Supporting Documentation: Bibliographic Records for Government of Canada Publications (publications.gc.ca)
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Access to this dataset and the publications therein, may also be accessed through our website. New bibliographic records and Government of Canada publications are added to the collection daily.
MARC21 Resources
Public Services and Procurement Canada’s Government of Canada Publications Directorate adopted MARC 21 formats (as maintained by the Library of Congress) for the representation and communication of bibliographic and related information about its collection.
Access to this international standard may be found at the following websites:
| PDSD local MARC21 fields and subfields | Description |
|---|---|
| 590$a | Weekly Checklist number |
| 590$b | Weekly Checklist date |
| 690$2 | Depository Services Program Subject Thesaurus – English |
| 690$a | Depository Services Program Subject Thesaurus term – English |
| 691$2 | Depository Services Program Subject Thesaurus – French |
| 691$a | Depository Services Program Subject Thesaurus term – French |
| 692$2 | Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus |
| 692$a | Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus term |
| 693$a | Keyword(s) |
| 791$t | Linking relationship – English title of bilingual publication |
| 791$w | Linking relationship – English record identifier of bilingual publication |
| 792$t | Linking relationship – French title of bilingual publication |
| 792$w | Linking relationship – French record identifier of bilingual publication |
| 794$t | Linking relationship – Later edition title |
| 794$b | Linking relationship – Later edition statement |
| 794$w | Linking relationship – Later edition record identifier |
| 795$t | Linking relationship – Earlier edition title |
| 795$b | Linking relationship – Earlier edition statement |
| 795$w | Linking relationship – Earlier edition record identifier |
| 986$a | Departmental identifier |
File Formats
This dataset is provided in two distinct file formats: .mrc and .xml
The .xml files are coded using the MARCmods schema.
The .mrc files are coded in MARC21.
Notes
Please note that as some of the bibliographic records in this dataset have undergone several system migrations and metadata scheme conversions, the integrity of some legacy data may have been lost over time.
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