Technical Notice January 13, 2017 - Additions to the MARC Code Lists for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions (Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of Congress)

The source codes listed below have been recently approved. The codes will be added to the applicable Source Codes for Vocabularies, Rules, and Schemes lists. See the specific source code lists 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.

MARC Authentication Action Code List

The following source codes have been added to the MARC Authentication Action Code List list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

Additions:

gnd1 - GND authenticated by curation team of a library network

Code gnd1 signifies that the record is part of the Integrated Authority File (GND - Gemeinsame Normdatei (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek)) and that it was authenticated by a curation team of a library network.

gnd2 - GND authenticated by local curation team

Code gnd2 signifies that the record is part of the Integrated Authority File (GND - Gemeinsame Normdatei (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek)) and that it was authenticated by a local curation team.

gnd3 - GND authenticated by trained users

Code gnd3 signifies that the record is part of the Integrated Authority File (GND - Gemeinsame Normdatei (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek)) and that it was authenticated by trained users.

gnd4 - GND authenticated by untrained users

Code gnd4 signifies that the record is part of the Integrated Authority File (GND - Gemeinsame Normdatei (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek)) and that it was authenticated by untrained users.

gnd5 - GND authenticated by other non-librarian users

Code gnd5 signifies that the record is part of the Integrated Authority File (GND - Gemeinsame Normdatei (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek)) and that it was authenticated by other non-librarian users.

gnd6 - GND legacy data, not authenticated

Code gnd6 signifies that the record is part of the Integrated Authority File (GND - Gemeinsame Normdatei (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek)) and that it consists of legacy data not authenticated by a curation team.

gnd7 - GND automatically generated record, not authenticated

Code gnd7 signifies that the record is part of the Integrated Authority File (GND - Gemeinsame Normdatei (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek)) and that it was not authenticated, but generated automatically.

The Library of Congress, Network Development and MARC Standards Office provides information about existing and newly assigned MARC codes on its Web site (www.loc.gov/marc/) as well as notices such as these to subscribers to its MARC listserv ([email protected]).

TECHNICAL NOTICE (January 13, 2017)

Additions to Source Codes for Vocabularies, Rules, and Schemes

MARC Authentication Action Code List