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TECHNICAL NOTICE (April 28, 2010)

Additions to Source Codes for Vocabularies, Rules, and Schemes

Network Development and MARC Standards Office
Library of Congress


The source codes listed below have been recently approved. The codes will be added to applicable Source Codes for Vocabularies, Rules, and Schemes lists. See the specific source code list for current usage in MARC fields and MODS/MADS elements.

The codes should not be used in exchange records until 60 days after the date of this notice to provide implementers time to include newly-defined codes in any validation tables.

Abbreviated Title Source Codes

The following source code has been added to the Abbreviated Title Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

Availability Status Code Source Codes

The following source code has been added to the Availability Status Code Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

Caption Abbreviation Source Codes

The following source code has been added to the Caption Abbreviation Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

Cartographic Data Source Codes

The following source codes have been added to the Cartographic Data Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

Content Advice Classification Source Codes

The following source codes have been added to the Content Advice Classification Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

Gender Code and Term Source Codes

The following source code has been added to the Gender Code and Term Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

Musical Composition Form Code Source Codes

The following source code has been added to the Musical Composition Form Code Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

Musical Instrumentation and Voice Code Source Codes

The following source code has been added to the Musical Instrumentation and Voice Code Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

Price Type Code Source Codes

The following source code has been added to the Price Type Code Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

Subject Heading and Term Source Codes

The following source codes have been added to the Subject Heading and Term Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

The Library of Congress, Network Development and MARC Standards Office provides information about existing and newly assigned source codes on its Web site (www.loc.gov/marc/).


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