyword index for the field. 100 ‡a ‡b ‡c ‡d ‡e ‡j ‡q ‡u ‡4 110 ‡a ‡b ‡c ‡d ‡e ‡n ‡u ‡4 111 ‡a ‡c ‡d ‡e ‡n ‡q ‡u ‡4 700 ‡a ‡b ‡c ‡d ‡e ‡j ‡q ‡u ‡4 710 ‡a ‡b ‡c ‡d ‡e ‡n ‡u ‡4 711 ‡a ‡c ‡d ‡e ‡n ‡u ‡q ‡4 Relator Codes ann: Annotator asn: Associated name bnd: Binder bsl: Bookseller col: Collector dte: Dedicatee dnr: Donor fmo: Former owner ins: Inscriber own: Owner rps: Repository |
New Name and Title index
The new Name and Title index (nx=) combines the whole mapped phrase of the Name portion and the "&Title" portion into a single whole mapped phrase. When searching, separate the name and title with a space ampersand space: " & ").
This index will install after August 21 (OCLC will announce this install).
| Leader/06 | Name | &Title |
|---|---|---|
| All | 100 ‡a ‡b ‡c ‡d ‡j ‡q | 240 ‡a ‡d ‡f ‡g ‡h ‡k ‡l ‡m ‡n ‡o ‡p ‡r ‡s or 245 ‡a ‡f ‡g ‡k ‡n ‡p (if no 240) |
| All | 110 ‡a ‡b ‡c ‡d ‡g ‡n | 240 ‡a ‡d ‡f ‡g ‡h ‡k ‡l ‡m ‡n ‡o ‡p ‡r ‡s or 245 ‡a ‡f ‡g ‡k ‡n ‡p (if no 240) |
| All | 111 ‡a ‡c ‡d ‡e ‡g ‡n ‡q | 240 ‡a ‡d ‡f ‡g ‡h ‡k ‡l ‡m ‡n ‡o ‡p ‡r ‡s or 245 ‡a ‡f ‡g ‡k ‡n ‡p (if no 240) |
| All except Type code j | 700 ‡a ‡b ‡c ‡d ‡j ‡q | 700 ‡f ‡g ‡h ‡k ‡l ‡m ‡n ‡o ‡p ‡r ‡s ‡t or 245 ‡a ‡f ‡g ‡k ‡n ‡p (if no 700 ‡k or ‡t) |
| j | 700 ‡a ‡b ‡c ‡d ‡j ‡q | 700 ‡f ‡g ‡h ‡k ‡l ‡m ‡n ‡o ‡p ‡r ‡s ‡t or 100 ‡a ‡b ‡c ‡d ‡j ‡q (if no 700 ‡k or ‡t) or 110 ‡a ‡b ‡c ‡d ‡g ‡n (if no 100) |
| All | 710 ‡a ‡b ‡c ‡d ‡g ‡n | 710 ‡d ‡f ‡g ‡h ‡k ‡l ‡m ‡n ‡o ‡p ‡r ‡s ‡t or 245 ‡a ‡f ‡g ‡k ‡n ‡p (if no 710 ‡k or ‡t) |
| All | 711 ‡a ‡c ‡d ‡e ‡g ‡n ‡q | 711 ‡f ‡g ‡h ‡k ‡l ‡n ‡p ‡s ‡t or 245 ‡a ‡f ‡g ‡k ‡n ‡p (if no 711 ‡k or ‡t) |
| All | 800 ‡a ‡b ‡c ‡d ‡j ‡q | 800 ‡f ‡g ‡h ‡k ‡l ‡m ‡n ‡o ‡p ‡r ‡s ‡t ‡v |
| All | 810 ‡a ‡b ‡c ‡d ‡g ‡n | 810 ‡d ‡f ‡g ‡h ‡k ‡l ‡m ‡n ‡o ‡p ‡r ‡s ‡t ‡v |
| All | 811 ‡a ‡c ‡d ‡e ‡g ‡n ‡q | 811 ‡f ‡g ‡h ‡k ‡l ‡n ‡p ‡s ‡t ‡v |
| Index | Now contains | |
|---|---|---|
| Keyword (kw:) | 034 ‡3 586 ‡a All fields from publisher (pb:and pb=) 257 ‡a (new, see Publisher Location row at bottom of table)) 260 ‡b ‡f 261 ‡a ‡b ‡e 262 ‡b 533 ‡c publisher location (pl:) 260 ‡a ‡e 261 ‡f 262 ‡a 533 ‡b 752 ‡a ‡b ‡c ‡d | |
| Material Type (mt: and mt=) | kit (kit) sco (score) lpt (large print) brl (Braille) upl (updating loose leaf) url (internet resource) elc (electronic) | 007 Physical Description (Kit) ‡a, code o (kit) 007 Physical Description (Notated Music), ‡a, code q (notated music) 007 Physical Description (Text), ‡b, code b (large print) 007 Physical Description (Text), ‡b, code c (Braille) 007 Physical Description (Text), ‡b, code d (loose leaf). Computer Files (Form of Item: 008/23 & 006/06), code o (online) Computer Files (Form of Item: 008/23 & 006/06), codes o (online), q (direct electronic) |
| Notes (nt:) | 586 ‡a | |
| Publisher Location (pl:) | 257 ‡a |
The table below describes the Material Type indexing changes involving fields 006 and 008.
Note: The table is based on Searching WorldCat Indexes ( http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/worldcat/searching/searchworldcatindexes/default.htm#search_worldcat_materialtypes.fm).
| Code | Name | Indexed values | |||
| Type (Leader/06) | 006 | 008 | Other criteria | ||
| url | Internet resource Note: Currently, the books format also retrieves internet resources | a, c, d, i, j, m, p, t | 008/23: s or o | If 856 is present, it must have 2nd indicator 0 or | |
| e, f, g, k, o, r | 008/29: s or o | If 856 is present, it must have 2nd indicator 0 or | |||
| elc | Electronic | a, c, d, i, j, m, p, t | 008/23: s or o or q | ||
| a, c, d, i, j, m, p, t and 006/06: s or o or q | |||||
| e, f, g, k, o, r | 008/29: s or o or q | ||||
| e, f, g, k, o, r and 006/12: s or o or q | |||||
New codes: These may be used in both Connexion interfaces when announced by OCLC in August 2011, as follows. In the Connexion browser, new fixed field codes will appear in dropdown lists. For the Connexion client, a few days after the installation of these changes, users will receive an email announcement that the next time they log on with the client they will be prompted to download new validation tables that will include the new codes in fixed field drop-down lists.
Language codes are valid in these fields and subfields:
| Format | Field/subfield |
|---|---|
| Bibliographic | Lang (008/35-37) 040 ‡b 041 242 ‡y 775 ‡e |
| Authority | 040 ‡b 377 ‡a |
| Holdings | Lang (008/22-24) 040 ‡b |
All new language terms are indexed in the Language (la) index.
There may be discrepancies between the Connexion client and browser in Language bibliographic search menus.
For current list of language codes and names, see the MARC Code List for Languages ( http://www.loc.gov/marc/languages/). Any language code in the MARC Code List for Languages that does not appear in either search or fixed field dropdown lists (in either Connexion interface) can be input manually.
These are changes to MARC coding practice, not to any OCLC system.
| Old language name | New language name | Corresponding language name |
|---|---|---|
| Himalchi | Western Pahari languages | him: Western Pahari languages |
| Kumauni | Kumaoni | inc: Indic (Other) |
| Makua | Makhuwa | bnt: Bantu (Other) |
| Zway | Zay | sem:Semitic (Other) |
| Atsera | Adzera | map: Austronesian (Other) |
| Kituba | Kituba (Congo (Democratic Republic)) | crp: Creoles and Pidgins (Other) |
| Aragonese Spanish | Aragonese | arg: Aragonese |
These are changes to MARC coding practice, not to any OCLC system.
| Language name | Old coded corresponding language name | New coded corresponding language name |
|---|---|---|
| Samo (West Africa) | afa: Afroasiatic (Other) | nic: Niger-Kordofanian (Other) |
Relator codes are valid in these bibliographic fields and subfields:
| Field/subfield | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 ‡4 | 650 ‡4 | 700 ‡4 | 796 ‡4 |
| 110 ‡4 | 651 ‡4 | 710 ‡4 | 797 ‡4 |
| 111 ‡4 | 654 ‡4 | 711 ‡4 | 798 ‡4 |
| 270 ‡4 | 662 ‡4 | 720 ‡4 | 800 ‡4 |
| 600 ‡4 | 696 ‡4 | 751 ‡4 | 810 ‡4 |
| 610 ‡4 | 697 ‡4 | 790 ‡4 | 811 ‡4 |
| 611 ‡4 | 698 ‡4 | 791 ‡4 | 896 ‡4 |
| 630 ‡4 | 699 ‡4 | 792 ‡4 | 897 ‡4 |
| 898 ‡4 |
Below are the new codes. For the full list, see Relator Codes
( http://www.loc.gov/marc/relators/relacode.html)
| New code | Relator term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| blw | Blurb writer | Use for the named entity responsible for writing a commendation or testimonial for a work, which appears on or within the publication itself, frequently on the back or dust jacket of print publications or on advertising material for all media. |
| clr | Colorist | Use for the named entity responsible for applying color to drawings, prints, photographs, maps, moving images, etc. |
| con | Conservator | Use for the named entity responsible for documenting, preserving, or treating printed or manuscript material, works of art, artifacts, or other media. Note: Use for "Preservationist." |
| dbp | Distribution place | Use for the name of a place from which a resource, e.g., a serial, is distributed. |
| evp | Event place | Use for the name of the place where an event such as a conference or a concert took place. |
| mfp | Manufacture place | Use for the name of the place of manufacture (e.g., printing, duplicating, casting, etc.) of a resource in a published form. |
| mrb | Marbler | Use for the named entity responsible for marbling paper, cloth, leather, etc. used in construction of a resource. |
| prp | Production place | Use for the name of the place of production (e.g., inscription, fabrication, construction, etc.) of a resource in an unpublished form. |
| pup | Publication place | Use for the name of the place where a resource is published. |
| uvp | University place | Use for the name of a place where a university that is associated with a resource is located, for example, a university where an academic dissertation or thesis was presented. |
Cartographic source codes are located in these fields:
| Format | Field/subfield |
|---|---|
| Bibliographic | 034 ‡2 |
| Authority | 034 ‡2 |
Below are the new codes. For the full list, see Cartographic Data Source Codes
( http://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/cartographic-data.html)
| New code | Bibliographic citation |
|---|---|
| erpn | Scott, Andrew. The encyclopedia of raincoast place names: a complete reference to coastal British Columbia (Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing) |
| nzpnd | New Zealand place names database (New Zealand Geographic Board Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB)) ( http://www.linz.govt.nz/placenames/find-names/topographic-names-db/index.aspx) |
| wpntpl | Washington Place Names (Tacoma Public Library) ( http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/wanames/wpnv2.asp) |
Classification scheme source codes are located in these fields:
| Format | Field/subfield |
|---|---|
| Bibliographic | 052 ‡2 055 ‡2 084 ‡2 086 ‡2 852 ‡2 |
| Authority | 052 ‡2 065 ‡2 086 ‡2 087 ‡2 |
| Holdings | 852 ‡2 |
Below are the new codes. For the full list, see Classification Scheme Source Codes
( http://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/classification.html). Note: The Library of Congress has changed its practice on using these codes. For details, see the Introduction section at the link.
| New code | Bibliographic citation |
|---|---|
| bisacsh | BISAC Subject Headings ( http://www.bisg.org/activities-programs/activity.php?n=d&id=73&cid=20) |
| jelc | Journal of economic literature (JEL) classification ( http://www.aeaweb.org/journal/jel_class_system.php) |
| knt | Klassifikasjonsnøkkel til norsk topografi / av Vegard Elvestrand (Trondheim: Universitetsbiblioteke) |
| niv | Norsk inndeling av vitenskapsdisipliner (Norway: Universitets- og høgskolerådet) |
| oosk | Oversikt over systematisk katalog (Norway: Universitetsbiblioteket i Bergen) |
| mu | Clasificación Musical de la Bibliografía Nacional de España (Madrid: Biblioteca Nacional de España) |
| ubtkl/2 (formerly klasskj) | Klassifikasjonsskjem (Trondheim: Fellesbiblioteket, Kongelige Norske videnskabers selskab, Museet, Norges læerhøgskole) |
| utk | University of Oslo Library Classification (Oslo: Universitetet i Oslo)) |
Desciption convention source codes are located in these fields:
| Format | Field/subfield |
|---|---|
| Bibliographic | 040 ‡e |
| Authority | 040 ‡e |
Below are the new codes. For the full list, see Description Convention Source Codes
( http://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/descriptive-conventions.html)
| New code | Bibliographic citation |
|---|---|
| iosr | "Instruktsiia po opisaniiu slaviano-russkikh rukopisei XI-XIV vv. dlia Svodnogo kataloga rukopisei, khraniashchikhsia v SSSR" in Arkheologicheskii ezhegodnik za 1975 god. (Moskva: Izd-vo Akademii) |
| katreg | Katalogiseringsregler: Anglo-American cataloguing rules, second edition /oversatt og bearbiedet for Norske forhold ved Inger Cathrine Spangen (Oslo: Nasjonalbiblioteket) |
| local | Locally defined or unknown cataloging rules |
| ncr | Nippon cataloging rules (Tokyo: National Diet Library) |
Genre/form and term source codes are located in these fields:
| Format | Field/subfield |
|---|---|
| Bibliographic | 336 ‡2 337 ‡2 338 ‡2 655 ‡2 |
| Authority | 040 ‡f 336 ‡2 755 ‡2 785 ‡2 |
| Holdings | 337 ‡2 338 ‡2 |
Below are the new and changed codes. For the full list, see Genre/Form Code and Term Source Codes ( http://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/genre-form.html). Note: The Library of Congress has changed its practice on using these codes. For details, see the Introduction section at the link.
| Code | Bibliographic citation | Former code |
|---|---|---|
| barngf | Svenska ämnesord för barn - Genre/Form (Stockholm: Kungliga Biblioteket) | n/a |
| gatbeg | Gattungsbegriffe (Leipzig & Frankfort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek) | n/a |
| lcgft | Library of Congress genre/form terms for library and archival materials (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service) | n/a |
| rdacarrier | Term and Code List for RDA Carrier Types ( http://www.loc.gov/standards/valuelist/rdacarrier.html) | marccarrier |
| rdacontent | Term and Code List for RDA Content Types ( http://www.loc.gov/standards/valuelist/rdacontent.html) | marccontent |
| rdamedia | Term and Code List for RDA Media Types ( http://www.loc.gov/standards/valuelist/rdamedia.html) | marcmedia |
| saogf | Svenska ämnesord - Genre/Form (Stockholm: Kungliga Biblioteket) | n/a |
MARC authentication codes are located in these fields:
| Format | Field/subfield |
|---|---|
| Bibliographic | 042 ‡a |
| Authority | 042 ‡a |
Below is the new code. For the full list, see Authentication Codes
( http://www.loc.gov/standards/valuelist/marcauthen.html)
| New code | Definition |
|---|---|
| croatica | Croatian National Bibliography The croatica code signifies that the descriptive elements have been edited and all headings were verified against the relevant authority file to prepare the record for inclusion in the Croatian National Bibliography |
Standard identifier source codes are located in these fields:
| Format | Field/subfield |
|---|---|
| Bibliographic | 024 ‡2 |
| Authority | 024 ‡2 |
| Holdings | 024 ‡2 |
Below are the new codes. For the full list, see Standard Identifier Source Codes
( http://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/standard-identifier.html).
| New code | Bibliographic citation |
|---|---|
| isni | International standard name identifier (ISNI) (Geneva: International Organization for Standardization) |
| itar | ITAR (Importtjeneste og autoritetsregistre) ( http://dbh.nsd.uib.no/kanaler/) |
Subject heading and term source codes are located in these fields. For more information, see Subject Heading and Term Source Codes ( http://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/subject.html).
| Format | Field/subfield |
|---|---|
| Bibliographic | 033 ‡2 257 ‡2 380 ‡2 381 ‡2 518 ‡2 600-651 ‡2 654 ‡2 662 ‡2 690 ‡2 691 ‡2 696 ‡2 697 ‡2 751 ‡2 752 ‡2 |
| Authority | 040 ‡f 370 ‡2 372 ‡2 373 ‡2 376 ‡2 380 ‡2 381 ‡2 700-788 ‡2 |
Below are the new codes. For the full list, see Subject Heading and Term Source Codes ( http://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/subject.html). Note: The Library of Congress has changed its practice on using these codes. For details, see the Introduction section at the link.
| New code | Bibliographic citation |
|---|---|
| ccsa | Catalogue collectif suisse des affiches (Berne: Bibliothèque nationale suisse) |
| gccst | Government of Canada core subject thesaurus (Gatineau [Quebec]: Library and Archives Canada) ( http://www.thesaurus.gc.ca/recherche-search/thes-eng.html) |
| gnd | Gemeinsame Normdatei (Leipzig: Deutsche Nationalbibliotheke) |
| humord | HUMORD (Norway: Universitetsbibliotekene i Oslo, Bergen og Tromsø) |
| jurivoc | JURIVOC (Lausanne: Tribunal fédéral) |
| ndlsh | Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan kenmei hyômokuhyô = National Diet Library list of subject headings (Tokyo: Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan) Note: Former code for this source was ndllsh; replaced April, 2011. |
| noubojur (formerly, noubojor) | Thesaurus of Law (Norway: Universitetsbiblioteket i Oslo) |
| noubomn (formerly nobomn) | University of Oslo Library Thesaurus of Science (Realfagstermer) (Norway: Universitetsbiblioteket i Oslo) |
| norbok | Norbok: emneord i Norsk bokfortegnelse (Norbok) (Oslo: Nasjonalbiblioteket) ( http://www.nb.no/baser/norbok/emneord.html) |
| samisk | Sámi bibliografia (Norga) = Samisk bibliografi (Norge) = Sami bibliography (Norway) (Oslo: Nasjonalbiblioteket) ( http://www.nb.no/baser/samisk/emneord-samisk.html) |
| solstad | Solstad: emneord for Solstadbibliografien (Oslo: Nasjonalbiblioteket) |
| shsples | Subject headings for school and public libraries = Encabezamientos de materia para bibliotecas escolares y públicas (Santa Barbara, Calif.: Libraries Unlimited) |
| tekord | TEK-ord : UBiTs emneordliste for arkitektur, realfag, og teknolog (Norway: Universitetsbiblioteket i Trondheim.) |
Content advice classification source codes are located in these fields:
| Format | Field/subfield |
|---|---|
| Bibliographic | 015 ‡2 |
Below is the new code. For the full list, see Caption Abbreviation Source Codes
( http://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/national-bibliography.html)
| New code | Bibliographic citation |
|---|---|
| jnb | Japanese National Bibliography (Tokyo: National Diet Library) ( http://www.bbfc.co.uk/) Note: Former code for this source was kktzm; replaced April, 2011. |
In the sections below on the fixed fields and field 006, the underscore ( _ ) represents an undefined element. The block(
) represents the fill character.
Revised elements (identical in Connexion client and browser).
Old
| Type: | m | ELvl: | Srce: | d | Audn: | _ | Ctrl: | _ | Lang: | ||
| BLvl: | m | File: | u | GPub: | _ | MRec: | _ | Ctry: | |||
| Desc: | DtSt: | Dates |
New
| Type: | m | ELvl: | Srce: | d | Audn: | _ | Ctrl: | _ | Lang: | ||
| BLvl: | m | Form: | GPub: | _ | MRec: | _ | Ctry: | ||||
| Desc: | File: | u | DtSt: | Dates |
There are no changes to the field 006 Computer File guided entry in either Connexion interface.
Browser: Old
| Audn:_ | File:u | GPub:_ |
Browser: New
| Audn:_ | Form: | File:u | GPub:_ |
| Client | ||
| Old | New | |
| Type:m | Type:m | |
| Audn:_ | Audn:_ | |
| File:u | Form: | |
| GPub:_ | File:u | |
| GPub:_ |