MARC 21 format for bibliographic data /

This online publication provides access to both the full and concise versions of the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data. The "full" bibliographic format contains detailed descriptions of every data element, along with examples, input conventions, and history sections. The "concise&...

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Previous Title:	USMARC format for bibliographic data. Canadian MARC communication format for bibliographic data MARC 21 concise format for bibliographic data
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library and Archives Canada. Standards and Support, British Library. Bibliographic Standards and Systems, National Library of Canada. Standards and Support, British Library. National Bibliographic Service
Format:	Government Document Database
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : Library of Congress, Network Development and MARC Standards Office
Edition:	1999 edition.
Subjects:	MARC formats. Cataloging. Libraries > Automation.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo177579

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Summary:	This online publication provides access to both the full and concise versions of the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data. The "full" bibliographic format contains detailed descriptions of every data element, along with examples, input conventions, and history sections. The "concise" bibliographic format contains abridged descriptions of every data element, along with examples. The full and concise versions are identified in the header of each field description.
Published:	Began in 1999.
Item Description:	"Prepared by the Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of Congress, in cooperation with Standards, Library and Archives Canada (previously National Library of Canada) and Bibliographic Standards and Systems, British Library"--Introd., Oct. 2006. GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Publication Frequency:	Updated annually
Related Items:	Supersedes USMARC format for bibliographic data. 1994 ed., with updates no. 1 - 3, Mar. 1995-July 1997; and: Canadian MARC communication format for bibliographic data, and its 6 updates published between 1994 and 1998. Online versions of both the full and concise MARC formats were made available in 2008, when it was determined by the Library of Congress that the online versions would be the version of record, and the print a byproduct produced after the online version. The Network Development and MARC Standards Office ceased producing the full format in print in 2011--MARC listserv, 6/1/2011.