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Title:
MARC 21 Concise Formats: 2011 Edition
Author:
Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of Congress
Publication Date:
2012
Format:
Print, looseleaf
Description:
Replaces the 2009/2010 edition. Brings together in one volume all content designators defined for each MARC communication format. A concise description of each field, character position of the fixed-length data element fields, and defined indicators and subfield codes in the variable data fields that may occur in a bibliographic, authority, holdings, classification, or community information record. Looseleaf.

Because of editorial policy, this new edition is dated 2011.

Beginning with the 2011 edition, this publication contains authority, bibliographic, and holdings formats only.

Visit www.loc.gov/marc/
Consult the "format changes" appendix for each online format document for guidance on the fields and other areaas of the format that have changes.
Pagination:
1v. Packaged with binder and tabbed dividers.
Weight:
4 pounds
ISBN:
0-8444-1152-3
Price:
$50 Contiguous U.S.
$60 Outside Contiguous U.S.
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Available on the Web

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