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MAC papers and agenda for 2026 Midwinter meeting available online

  • 1.  MAC papers and agenda for 2026 Midwinter meeting available online

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    Greetings CC:DA,

    Below is the announcement of the papers for the forthcoming meeting of the MARC Advisory Committee.

    If you have feedback, please provide it to me by the end of the day on Monday, February 2, as I would like to have a summary of comments and/or proposed committee consensus to discuss during the CC:DA meeting.

    Thanks,

    Amanda

    CC:DA liaison to MAC

    From: MARC Advisory Committee <MAC@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV> On Behalf Of Zagas, John G
    Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2026 4:24 PM
    To: MAC@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV
    Subject: MAC papers and agenda for 2026 Midwinter meeting available online

    Advisory Committee Midwinter Meeting agenda is available at: https: //www. loc. gov/marc/mac/mw2026_age. html The MAC Chair, Cate Gerhart, requests that all pre-meeting comments about the papers be posted to the MARC Listserv before the

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    The MARC Advisory Committee Midwinter Meeting agenda is available at:

    https://www.loc.gov/marc/mac/mw2026_age.html

      

    The MAC Chair, Cate Gerhart, requests that all pre-meeting comments

    about the papers be posted to the MARC Listserv before the end of day

    on Wednesday, February 11.

     

    The meeting will be held on Zoom. Information about meeting access will be posted in February.

     

     

    PROPOSALS

      

    Proposal No. 2026-01: Addition of Codes "q" (Serial podcast), "a" (Activity report),

    and "i" (Serial zine) to Field 008/21 in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format

    https://www.loc.gov/marc/mac/2026/2026-01.html

     

    Proposal No. 2026-02: Additions and Revisions to Accessibility Fields 341

    and 532 in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format

    https://www.loc.gov/marc/mac/2026/2026-02.html

     

    Proposal No. 2026-03: Adding Indicators for Preferred Variant Headings in

    4XX Fields in the MARC 21 Authority Format

    https://www.loc.gov/marc/mac/2026/2026-03.html

     

    Proposal No. 2026-04: Modernization of Field 041 and Field 008/35-37 in

    the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format

    https://www.loc.gov/marc/mac/2026/2026-04.html

     


      

    DISCUSSION PAPERS

     

    Discussion Paper No. 2026-DP01:  Renaming of Subfield $a in Field 041

    in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format

    https://www.loc.gov/marc/mac/2026/2026-dp01.html

    Discussion Paper No. 2026-DP02:  Sign Language and English Alphabetical Order

    Instructions in Fields 008/35-37 and 041 in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format

    https://www.loc.gov/marc/mac/2026/2026-dp02.html

    Discussion Paper No. 2026-DP03:  Recording Container Designation in

    the 87X Fields of the MARC 21 Holdings Format

    https://www.loc.gov/marc/mac/2026/2026-dp03.html

    Discussion Paper No. 2026-DP04:  Recording Notated Movement

    Characteristics in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format

    https://www.loc.gov/marc/mac/2026/2026-dp04.html

      

     

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    Amanda Ros
    Coordinator of Adaptive Cataloging & Resource Management
    Texas A&M University
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