Important: The GCConnex decommission will not affect GCCollab or GCWiki. Thank you and happy collaborating!
PFAN - News and Updates
| About PFAN | News and Updates | Rules for Contributions | Name Authority Manual | Participant's Manual | PFAN Policy Statements | PFAN Training | Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) | Other Documentation | LAC |
News
| Date | News |
|---|---|
| 2023-03-31 | Welcome to Bernard Lemieux of the Université de Montréal on the PFAN Standards Committee. As of March 28, 2023, he officially replaces Philippe Brosseau as one of the representatives of the Partenariat des bibliothèques universitaires du Québec. We warmly thank Philippe for his contribution to the committee. |
Last update: 2023-03-31
Additions and changes on the PFAN wiki
In the wiki, Added content is identified by the tag [NEW]. Updated content is identified by red text.
2024
| Date | Page ou titre | Modifications |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-20 | Name Authority Manual - MARC 21 Supplement | Updated content: Removal of the phrases "Consult the Standards Committee before using subfield $1.", "Consult the Standards Committee before using subfields $0 or $1.", "Consult the Standards Committee before using subfields $0, $1, $3, $4 or $i." in various fields. |
| 2024-03-14 | Other Documentation - Procedures for Duplicates | added content: Point 2.c. on variants under step 2 for modifications. |
2023
| Date | Page ou titre | Modifications |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-16 | Other documentation/Useful External Resources | Added content: Link for Bounding Box Tool |
| 2023-01-18 | Name Authority Manual/670 | Added content: New example of how to cite a website subpage |
| 2023-01-18 | Name Authority Manual/667 Field Examples | Updated content: Editing the note "Date de naissance supprimée de toutes les zones à la demande de l'auteur" |
| 2023-02-14 | Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) | Added content: FAQ on romanization |
| 2023-03-09 | About PFAN/Steering Committee | Added content: Past members section |
| 2023-03-09 | About PFAN/Standards Committee | Added content: Past members section |
| 2023-03-09 | Other documentation/Procedures for Duplicates | Added content: Details about the number to be provided in 667 note at Step 2, Record to be deleted |
| 2023-04-05 | LAC | Added content: Link for LAC Wiki |
| 2023-04-18 | About PFAN | Updated content: Clarification of certain principles |
| 2023-05-02 | PFAN Policy Statements | Added content: 32.1 |
| 2023-05-04 | Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)/FAQ - General | Added content: Question 7 on related corporate bodies |
| 2023-05-05 | About PFAN | Updated content: New respondents for some institutions |
| 2023-05-09 | Name Authority Manual | Updated content: Correction of an example in field 008/15 |
| 2023-05-12 | Name Authority Manual | Updated content: Important clarification added in field 008/32 regarding existing undifferentiated records |
| 2023-06-07 | Other documentation/Non-exhaustive List of Verifications to Make to an Existing Record | Updated content: Clarification for the term "époque" added to field 1XX of the list |
| 2023-06-21 | Name Authority Manual/373 | Updated content: Clarification of associated group name changes |
| 2023-06-21 | Other documentation/Non-exhaustive List of Verifications to Make to an Existing Record | Updated content: Clarification for FrPBN-coded authority records |
| 2023-07-18 | Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)/FAQ - General | Added content: Question 8 on the usage of an agent's name |
| 2023-07-19 | Other documentation/Romanization | Added content: New document for the romanization of Hebrew |
| 2023-07-19 | Other documentation/Non-exhaustive List of Verifications to Make to an Existing Record | Added content: Clarification added for field 035 |
| 2023-07-19 | Name Authority Manual | Updated content: 008/32, General |
| 2023-07-19 | PFAN Policy Statements/16.2.2.2 | Added content: Clarification for counties in the United States |
| 2023-09-11 | Name Authority Manual | Added content : 386 |
| 2023-09-11 | Name Authority Manual/046 | Added content : Details added to field 046 |
| 2023-09-11 | Name Authority Manual/670 | Added content : Details added for an URI included in a 670 |
| 2023-09-20 | About PFAN | Added content : Eligibility criteria and expectations of new members |
| 2023-09-20 | Other Documentation/Non-exhaustive List of Verifications to Make to an Existing Record | Updated content : Correction of the PQ numbers for French Canadian literature |
| 2023-10-05 | Name Authority Manual/046 | Added content : New instruction for subfields $q and $r |
| 2023-10-05 | Name Authority Manual | Added content : 053 |
| 2023-10-05 | Name Authority Manual | Added content : 065 |
| 2023-10-11 | MARC21 Supplement | Added content : Clarification for the second indicator |
| 2023-10-17 | Other documentation/Romanization | Added content : Amharic table |
| 2023-10-20 | Name Authority Manual/375 | Updated content : Do not use this field |
| 2023-10-24 | Other Documentation/Useful External Resources | Added content : Link to "Extended Date Time Format Levels 0, 1 and 2 Validation Service" |
| 2023-10-24 | About PFAN | Added content : Presentation |
| 2023-10-26 | Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)/FAQ - General | Added content : Question 9 on cancelled or hybrid conference |
| 2023-10-24 | About PFAN | Added content : Presentation |
| 2023-10-26 | Other documentation/Non-exhaustive List of Verifications to Make to an Existing Record | Added content : Clarifications added for fields 046 and 667 |
| 2023-10-26 | Name Authority Manual/008/032 | Added content : Clarification added for records coded " b " by mistake |
| 2023-11-01 | Other documentation/Romanization | Added content : New document on the romanization of Yiddish |
| 2023-11-20 | Name Authority Manual/043 | Added content : Local Geographic area code |
| 2023-11-24 | PFAN Policy Statements | Added content : 6.29.1.29, Date of Promulgation of a Law, Etc. |
| 2023-11-24 | PFAN Policy Statements | Added content : 11.2, Name of Corporate Body |
| 2023-11-24 | PFAN Policy Statements | Added content : 6.2.2.5, Exception |
| 2023-11-24 | PFAN Policy Statements | Added content : 11.2.2.12, Names found in a non-preferred script |
| 2023-11-24 | PFAN Policy Statements | Added content : 11.2.2.12, Alternative |
2022
Last update: 2024-03-14
