Date:         Fri, 23 Jan 2004 08:34:44 -0500
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Subject:      Update No. 4 to the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data
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Update No. 4 (October 2003) to the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data
is now available from the Library of Congress. It includes changes made
to the bibliographic format resulting from proposals which were
considered by the ALA ALCTS/LITA/RUSA Machine-Readable Bibliographic
Information Committee (MARBI) at its 2003 meetings, the Canadian
Committee on MARC (CCM) at its meetings in 2003 and by the Book Industry
Communications/Bibliographic Standards Technical Subgroup (BIC/BSTS) at
its 2003 meetings. This update features important new information
including:

    * Addition of field 365 (Trade price)
    * Addition of field 366 (Trade availability information)
    * Addition of Appendix I: Organization Code Sources
    * Updated examples
    * Improved descriptions of content designators

Update No. 4 to the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data is available
for the following prices (Except in Canada -- See below for ordering
information in Canada):

   1. Separately: $15.00
   2. With the 1999 base text (includes updates 1-3 interfiled): Free

Order from:

Library of Congress
Cataloging Distribution Service
Customer Services Section
Washington, DC 20541-4912
www.loc.gov/cds
TEL: 1-202-707-6100
FAX: 1-202-707-1334
E-MAIL: [log in to unmask]

French versions of MARC 21 publications and English versions in Canada
are available from:

Government of Canada Publications
Ottawa, Ontario K1A OS9 Canada
http://publications.gc.ca/helpAndInfo/hwrdr-e.htm
TEL: 1-800-635-7943
FAX: 1-800-565-7757
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January 23, 2004