MARC 21 Concise Bibliographic: Main Entry Fields (1XX)

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Fields 1XX contain a name or a uniform title heading used as a main entry in bibliographic records. Except for the definitions of indicator positions and subfield codes that are field specific, the content designation for each type of name and for uniform titles is consistent for Main Entry (100-130), Series Statement (440-490), Subject Access (600-630), Added Entry (700-730), and Series Added Entry (800-830) fields.

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100 - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME (NR)

A personal name used as a main entry in a bibliographic record.

Indicators

First - Type of personal name entry element
- 0 - Forename
  The name is a forename or is a name consisting of words, initials, letters, etc., that are formatted in direct order.
- 1 - Surname
  The name is a single or multiple surname formatted in inverted order or a single name without forenames that is known to be a surname.
- 3 - Family name
  The name represents a family, clan, dynasty, house, or other such group and may be formatted in direct or inverted order.
Second - Undefined
- # - Undefined

Subfield Codes

$a - Personal name (NR)
A surname and/or forename; letters, initials, abbreviations, phrases, or numbers used in place of a name; or a family name.
$b - Numeration (NR)
A roman numeral or a roman numeral and a subsequent part of a forename when the first indicator value is 0.
$c - Titles and other words associated with a name (R)
$d - Dates associated with a name (NR)
Dates of birth, death, or flourishing, or any other date associated with a name.
$e - Relator term (R)
Describes the relationship between a name and a work.
$f - Date of a work (NR)
A date of publication used with a title of a work in a name/title field.
$g - Miscellaneous information (NR)
A data element not more appropriately contained in another defined subfield.
$j - Attribution qualifier (R)
Attribution information for names when the responsibility is unknown, uncertain, fictitious or pseudonymous.
$k - Form subheading (R)
$l - Language of a work (NR)
The name of a language(s) used with a title of a work in a name/title field.
$n - Number of part/section of a work (R)
A number designation for a part or section of a work used with a title in a name/title field.
$p - Name of part/section of a work (R)
A name designation of a part or section of a work used with a title in a name/title field.
$q - Fuller form of name (NR)
A more complete form of the name contained in subfield $a.
$t - Title of a work (NR)
A uniform title, a title page title of a work, or a series title used in a name/title field.
$u - Affiliation (NR)
An affiliation or address of the name.
$4 - Relator code (R)
A MARC code for the relationship between a name and a work. Code from: MARC Code Lists for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions
$6 - Linkage (NR) See Control Subfields
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R) See Control Subfields

Examples

100	0#$aJohn,$cthe Baptist, Saint.
100	0#$aJohn$bII Comnenus,$cEmperor of the East,$d1088-1143.
100	0#$a110908.
100	0#$aDr. X.
100	0#$aAuthor of The diary of a physician,$d1807-1877.
100	0#$aClaude,$cd'Abbeville, pere,$dd. 1632.
100	0#$aHoward.
100	1#$aFitzgerald, David.
100	1#$aChiang, Kai-shek,$d1887-1975.
100	1#$aWatson,$cRev.
100	1#$aQ., Mike.
100	1#$aBlackbeard, Author of,$d1777-1852.
100	1#$aLe Conte, John Eatton,$d1784-1860.
100	1#$aEl-Abiad, Ahmed H.,$d1926-
100	0#$aJohn Paul$bII,$cPope,$d1920-
100	1#$aSeuss,$cDr.
100	1#$aChurchill, Winston,$cSir,$d1874-1965.
100	1#$aWard, Humphrey,$cMrs.,$d1851-1920.
100	1#$aWalle-Lissnijder,$cvande.
100	0#$aThomas,$cAquinas, Saint,$d1225?-1274.
100	0#$aBlack Foot,$cChief,$dd. 1877$c(Spirit)
100	1#$aLevi, James,$dfl. 1706-1739.
100	1#$aJoannes Aegidius, Zamorensis,$d1240 or 41-ca. 1316.
100	0#$aH. D.$q(Hilda Doolittle),$d1886-1961.
100	1#$aGresham, G. A.$q(Geoffrey Austin)
100	1#$aSmith, Elizabeth$q(Ann Elizabeth)
100	1#$aBeeton,$cMrs.$q(Isabella Mary),$d1836-1865.
100	1#$a`Atthawimonbandit (To),$cPhra,$d1883-1973.
100	1#$aBrown, B. F.$uChemistry Dept., American University.
100	3#$aFarquhar family.
100	1#$aMorgan, John Pierpont,$d1837-1913,$ecollector.
100	0#$aE.S.,$cMeister,$d15th cent.,$jFollower of
100	1#$aReynolds, Joshua,$cSir,$d1723-1792,$jPupil of

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110 - MAIN ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME (NR)

A corporate name used as a main entry in a bibliographic record.

Indicators

First - Type of corporate name entry element
- 0 - Inverted name
  The corporate name begins with a personal name in inverted order.
- 1 - Jurisdiction name
  The entry element is a name of a jurisdiction that is also an ecclesiastical entity or is a jurisdiction name under which a corporate name or a title of a work is entered.
- 2 - Name in direct order
Second - Undefined
- # - Undefined

Subfield Codes

$a - Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element (NR)
A name of a corporate body or the first entity when subordinate units are present; a jurisdiction name under which a corporate body, city section, or a title of a work is entered; or a jurisdiction name that is also an ecclesiastical entity.
$b - Subordinate unit (R)
A name of a subordinate corporate unit, a name of a city section, or a name of a meeting entered under a corporate or jurisdiction name.
$c - Location of meeting (NR)
A place name or a name of an institution where a meeting was held.
$d - Date of meeting or treaty signing (R)
The date a meeting was held or, in a name/title field, the date a treaty was signed.
$e - Relator term (R)
Describes the relationship between a name and a work.
$f - Date of a work (NR)
A date of publication used with a title of a work in a name/title field.
$g - Miscellaneous information (NR)
The name of the other party to a treaty in a name/title field; a subelement that is not more appropriately contained in subfield $c, $d, or $n in a meeting entered under a corporate name; or a data element that is not more appropriately contained in another defined subfield in any other type of corporate name field.
$k - Form subheading (R)
$l - Language of a work (NR)
A name designation of a part or section of a work used with a title in a name/title field.
$n - Number of part/section/meeting (R)
A number designation for a meeting entered under a corporate name or for a part or section of a work used with a title in a name/title field.
$p - Name of part/section of a work (R)
A name designation of a part or section of a work used with a title in a name/title field.
$t - Title of a work (NR)
A uniform title, a title page title of a work, or a series title used in a name/title field.
$u - Affiliation (NR)
An affiliation or address of the name.
$4 - Relator code (R)
A MARC code for the relationship between a name and a work. Code from: MARC Code Lists for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions
$6 - Linkage (NR) See Control Subfields
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R) See Control Subfields

Examples

110	0#$aNewman (Jean and Dorothy) Industrial Relations Library.
110	2#$aJ.C. Penney Co.
110	1#$aCyprus (Archdiocese)
110	1#$aPennsylvania.$bState Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators.
110	1#$aJalisco (Mexico).$tLey que aprueba el plan regional urbano de Guadalajara, 1979-1983.
110	1#$aUnited States.$bPresident (1981-1989 : Reagan)
110	2#$aPRONAPADE (Firm)
110	1#$aBirmingham (Ala.)
110	2#$aScientific Society of San Antonio (1892- 1894)
110	2#$aSt. James Church (Bronx, New York, N.Y.)
110	1#$aUnited States.$bCongress.$bJoint Committee on the Library.
110	1#$aParis.$bMontmartre.
110	2#$aCatholic Church.$bConcilium Plenarium Americae Latinae$d(1899 :$cRome, Italy)
110	2#$aInternational Labour Organisation.$bEuropean Regional Conference$n(2nd :$d1968 :$cGeneva, Switzerland)
110	2#$aEastman Kodak Company,$edefendant-appellant.
110	1#$aMinnesota.$bConstitutional Convention$d(1857 :$gRepublican)
110	1#$aUnited States.$bCongress$n(97th, 2nd session :$d1982).$bHouse.
110	2#$aNew York Public Library.$kManuscript$pAulendorf Codex.
110	1#$aUnited States.$bNational Technical Information Service.$u5205 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161.
110	2#$aJ.H. Bufford & Co.$4pop
110	1#$aUnited States.$bCourt of Appeals (2nd Circuit)
110	1#$aUnited States.$kTreaties, etc.$gFrance,$dJuly 28, 1967.
110	1#$aBombay.$kCourt rules.$gCivil Court.

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111 - MAIN ENTRY--MEETING NAME (NR)

A meeting name used as a main entry in a bibliographic record.

Indicators

First - Type of meeting name entry element
- 0 - Inverted name
  The meeting name begins with a personal name in inverted order.
- 1 - Jurisdiction name
  The entry element is a jurisdiction name under which a meeting name is entered.
- 2 - Name in direct order
Second - Undefined
- # - Undefined

Subfield Codes

$a - Meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry element (NR)
A name of a meeting, or the first entity when subordinate units are present; or a jurisdiction name under which a meeting name is entered.
$c - Location of meeting (NR)
A place name or a name of an institution where a meeting was held.
$d - Date of meeting (NR)
$e - Subordinate unit (R)
The name of a subordinate unit entered under a meeting name.
$f - Date of a work (NR)
A date of publication used with a title of a work in a name/title field.
$g - Miscellaneous information (NR)
A data element not more appropriately contained in another defined subfield.
$k - Form subheading (R)
$l - Language of a work (NR)
The name of a language(s) used with a title of a work in a name/title field.
$n - Number of part/section/meeting (R)
A number designation for a meeting entered under a corporate name or for a part or section of a work used with a title in a name/title field
$p - Name of part/section of a work (R)
A name designation of a part or section of a work used with a title in a name/title field.
$q - Name of meeting following jurisdiction name entry element (NR)
The name of a meeting that is entered under a jurisdiction name contained in subfield $a.
$t - Title of a work (NR)
A uniform title, a title page of a work, or a series title used in a name/title field.
$u - Affiliation (NR)
An affiliation or address of the name.
$4 - Relator code (R)
A MARC code for the relationship between a name and a work. Code from: MARC Code Lists for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions
$6 - Linkage (NR) See Control Subfields
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R) See Control Subfields

Examples

111	2#$aSymposium Internacional "Manuel Pedroso" In Memoriam $d(1976 : $cGuanajuato, Mexico)
111	1#$aChicago.$qCartography Conference.
111	2#$aGovernor's Conference on Aging (N.Y.)$d(1982 :$cAlbany, N.Y.)
111	2#$aEsto '84$d(1984 :$cToronto, Ont).$eRaamatunäituse Komitee.
111	2#$aWorld Peace Conference$n(1st :$d1949 :$cParis, France and Prague, Czechoslovakia)
111	2#$aWhite House Conference on Library and Information Services $d(1979 :$cWashington, D.C.).$eOhio Conference Delegation.
111	2#$aInternational Symposium on Quality Control (1974- )
111	2#$aNational Conference on Physical Measurement of the Disabled,$n2nd,$cMayo Clinic,$d1981,$gProjected, not held.
111	1#$aParis.$qPeace Conference,$d1919.
111	2#$aSymposium on the Underground Disposal of Radioactive Wastes $d(1979 :$cOtaniemi, Finland)$4fnd
111	2#$aExpo '70$c(Osaka, Japan)

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130 - MAIN ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE (NR)

A uniform title used as a main entry in a bibliographic record.

Indicators

First - Nonfiling characters
A value that indicates the number of character positions associated with an initial definite or indefinite article at the beginning of a main entry that are to be disregarded in sorting and filing processes.
- 0-9 - Number of nonfiling characters present
Second - Undefined
- # - Undefined

Subfield Codes

$a - Uniform title (NR)
$d - Date of treaty signing (R)
$f - Date of a work (NR)
$g - Miscellaneous information (NR)
A date of publication used with a title of a work in a name/title field.
$h - Medium (NR)
A media qualifier.
$k - Form subheading (R)
$l - Language of a work (NR)
$m - Medium of performance for music (R)
$n - Number of part/section of a work (R)
$o - Arranged statement for music (NR)
$p - Name of part/section of a work (R)
$r - Key for music (NR)
$s - Version (NR)
$t - Title of a work (NR)
A title-page title of an item.
$6 - Linkage (NR) See Control Subfields
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R) See Control Subfields

Examples

130	0#$aElektroshlakovyi pereplav.
130	0#$aSiège d'Orléans (Mystery play)
130	0#$aBeowulf.
130	0#$aDialogue (Montreal, Quebec : 1962).$lEnglish.
130	0#$aTosefta.$lEnglish.$f1977.
130	0#$aKing Kong (1933)
130	0#$aGone with the wind (Motion picture).$hSound recording.
130	0#$aBible.$pO.T.$pFive Scrolls.$lHebrew.$sBiblioteca apostolica vaticana.$kManuscript.$nUrbiniti Hebraicus 1.$f1980.
130	0#$aConvention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms$d(1950).$kProtocols, etc.,$d1963 Sept. 16.
130	0#$aPortrait and biographical album of Isabella County, Mich.$kSelections.
130	0#$aVedas.$pRgveda.$lItalian & Sanskrit.$kSelections.
130	0#$aConcertos,$mviolin,string orchestra,$rD major.
130	0#$aAnnale Universiteit van Stellenbosch.$nSerie A2,$pSöologie.
130	0#$aBible.$pN.T.$pPhilippians.$lEnglish.$sRevised Standard.$f1980.
130	0#$aKathy (Motion picture : 1981)

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