Additions to the MARC Code Lists for Relators, Sources, Description

The codes listed below have been recently approved for use in MARC 21 records. The codes will be added to the online MARC Code Lists for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions.

The codes should not be used in exchange records until after February 18, 2008. This 60-day waiting period is required to provide MARC 21 implementers time to include newly defined codes in any validation tables they may apply to the MARC fields where the codes are used.

Classification
The following codes are for use in subfield $2 in field 084 in Bibliographic and Community Information records (Other Classification Number), in subfield $2 in field 084 in Classification records (Classification Scheme and Edition) and in subfield $2 in field 065 in Authority records (Other Classification Number).

Additions:

asb

Allgemeine Systematik für Öffentliche Bibliotheken (ASB). (Berlin: Deutsches Bibliotheksinstitut) [use only after February 18, 2008]

ghbs

GHB-Aufstellungssystematik: HBZ Köln [use only after February 18, 2008]

ifzs

Systematik der IfZ-Bibliothek. [use only after February 18, 2008]

kab

Klassifikation für Allgemeinbibliotheken (Bad Honnef : Bock und Herchen Verlag) [use only after February 18, 2008]

rvk

Regensburger Verbundklassifikation (RVK) [use only after February 18, 2008]

sbb

Systematik der Bayerischen Bibliographie [use only after February 18, 2008]

sfb

SfB: Systematik für Bibliotheken (München: K.G. Saur) [use only after February 18, 2008]

sdnb

Systematik der Deutschen Nationalbibliographie [use only after February 18, 2008]

ssd

Systematik: Stadtbücherei Duisburg: Buchaufstellung und Ordnung des systematischen Kataloges (Reutlingen: Verlag Buch und Bibliothek) [use only after February 18, 2008]

stub

Systematik der TUB München [use only after February 18, 2008]

zdbs

ZDB-Systematik = ZDB-Classification [use only after February 18, 2008]

Description Conventions
The following codes are for use in subfield $e in field 040 in Bibliographic and Authority records (Description Conventions).

Additions:

pi

Instruktionen für die alphabetischen Kataloge der preussischen Bibliotheken (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrasowitz [use only after February 18, 2008]

rna

Regeln zur Erschließung von Nachlässen und Autographen (RNA) [use only after February 18, 2008]

Language codes
The following code is for use in subfield $2 in field 041 in Bibliographic and Commmunity Information records (Language code).

Addition:

din2335

Sprachenzeichen: DIN 2335 (Berlin: Beuth) [use only after February 18, 2008]

Abbreviated Title
The following code is for use in subfield $2 in field 210 in Bibliographic records (Abbreviated Title).

Addition:

din1502

Regeln für das Kürzen von Wörtern in Titeln und für das Kürzen der Titel von Veröffentlichungen: DIN 1502 (Berlin; Köln: Beuth) [use only after February 18, 2008]

Other Standard Identifier
The following code is for use in subfield $2 in field 024 in Bibliographic and Community Information records (Other Standard Identifier).

Addition:

urn

Uniform Resource Name [use only after February 18, 2008]