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*Subject:* [CDSNews] CATALOGING DISTRIBUTION SERVICE - PRINT PRODUCT UPDATE
Library of Congress
News from CDS
CATALOGING DISTRIBUTION SERVICE - PRINT PRODUCT UPDATE
(July 8, 2011) - Cataloging Distribution Service is discontinuing some
print publications and will deliver more content online in electronic
formats (PDFs, HTMLs and Microsoft Word). This announcement lists print
publications that will no longer be available. Our decision is intended to:
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1. Improve access to content updates and
2. Provide more FREE publications
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To find online links to electronic formats, visit www.loc.gov/cds
<http://www.loc.gov/cds>, click "Find Products
& Services," and select a product. A hyperlink will be located at the
end of the product webpage/./
Most publications continue through your web-based Cataloger's
Desktop//subscription. Accessible 24/7, Cataloger's Desktop provides
cataloging and metadata resources in English and non-English languages.
To learn more about Cataloger's Desktop, visit _www.loc.gov/cds/desktop/
<http://www.loc.gov/cds/desktop/>_.
CATALOGING PRODUCTS
Discontinued:
-- Cataloging Service Bulletin (CSB) - The last issue was #128 (from the
2010 subscription). All back issues are available for free at
www.loc.gov/cds/PDFdownloads/csb/index.html
<http://www.loc.gov/cds/PDFdownloads/csb/index.html>.
-- Library of Congress Rule Interpretations. The last combined update
(No. 1-2) and Update 3 were published in 2010. LCRIs have been
superseded by Library
of Congress Policy Statements. LCPSs are available for free at
www.loc.gov/aba <http://www.loc.gov/aba>
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Discontinued as Stand-Alone Print Products:
-- Free-Floating Subdivisions: An Alphabetical Index- The final
stand-alone edition was published May 2011 and is available while stock
lasts. The information continues to be available as part of the Library
of Congress Subject Headings//and in Cataloger's Desktop/. /
-- LC Subject Headings Supplemental Vocabularies- This publication is
conveniently part of the Library of Congress Subject Headings//and
Cataloger's Desktop/. /
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Discontinued in Print:
-- LC Classification: A Content Analysis
-- LC Subject Headings Principles of Structure
-- Standard Citation Forms for Published Bibliographies and Catalogs
Used in Rare Books Cataloging- This publication is available only
through your Cataloger's Desktop//subscription.//
MARC 21 PRODUCTS
Discontinued in Print:
-- MARC 21 Authority Format
-- MARC 21 Bibliographic Format
-- MARC 21 Holdings Format
-- MARC 21 Classification Format
-- MARC 21 Community Information Format
The last print update for the 5 format documents was Update No. 10/11.
Update
No. 12 and future updates may be printed from the HTML pages noted
below. Consult the "format changes" appendix for each online format
document for guidance on the fields and other areas of the format that
have changes.
-- MARC 21 Code Lists for Languages
-- MARC 21 Code Lists for Geographic Areas
-- MARC 21 Code Lists for Countries
-- MARC 21 Specifications
All MARC 21 format, code list, and specification documentation is
available for free via HTML at /www.loc.gov/marc
<http://www.loc.gov/marc/>. The code lists are additionally available at
_http://id.loc.gov _or through your /Cataloger's Desktop/ subscription.
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Print Product Change:
-- MARC Concise- This print product will contain Authority,
Bibliographic and Holdings formats beginning with the 2011 edition.
Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service
Washington, DC 20541-4910, USA
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (202) 707-6100, Fax: (202) 707-1334
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