> From: Next generation catalogs for libraries
> [mailto:NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Karen Coyle
> Sent: 27 May, 2007 10:14
> To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] MARC vs XMLMARC
>
> (MARCXML does not solve other
> problems, like running out of subfield codes when you have
> exhausted a-z, 0-9).
Actually MARC does allow subfield codes beyond a-z, 0-9. LC
has never authorized them for the MARC-21 standards. The
list is iterated in this document:
<http://www.loc.gov/marc/specifications/specrecstruc.html>
under the "Variable Fields" section. Subfield codes consist
of any ASCII lowercase alphabetic, numeric character, and
the following ASCII graphic characters:
! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? { } _ ^ ` ~ [ ] \
This list of subfield codes is also reflected in the MARC-XML
schema.
Andy.
Received on Sun May 27 2007 - 16:08:33 EDT