[WEB4LIB] About MARC

[Christopher Handy]

At 11:33 AM -0500 on 5/2/99 you wrote to me, stating:

|>why do we use MARC?
|>what is the importance of MARC?
|>where can i find the official site of MARC?

The Library of Congress Network Development and MARC Standards Office
maintains an extensive web site devoted to the subject. See especially the
page "The USMARC Formats: Background and Principles" located at URL:

<http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/96principl.html>

You'll also find there a link back to the USMARC Home Page, which provides
information on many other aspects of the MARC standard, both administrative
and technical.

Chris Handy
Indianapolis, IN
<mailto:charta at inetdirect.net>