THE BRITISH LIBRARY

MARC Harmonisation Consultation 2000

Your response is important

Follow the links below to read the documentation and please respond by 31 October 2000. The files are in Word2 format as supplied by the British Library.

• Covering letter from Stuart Ede, Director of Collection Management, The British Library
• MARC Harmonisation: a report to the British Library by the BIC Bibliographic Standards Technical Subgroup, October 1999
• Response form / questionnaire.
  Complete the questionnaire online at the British Library website at www.bl.uk/services/bsds/nbs/marc-harmony 
  Or
  Print the response form to send a hard copy response to:
  James Elliot, Bibliographic Policy and Liaison, National Bibliogaphic Service, The British Library, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 7BQ

What is the consultation about?

The first consultation on the issue of harmonising the UK and US MARC (now MARC21)   formats took place in 1995. At that time, the decision was made to to avoid further divergence and to pursue partial harmonisation,  and further consultations have led to the introduction of new fields. The next stage of harmonisation involves changes which will have a greater impact on users. The British Library commissioned the BIC Bibliographic Standards Technical Subgroup to make a report on the changes and what they mean for users; this report forms the heart of the current consultation. The report is being issued along with a covering letter and a questionnaire, with the closing date for replies being 31 October 2000.

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Last updated on 20-June-2000

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