MARC Proposals and Discussion Papers

The cover sheets for proposals and discussion papers presented at the Midwinter meetings of the MARC Advisory Committee have been updated with results of discussions. They are available at:

Proposal No. 2002-01: Definition of Subfield $u (URI) in field 670 (Source Data Found) in the MARC 21 Authority Format

Proposal No. 2002-02: Definition of Subfields $u, $y and $3 in Fields 508 and 511 of the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format

Proposal No. 2002-03: Expanding Field 046 for Other Dates in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format

Proposal No. 2002-04: Definition of Subfield $p (Number of pieces per issuance) in Fields 853-855 of the MARC 21 Holdings Format

Proposal No. 2002-05: Expansion of Regularity Pattern Coding in Fields 853-855 Subfield $y in the MARC 21 Holdings Format

Proposal No. 2002-06: Changes in Field 008 in the MARC 21 Holdings Format

Proposal No. 2002-07: Definition of Additional Second Indicator Values for Specific Subject Systems in Field 655 in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format

Proposal No. 2002-08: Making the First Indicator Value 0 (U.S. Dept. of Defense Classification) Obsolete in Field 052 of the MARC 21 Bibliographic and Authority Formats

Proposal No. 2002-09: Encoding Variable Length Coordinate Formats in Field 034 (Coded Cartographic Mathematical Data) in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format

Discussion Paper No. 2002-DP01: Coding Electronic Formats for Different Media in Field 007 of the MARC 21 Bibliographic and Holdings Formats

Discussion Paper No. 2002-DP02: Renaming the 008 Positions to Reflect their Content in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format

Discussion Paper No. 2002-DP03: Changes for FAST Subject Headings

Discussion Paper No. 2002-DP04: Addition of Imprint and Physical Description Fields to the MARC 21 Holdings Format

Discussion Paper No. 2002-DP05: Guidelines for the Nonfiling Control Character Technique in the MARC 21 Formats

Discussion Paper No. 2002-DP06: Repertoire Expansion in the Universal Character Set for Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics

Discussion Paper No. 2002-DP07: Changes for UKMARC Format Alignment