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INFOhio
Cataloging Reference Archive Vendor Specifications for MARC 21
Revised June 10, 2006
Question: What is MARC 21? Should I change my specs for vendors providing MARC
records?
Answer: It is not necessary to change specs for providers of MARC
records. MARC is not a static set of standards. They change. A recent change resulted in
USMARC and CAN/MARC being identical. As a result, the new publication of the standards as
revised is being called MARC 21 and it replaces the previous USMARC and CAN/MARC
publications. You can find out more about MARC 21 under General Information at http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc.
INFOhio has prepared a document, INFOhio Vendor MARC Record
Specifications (June 2006) [MS Word OR PDF 1 pg], that MultiLIS and SirsiSynix libraries can use to
communicate item-specific information to jobbers or vendors of MARC records. |
