Core MARC Formats Transition Interest Group

"There's A LOT Still Happening in MARC : Some Updates on MARC Formats." 

 Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 at 1pm(ET)/noon(CT)/10am(PT)/6pm(UTC)

Description: The MARC Format Transition Interest Group is pleased to hold a session on what is happening to the MARC Format while Linked Data initiatives are intensifying and progressing. The IG is fortunate to hear from three groups on their latest activities and reports: 

• By Thurstan Young, British Library about MARC/RDA Working Group
• By Ben Abrahamse, MIT, Co-Chair about PCC Task Group on MARC Simplification for BIBFRAME Conversion
• By Jackie Shieh, Smithsonian, Co-Chair and Steve McDonald, Tufts, Co-Chair about PCC SCA Task Group on Enhancing Metadata and Practices in MARC Bibliographic Records

Whether your institutions will transition to Linked Data in the near future or not, It seems MARC will co-exist in the library world for a long time to come. So what do we need to be aware of in the MARC format's transition?