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WorldCat Validation release notes, May 2024

 

Release Date: 9 May 2024

Introduction

This release of changes to WorldCat Validation involves the following new features, enhancements, and bug fixes.

  • New  features and enhancements
    • OCLC-MARC Validations of New MARC Codes Announced January 23-March 26, 2024
      • Cartographic Data Source Codes
      • Citation Scheme Source Codes
      • Classification Scheme Source Codes
      • Content Advice Classification Source Codes
      • MARC Code List for Relators
      • Name and Title Authority Source Codes
      • Occupation Term Source Codes
      • Standard Identifier Source Codes
      • Subject Heading and Term Source Codes
      • Taxonomic Classification Source Codes
    • Decommission of encoding level (ELvl) values I and J
    • WorldCat Entity duplicate check 
  • Bug fix
    • Correction to validation for Data Provenance Subfield

This release of changes to WorldCat Validation involves the following new features, enhancements, and bug fixes.

New features and enhancements

OCLC-MARC Validations of New MARC Codes Announced January 23-March 26, 2024

You may now use all new MARC Codes announced by the Library of Congress in the following LC Technical Notices:

Cartographic Data Source Codes

The following source codes have been added to the Cartographic Data Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

Citation Scheme Source Codes

The following source codes have been added to the Citation Scheme Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

Classification Scheme Source Codes

The following source codes have been added to the Classification Scheme Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

Content Advice Classification Source Codes

MARC Code List for Relators

The following relator has been added to the MARC Code List for Relators list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

  • gdv [Game developer] – A person or organization who researches, designs, implements or tests video games, computer games, virtual reality (VR) games, etc.

Name and Title Authority Source Codes

The following source code has been added to the Name and Title Authority Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

Occupation Term Source Codes  

The following source code has been added to the Occupation Term Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

Standard Identifier Source Codes

The following source codes have been added to the Standard Identifier Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

Subject Heading and Term Source Codes

The following source codes have been added to the Subject Heading and Term Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

Taxonomic Classification Source Codes

The following source codes have been added to the Taxonomic Classification Source Codes list for usage in appropriate fields and elements.

Decommission of encoding level (ELvl) values I and J

Encoding level (ELvl) values I and J will no longer be valid in OCLC Cataloging interfaces. OCLC participants can create records using value blank for full level.

WorldCat Entity duplicate check

A validation check has been created to generate an error message if a cataloging user enters multiple subfields $1 with WorldCat Entities URIs.

Bug fix

Correction to validation for Data Provenance Subfield

A validation error previously would occur if a cataloging user entered free text into the data provenance subfields. This error has been corrected.

Important links

Virtual AskQC office hours

Join OCLC Metadata Quality staff to discuss WorldCat quality issues and cataloging questions. Visit AskQC for information about upcoming office hours, previous office hour recordings, and supporting materials.