Library of Congress Documentation

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Library of Congress Documentation

CONTENTS

MARC 21 Formats
MARC 21 Code Lists
Core Level Standards
General

MARC 21 Formats:

MARC Standards / Library of Congress, Network Development and MARC Standards Office
http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/
MARC 21 Concise Format for Bibliographic Data
http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/
Bibliographic Lite: http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/lite/ Fixed field codes, tags, indicators, variable field codes, and subfield codes.
MARC 21 Format for Authority Data
http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/
MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data
http://www.loc.gov/marc/holdings/
MARC 21 Format for Classification Data
http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/classification
MARC 21 Format for Community Information
http://www.loc.gov/marc/community/
MARC 21 Formats : a brief bibliography of writings on MARC / Network Development and Standards Office
http://www.loc.gov/marc/readings.html
MARC 21 character set
http://www.loc.gov/marc/specifications/specchartables.html
The MARC format specifies a repertoire of characters encoded in MARC (including over 16,000 characters covering Latin, extended Latin, Arabic, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean). It indicates two encodings for the repertoire in 8-bit/24-bit and an alternative encoding in Unicode (UTF-8 form). Those are the current and official repertoire and encodings that support exchange of information from and to many countries and environments.
MARC 21 Specification for Record Structure, Character Sets and Exchange Media
http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/specifications/

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MARC 21 Code Lists for:

Geographic Area Codes
http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/geoareas/
Country Codes
http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/countries/
Language Codes
http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/languages/
Changes/Additions to MARC language code list for compatibility with ISO 639-2
http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/isochange_ann.html
Organizations
http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/organizations/
Relator Codes
http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/relators/
OrganizationsRelator Codes
http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/relators/ Help

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Core Level Standards:

Chart of PCC BIBCO Core Record Standards
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/core2002.html
Introduction to the Program for Cooperative Cataloging
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/coreintro.html The core record standard was defined in 1994 by a Task Group appointed by the Cooperative Cataloging Council now known as the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC). The Task Group was charged to develop cost-effective bibliographic standards that would be acceptable to a wide range of libraries.
LC to implement core level cataloging / Cataloging Support Office
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/corelev.html
BIBCO
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco.html
BIBCO : the monographic bibliographic record component of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging
Core Bibliographic Record for Books
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/corebook.html
Core Bibliographic Record for Monographic Computer Files
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/cfcore.html
Core Bibliographic Record for Music & Non-Music Sound Recordings
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/coremusic.html
Core Bibliographic Record for Printed and Manuscript Music
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/coremusmss.html
Core Bibliographic Record for Moving Image Materials
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/coremim.html
Core Bibliographic Record for Graphic Materials
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/coregm.html
Core Standard for Rare Books (DCRB Core)
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/dcrbcore.html
Core Bibliographic Record for Collections
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/corecoll.html
Core Record Standard for Cartographic Materials
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/coremaps.html
Access Level MARC/AACR Records
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/access/accessrecord.html
Archival Moving Image Materials : a Cataloging Manual [draft]
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/amimcovr.html

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General:

Policy on classification numbers in BIBCO records
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/classpol.html
Canadian MARC
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/6/19/
LCCN Prefixes for 010
http://www.loc.gov/marc/lccn_structure.html#prefix
MARC Harmonisation: Consultation on the future of the UKMARC format
http://www.bl.uk/services/bsds/nbs/marc-harmony
The British Library's study to determine use of UKMARC or MARC21.
MARC and the Year 2000
http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/yr2000.htmlThis document indicates data elements in the MARC formats that contain dates that could be affected by the century change in the year 2000.

http://www.loc.gov/marc/tn001102.htmlAs of 2001, the Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) will contain a 2-character alpha prefix, a 4-digit year, and a 6-digit serial portion. Also, LC has newly defined MARC characters. [See LC usage of new MARC 21 characters http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/newchar.html]
Reporting errors to Library of Congress (LC)
http://www.loc.gov/help/contact-libarch-report.html
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