Update No. 4
MARC 21 Format for Classification Data (1999 Edition)

Network Development and MARC Standards Office
Library of Congress

Update No. 4 (October 2003) to the MARC 21 Format for Classification Data is now available from the Library of Congress. It includes changes made to the classification 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:

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

  1. Separately: $5.00
  2. With the 1999 base text: Free

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January 23, 2004

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