Release notes; update specs.

NEWS

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+--- 2.8.0 2024/11/21
+Changes toward updated v2.8.0 specifications:
+    ConvSpec-006-008
+		Changed conversion of 008/06=q
+		Stopped conversion of 008/34=d for books
+	ConvSpec-010-048
+		Added conversion of 040 as a note field with notetype "internal" in Admin Metadata
+	ConvSpec-050-088
+		Added conversion of 080 field
+		Changed conversion of 082 field with Ind2=#
+	ConvSpec-1XX,7XX,8XX
+		Added conversion of $6
+	ConvSpec-200-247
+		Changed conversion of MARC 246/247 $6
+	ConvSpec-240,X30�
+		Added conversion of $6
+		Changed bf:relationship URI from BF property to relationship entity
+	ConvSpec-5XX
+		Changed conversion of MARC 504 from I-supplmentaryContent to I-note with notetype "biblio"
+	ConvSpec-600-662
+		Added conversion $6
+	ConvSpec-720,740,etc.
+		Changed conversion of MARC 740 $6
+	ConvSpec-760-788
+		Changed bf:relationship URI from BF property to relationship entity
+	ConvSpec-NumericSubfields
+		Added MARC 100, 110, 111, 130, 240, 246, 247, 6XX, 700, 710, 711, 740, 800, 810, 811, 830 to step 6.3
+		Added more examples to step 6.3
+	ConvSpec-Process0-9
+		Updated Process 0.2 for new treatment of 7XX fields with $i and Ind2=2
+		Updated Process 6.3 to reflect new treatment of series fields with parallel titles
+
 --- 2.7.0 2024/08/23
 Changes toward updated v2.7.0 specifications:
 	ConvSpec-010-048

marc2bibframe2.spec

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 %docdir %{_docdir}/marc2bibframe2
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Nov 21 2024  Kevin Ford <[email protected]> - 2.8.0-1.indexdata
+- Release 2.8.0
+
 * Tues Aug 23 2024  Kevin Ford <[email protected]> - 2.7.0-1.indexdata
 - Release 2.7.0
 

release-notes.md

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 # marc2bibframe2 release notes
 
+## v2.8.0
+
+Conversion updates based on specifications v2.8. See the Library of Congress’s [BIBFRAME site](https://www.loc.gov/bibframe/) for more details. Specifications are included in the distribution in the [spec](spec/) directory. Changes of note:
+
+* Conversion of MARC 880 fields for agents, which were previously not converted.
+* Conversion of MARC 880 fields for variant titles (MARC 246, 247, 740), which were previously not converted.
+* Added conversion of UDC classification numbers in MARC 080 field.
+* Bibliographical notes in MARC 504 fields are now converted as notes instead of as supplementary content.
+* Adjustmented the creation of relationships to use the vocabulary at https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relationship.html instead of BIBFRAME properties.
+* Retention of MARC 040 field as a note in Admin Metadata.
+* Refined conversion of MARC 7XX fields that have data in $i and Ind2=2 to selectively create resources with a “part” relationship.
+
+See the [NEWS](NEWS) file and the [updated specifications](spec/) for full details of changes. Changes from v2.7.0 in the specifications are marked in red.
+
+
 ## v2.7.0
 
 Conversion updates based on specifications v2.7. See the Library of Congress’s [BIBFRAME site](https://www.loc.gov/bibframe/) for more details. Specifications are included in the distribution in the [spec](spec/) directory. Changes of note: