MARC Standards

News and Announcements

• Les formats MARC 21 : contexte et principes [Translation of "The MARC 21 Formats: Background and Principles": www.loc.gov/marc/96principl.html]
• Comprendre les notices d'autorité : Catalogage ordinolingue [Translation of "Understanding MARC authority records: Machine-Readable Cataloging": www.loc.gov/marc/uma/]
• Comprendre le Format MARC bibliographique : Catalogage ordinolingue [Translation of "Understanding MARC bibliographic:
  Machine-Readable Cataloging": www.loc.gov/marc/umb/]
• MARC 21 specifications for record structure, character sets and exchange media
• Standard Terminology for the MARC 21 Actions Note field
• NLC, LC and BL agree on format convergence
  As of May 21, 2004, the National Library of Canada (NLC) and the National Archives of Canada (NAC) became Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
• Change to Leader /06
• Year 2000 and the National Library of Canada Bibliographic Record Control Number
  Note: New structure was implemented in January 2001.
• MARC 21 - MARC formats for the 21st century
• Towards a Harmonized MARC Format
  As of May 21, 2004, the National Library of Canada (NLC) and the National Archives of Canada (NAC) became Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
• Indicator Change for Multiple Surnames