MARS Authority Control

Karen, our RDA Librarian, provided me with a fascinating report on recent changes to MARC, in many instances to accommodate the additional information in RDA. Here’s what she had to say.

Now that MARC21 Update 11 has been published, I’ve done through both the Bibliographic format standards and the Authority format standards and made a list of all the changes made to them from 2008 to the present.  They are listed by tag, with the Bibliographic format changes first, then the Authority format changes listed.  I have included the link to the tag description in the MARC21 Standards.  Also, after each change I’ve given the link to the MARBI proposal for that change in case you would like to see the reasoning behind it.  These will have the word marbi in the link and are directly after the actual change

Changes made to directly or indirectly accommodate RDA are marked with an *.  For more information on how RDA is affecting MARC21 see the document “RDA in MARC” found on the MARC21 Standards home page:  http://www.loc.gov/marc/RDAinMARC29.html

I hope you find this helpful.  Please feel free to point out any that I have missed.

Bibliographic format changes by field as of Mar. 2010

*Leader/18 – Descriptive cataloging form   http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bdleader.html

Note: will be coded i with RDA

http://www.loc.gov/marc/RDAinMARC29.html

*007/01 – Electronic Resource (007/00=c)  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd007g.html

New codes defined [2009]

d – disc, type unspecified

e – disc cartridge, type unspecified

k – computer card

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-01-2.html

*007/01 – Projected Graphic (007/00=g)  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd007g.html

Redefined code: [2009]

f – other or unspecified type of filmstrip (changed from Other type of filmstrip)

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-01-2.html

*007/01 – Microform (007/00=h)  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd007h.html

New codes defined: [2009]

j – microfilm roll

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-06-3.html

h – microfilm slip

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-01-2.html

*007/01 – Nonprojected Graphic (007/00=k)  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd007k.html

New codes defined: [2009]

a – activity card

k – poster

p – postcard

q – icon

r – radiograph

s – study print

v – photograph, type unspecified

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-01-2.html

*007/01 – Motion Picture (007/00=m)  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd007m.html

New code defined: [2009]

o – film roll

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-06-3.html

*007/04 – Map (007/00=a)  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd007a.html

*007/04 – Globe (007/00=d)  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd007d.html

*007/04 – Nonprojected Graphic (007/00=k)  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd007k.html

New codes defined: [2009]

i – plastic

l – vinyl

n – vellum

v – leather

w – parchment

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-01-2.html

007/04 – Videorecording (007/00=v)  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd007v.html

New code defined: [2008]

s – Blu-ray disc

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2008/2008-09.html

*007/05 – Nonprojected Graphic (007/00=k)  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd007k.html

New codes defined: [2009]

i – Plastic

l – Vinyl

n – Vellum

v – Leather

w – Parchment

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-01-2.html

008/18-19 & 006/01-02 – Music – Form of Composition (also valid in field 047 – Form of Musical Composition Code)  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd008m.html

New codes defined: [2009]

za – Zarzuelas

fl – Flamenco

vi – Villancicos

tl – teatro lirico

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-09.html

*008/20 & 006/03 – Music – Format of Music http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd008m.html

New codes defined: [2009]

h – chorus score

i – condensed score

j – performer-conductor part

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-01-2.html

008/23 & 006/06 – Books – Form of item  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd008b.html

New codes defined: [2010]

o – Online

q – Direct electronic

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-01.html

008/22 & 006/05 – Continuing Resources – Form of original item http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd008s.html

New codes defined: [2010]

o – Online

q – Direct electronic

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-01.html

008/23 & 006/06 – Continuing Resources – Form of item  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd008s.html

New codes defined: [2010]

o – Online

q – Direct electronic

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-01.html

008/23 & 006/06 – Computer File – Form of item http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd008c.html

New codes defined: [2010]

o – Online

q – Direct electronic

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-01.html

008/22-23 & 006/05-06 – Maps format – Projection  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd008p.html

New codes defined: [2009]

bk – Krovak

bl – Cassini-Soldner

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-04.html

008/23 & 006/06 – Music – Form of item  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd008m.html

New codes defined: [2010]

o – Online

q – Direct electronic

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-01.html

00823 & 006/06 – Mixed Materials – Form of item  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd008x.html

New codes defined: [2010]

o – Online

q – Direct electronic

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-01.html

008/24-27 & 006/07-10 – Books – Nature of content  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd008b.html

New codes defined: [2008]

y – Yearbooks.  –  made obsolete in 1988, but is now being redefined

2 – Offprints

5 – Calendars

6 – Comics/graphic novels  – this replaces 008/33 and 006/16 code c (comic strip)

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2008/2008-04.html

008/24 & 006/07 – Continuing Resources – Nature of Entire Work  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd008s.html

New codes defined: [2008]

y – Yearbooks – this code was made obsolete in 1988, but is now being redefined

5 – Calendars

6 – Comics/graphic

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2008/2008-04.html

008/25-27 & 006/08-10 – Continuing Resources – Nature of contents  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd008s.html

New codes defined: [2008]

y – Yearbooks

5 – Calendars

6 – Comics/graphic novels

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2008/2008-04.html

008/29 & 006/12 – Map – Form of item  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd008p.html

New codes defined: [2010]

o – Online

q – Direct electronic

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-01.html

008/29 & 006/12 – Visual Materials – Form of item http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd008v.html

New codes defined: [2010]

o – Online

q – Direct electronic

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-01.html

008/33 & 006/16 – Books format – Literary Form   http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd008b.html

Obsolete code: [2008]

c – Comic strips – made obsolete (replaced by a code 6 in 008/24-27 or 006/7-10 for Books format.)

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2008/2008-04.html .

017 – Copyright or Legal Deposit Number   http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd017.html

New subfield: [2008]

$z – Canceled/invalid copyright or legal deposit number (R)  [2008]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2008/2008-08.html

*033 – Date/Time and Place of an Event   http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd033.html

New subfields defined: [2010]

$p – Place of event

$0 – Record control number

$2 – Source of term

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-03.html

034 – Coded Cartographic Mathematical Data http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd034.html

New subfield: [2010]

$3 – Materials specified

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-05.html

*040 – Cataloging Source http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd040.html

Subfield made repeatable [2010]

$e – Description conventions

code “rda” added to the MARC code list for Descriptive Conventions to indicate the use of the RDA rules for description. Leader/18 will be coded i with RDA.

041 – Language Code   http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd041.html

New first indicator [2008]

# – No information provided – Formerly undefined

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2008/2008-03.html

080 – Universal Decimal Classification Number http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd080.html

Redefined Indicator 1 – Type of edition – Prior to 2009 undefined
# – No information provided
0 – Full
1 – Abridged

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-03.html

082 – Dewey Decimal Classification Number   http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd082.html

New subfields defined:  [2008]

$m – Standard or optional designation (NR)  code values:

a  – Standard

b – Optional

$q – Assigning agency (NR)

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2008/2008-01.html

083 – Additional Dewey Decimal Classification Number  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd083.html

New field: [2008]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2008/2008-01.html

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2008/2008-01.html#proposal01-5

085 – Synthesized Classification Number Components   http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd085.html

New field: [2008]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2008/2008-01.html

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2008/2008-01.html#proposal01-6

257 – Country of Producing Entity   http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd257.html

Removed ‘for Archival Films’ from title.  Made tag repeatable.

Subfield redefined: [2009]

$a – Country of producing entity – subfield renamed & made repeatable

New subfield defined: [2009]

$2 –  Source

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-08.html

*336 – Content Type   http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd336.html

New field: [2009]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-01-2.html

*337 – Media Type   http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd337.html

New field: [2009]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-01-2.html

*338 – Carrier Type   http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd338.html

New field: [2009]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-01-2.html

New code under $b

ur – object

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-06-3.html

*380 – Form of Work  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd380.html

New field: [2010]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-04.html

*381 – Other Distinguishing Characteristics of Work or Expression   http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd381.html

New field: [2010]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-04.html

*382 – Medium of Performance   http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd382.html

New field: [2010]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-04.html

*383 – Numeric Designation of a Musical Work  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd383.html

New field: [2010]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-04.html

*384 – Key    http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd384.html

New field: [2010]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-04.html

440 – Series Statement/Added Entry – Title

Field made obsolete  http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd440.htm – this link contains instructions for conversion to appropriate 490/830 fields.

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2008/2008-07.html

490 – Series Statement   http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd490.html

1^st indicator redefined – Series traced, formerly Series traced differently

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2008/2008-07.html

Subfield redefined:

$x – made repeatable

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-06-2.html

New subfield defined:

$3 – Materials specified

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2008/2008-06.html

502 – Dissertation Note   http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd502.html

New subfields defined: [2008]

$b – Degree type

$c – Name of granting institution

$c – Year degree granted

$g – Miscellaneous information

$o – Dissertation identifier

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2008/2008-05-4.html

510 – Citation/References Note   http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd510.html

New subfield defined:

$u – Uniform Resource Identifier (R)

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-05.html

*518 – Date/Time and Place of an Event Note http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd518.html

New subfields defined: [2010]

$d – Date of event

$o – Other event information

$p – Place of event

$0 – Record control number

$2 – Source of term

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-03.html

534 – Original Version Note   http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd534.html

New subfields:

$o – Other resource identifier (R) [2008]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2008/2008-10.html

$3 – Materials specified [2009]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-10.html

542 – Information Relating to Copyright Status   http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd542.html

New field: [2008]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2008/2008-02.html

588 – Source of Description Note   http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd588.html

New field: [2009]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-07.html

*700, 710, 711, 730 –    http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd70x75x.html

New subfield: [2009] (see X00, X10, X11 sections for description)

$i – Relationship information

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-06-1.html

*760, 762, 765, 767, 770, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777, 780, 785, 786, 787 – Linking Entries   http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd76x78x.html

Subfields redefined [2009]

$g – Related parts (R) – renamed from Relationship information text

$i – Relationship information (R) – renamed from Display text and made repeatable

New subfield defined [2009]

$4 – Relationship code (added for RDA Appendix J)

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-06-1.html

*787 – Other Relationship Entry   http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd787.html

Renamed from Nonspecific Relationship Entry [2009]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-06-1.html

800, 810, 811, 830 – Series Added Entries   http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd80x83x.html

New subfields defined: [2008]

$x – International Standard Serial Number

$3 – Materials specified

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2008/2008-06.html

$5 – Institution to which field applies [2010]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-02.html

*New Subfield – $0 – Authority Record Control Number

Added to the following fields

100, 110, 111, 130, 240, 600, 610, 611, 630, 648, 650, 651, 654, 655, 656, 657, 662, 700,                                     710, 711, 730, 752, 754, 800, 810, 811, 830

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2007/2007-06.html#p1

Authority format changes by field as of Mar. 2010

034 – Coded Cartographic Mathematical Data   http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad034.html

New subfield codes: [2010]

$3 – Materials specified

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-05.html

040 – Cataloging Source http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad040.html

$e – Description conventions – made repeatable [2010]

code “rda” added to http://www.loc.gov/marc/relators/reladesc.html

see http://www.loc.gov/marc/RDAinMARC29.html

046 – Special Coded Dates    http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad046.html

New field: [2009]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-01-1.html

New subfield codes [2010]

$k – Beginning or single date created

$l – Ending date created

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-04.html

080 – Universal Decimal Classification Number http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad080.html

New field: [2009]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-03.html

083 – Dewey Decimal Classification Number   http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad083.html

New subfield: [2008]

$y – Table sequence number for internal subarrangement or add table

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2008/2008-01.html#proposal01-1

336 – Content Type    http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad336.html

New field: [2009]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-01-2.html – proposal

370 – Associated Place   http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad370.html

New field: [2009]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-01-1.html

371 – Address   http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad371.html

New field [2009] (see Marc standards for description)

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-01-1.html

372 – Field of Activity   http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad370.html

New field: [2009]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-01-1.html

373 – Affiliation   http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad373.html

New field: [2009]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-01-1.html

374 – Occupation   http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad374.html

New field: [2009]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-01-1.html

375 – Gender   http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad375.html

New field: [2009]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-01-1.html

376 – Family Information   http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad376.html

New field: ([2009]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-01-1.html

377 – Associated Language   http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad377.html

New field: [2009]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-01-1.html

380 – Form of Work http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad380.html

New field: [2010]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-04.html

381 – Other Distinguishing Characteristics of Work or Expression http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad381.html

New field: [2010]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-04.html

382 – Medium of Performance http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad382.html

New field: [2010]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-04.html

383 – Numeric Designation of Musical Work http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad383.html

New field: [2010]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-04.html

384 – Key http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad384.html

New field: [2010]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2010/2010-04.html

4XX, 5XX –

Subfield redefined (adjusted) [2009]

$i – Relationship information (done to accommodate RDA app. K and J)

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-06-1.html

New subfield

$4 – Relationship code [2009]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-06-1.html

New subfield codes

$w/0 – r – Relationship designation in $i or $4 [2009]

http://www.loc.gov/marc/marbi/2009/2009-06-1.html

See Tracings and References–General Information –http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/adtracing.html for instructions on using these subfields.

Tags: Bibliographic Records, RDA

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