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Innovative Holdings Records conform to the two interlocking standards that make up holdings -- the "communication" standard and the "display" standard:
The "communication" standard, is MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data (MFHD) - 2000 base text and Updates -which transmits the holdings data and is designed to be a carrier for holdings information
The "display" standard, primarily for libraries using MARC 21, is ANSI/NISO Z39.71-2006, which determines the conceptual data elements and how they display to staff and patrons.
The relationship between the two standards can be thought of as a "box within a box":
Another way to think of the relationship is using the analogy of Bibliographic records. Currently AACR2 is cataloging rules for MARC 21 Bibliographic records. In the same way, Z39.71 is the cataloging rules for the MARC 21 Format for Holdings.
References, definitions, and additional documentation for serials
MFHD - stands for the MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data. This is a MARC 21 standard. Information about MFHD can be found at LC MARC21 Concise Format for Holdings Data
ANSI/NISO Z39.71 - NISO Z39.71 standards can be found at Holdings Statements for Bibliographic Items
ANSI - stands for American National Standards Institute and is responsible for many and varied standards
NISO - stands for National Information Standards Organization
OCLC documentation on the implementation of Local Holdings (which replaces Union Listing) can be found at Local Holdings Maintenance Documentation
CONSER - The Cooperative Online Serials (CONSER) Program, a component of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC), sponsored by the Library of Congress. CONSER originated in the 1980s to convert serial records to the MARC format and build the serial database in OCLC. CONSER Guidelines for Holdings Data can be found at CONSER Guidelines for Input of Caption/Pattern and Holdings Data
The Serials Cataloging Cooperative Training Program (SCCTP), coordinated by CONSER, provides standardized training materials and trained trainers in the field of continuing resources. SCCTP offers a training workshop on Serial Holdings, which is highly recommended. It focuses on serials but is also a good introduction to MARC holdings format in general. SCCTP workshops can be found at SCCTP's home page
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