Update No. 3
MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data (1999 Edition)

Network Development and MARC Standards Office
Library of Congress

Update No. 3 (October 2002) 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 2002 meetings and by the Canadian Committee on MARC (CCM) at its meetings in 2002. This update features important new information including:

• Addition of field 026 (Fingerprint identifier)
• Addition of subfield $u (Uniform resource identifier) in fields 506 and 540
• Addition of the second indicator values in field 655
• Updated examples
• Improved descriptions of content designators

Update No. 3 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: Free
3. Total Package of all of the MARC 21 Updates: $35.00

Order from:

Library of Congress
Cataloging Distribution Service
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Washington, DC 20541-4912
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French versions of MARC 21 publications and English versions in Canada are available from:

Government of Canada Publications
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http://publications.gc.ca/helpAndInfo/hwrdr-e.htm
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FAX: 1-800-565-7757
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November 6, 2002

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