TECHNICAL NOTICE (November 1, 2019)
Additions to Source Codes for Vocabularies, Rules, and Schemes
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.
Classification Scheme Source Codes
The following source code has been added to the Classification Scheme Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.
Addition:
gestsk - Title index to the catalogue of the Gest Oriental Library compiled by I.V. Gillis and Pai Ping-ch'i (Peking: Kwei Li Press)
Name and Title Authority Source Codes
The following source code has been added to the Name and Title Authority Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.
Addition:
finaf - Finnish name authority file
Standard Identifier Source Codes
The following source code has been added to the Standard Identifier Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.
Addition:
bsi - British Standards Institution (London: British Standards Institution)
Subject Heading and Term Source Codes
The following source code has been added to the Subject Heading and Term Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.
Addition:
skbb - Zhongguo gu ji zong mu (Shanghai: Shanghai gu ji chu ban she; Beijing: Zhonghua shu ju)
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.