New MARC elements for Resource Description and Access (RDA) in Authority Records have been implemented in HVD10. This is the last set of changes for OCLC-MARC Update 2010.
A list of the new authority elements is below. Complete details are available in OCLC Technical Bulletin 258.
Authority records
- 336 - new field for Content Type
- 370 - new field forAssociated Place
- 371 - new field for Address
- 372 - new field for Field of Activity
- 373 - new field for Affiliation
- 374 - new field for Occupation
- 375 - new field for Gender
- 376 - new field for Family Information
- 377 - new field for Associated Language
- 380 - new field for Form of Work
- 381 - new field for Other Distinguishing Characteristics of Work or Expression
- 382 - new field for Medium of Performance
- 383 - new field for Numeric Designation of Musical Work
- 384 - new field for Key
- New subfield $i for Relationship information in 4XX and 5XX fields. Subfield $i is not indexed
- New value in subfield $w of 4XX, 5XX fields. Subfield $w/0 - r for Relationship designation in $i or $4
Please send questions or comments regarding RDA to http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.ois:alephhelprda
Allison Powers
Office for Information Systems
Harvard University Library