id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 5307 Gapen, D. Kaye MARC Format Simplification 1981-01-01 7 .pdf application/pdf 4334 234 52 the benefits, disadvantages, and consequences of simplification of the MARC formats for bibliographic records. Control as one facet in exploring the perceived high costs of cataloging and adhering to MARC formats in ARL libraries. MARC format can be viewed: history, standards, and codes; present purposes; library MARC formats can firmly standparticularly in regard to content designation (tags, indicators, and subfield codes MARC format to provide for greater specificity in the coding of originating library, specific MARC formats has made the descriptive cataloging process (and the training to undertake it) clearer in that the logical relationships and description of the data Benefits that accrue to computing operations as a result of the MARC format include the use of what was called "a pretty library technical people hesitate to recommend any major changes to the MARC format at this time. format might be required to design and implement online catalogs/information retrieval systems which can be responsive to ./cache/5307.pdf ./txt/5307.txt