PCC Liaison to the MARC Advisory Committee (MAC): TJ Kao
For feedback and suggestions on Discussion Papers and Proposals for revisions to the MARC 21 formats, including those not sponsored or authored by PCC groups, contact TJ Kao and/or consult the originating body of the paper or proposal.
Recent PCC-Sponsored MARC Proposals and Discussion Papers:
| MAC no. | Title | Source | Date discussed by MAC | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | Tagging Transliteration Schemes and BCP 47 in Data Provenance Subfields in the MARC 21 Authority and Bibliographic Formats | ALA-LC Romanization Table Review Board PCC Standing Committee on Standards ALA Core Committee on Cataloging: Asian and African Materials | Summer 2025 | APPROVED | with minor revisions |
| 2025-03 | Adding Subfields $i and $4 to Fields 368, 376, and 381 in the MARC 21 Authority and Bibliographic Formats | PCC Standing Committee on Standards | Summer 2025 | APPROVED | Revision of 2025-01 |
| 2025-02 | Redefining Subfield $b in X00 Fields in the MARC 21 Authority and Bibliographic Formats | PCC Standing Committee on Standards | Midwinter 2025 | APPROVED | Approved as written; 4.1. example 10 will be removed. Included in MARC update no. 40 (June 2025) |
| 2025-01 | Adding Subfields $i and $4 to Fields 368, 376, and 381 in the MARC 21 Authority and Bibliographic Formats | PCC Standing Committee on Standards | Midwinter 2025 | RESUBMIT | Invited to return as a revised proposal (2025-03), primarily to address concerns with examples, in consideration of SCS Task Group on Privacy in NARs outcomes and in consultation with Advisory Committee on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Accessibility (EDIBA) |
| 2024-05 | Adding Subfields $0 and $1 to Fields 506 and 540 in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format | PCC Standing Committee on Standards PCC Standing Committee on Applications | Summer 2024 | APPROVED | Approved with minor amendments to definition of $f; Included in MARC update No. 39 (December 2024) |
| Tagging Transliteration Schemes and BCP 47 in Data Provenance Subfields in the MARC 21 Authority and Bibliographic Formats | ALA-LC Romanization Table Review Board PCC Standing Committee on Standards ALA Core Committee on Cataloging: Asian and African Materials | Summer 2024 | RESUBMIT | Returning as a proposal (2025-05) | |
| Redefining Subfield $b in X00 Fields in the MARC 21 Authority and Bibliographic Formats | PCC Standing Committee on Standards, via SCS Task Group on Evaluation Guidelines for Non-Latin Script References in NARs | Summer 2024 | RESUBMIT | Returning as proposal 2025-02, Midwinter 2025 | |
| Adding Subfields $i and $4 to Fields 368, 376, and 381 in the MARC 21 Authority and Bibliographic Formats | PCC Standing Committee on Standards | Summer 2024 | RESUBMIT | Returning as proposal 2025-01, Midwinter 2025 | |
| Adding Subfield $7 for Data Provenance to Additional Fields in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format | PCC Standing Committee on Standards | Summer 2024 | NOT PURSUED | SCS is not pursuing a proposal at this time. | |
| Adding Subfield $3 to Fields 508 and 511 in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format | PCC Standing Committee on Standards | Summer 2024 | FAST TRACK | Approved for conversion to a fast-track proposal, 2024-FT04. Included in MARC update No. 39 (December 2024) | |
| Adding Subfields $0 and $1 to Field 024 in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format | PCC Standing Committee on Standards PCC Standing Committee on Applications | Summer 2024 | RESUBMIT | May return as proposal, Summer 2025 | |
| Adding Subfields $0 and $1 to Fields 506 and 540 in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format | PCC Standing Committee on Standards PCC Standing Committee on Applications | Midwinter 2024 | APPROVED | Returned as a proposal, Summer 2024: 2024-05 | |
| Addition of Relationship Subfields in Fields 647 and 648 in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format | PCC Standing Committee on Standards | Midwinter 2024 | FAST TRACK | Approved for conversion to a fast-track proposal, 2024-FT02, approved by MAC April 2024 | |
| 2023-05 | Attributes of Family in the MARC 21 Authority Format | PCC Standing Committee on Standards | Summer 2023 | APPROVED | |
| 2023-03 | Adding Subfields $0, $1, $2, and $5 to Fields 720 and 653 in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format | PCC Standing Committee on Standards | Midwinter 2023 | APPROVED | Approved with amendments |
| 2023-DP04 | Attributes of Family in the MARC 21 Authority Format | PCC Standing Committee on Standards | Summer 2023 | APPROVED | Returned as a proposal: 2023-05 |
| 2023-DP03 | Renaming and Redefining Field 368 Subfield $d in the MARC 21 Authority Format | PCC Standing Committee on Standards | Summer 2023 | FAST TRACK | Approved for conversion to a fast-track proposal: 2023-FT02 |
| 2022-DP08 | Adding Subfields $0 and $1 to Fields 720 and 653 in the MARC 21 Bibliographic Format | PCC Standing Committee on Standards | Summer 2022 | APPROVED | Returned as a proposal: 2023-03 |
| 2022-DP05 | Accommodating Subject Relationships to Works and Expressions in the MARC 21 Authority Format | PCC Standing Committee on Standards | Midwinter 2022 | NOT PURSUED | LC indicated it would not implement in LCNAF. Proposal 2025-01 reconsiders option 3 from this paper. |
| Adding Subfields $i and $4 to Field 373 of the MARC 21 Authority Format | PCC Standing Committee on Standards | Midwinter 2022 | FAST TRACK | Approved for conversion to a fast-track proposal: 2022-FT01 |
