MARC 21 Concise Classification:
Index Term Fields (70X-75X)


This is an ARCHIVED VERSION of the 2002 electronic edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats. Please see www.loc.gov/marc/concise/ for the most up-to-date version of the electronic MARC 21 Concise Formats.

Fields 700-751 and 754 contain controlled subject access terms that provide subject access and links to the classification number or number span in field 153 (Classification Number). These fields are patterned after the 600-651 and 654 subject added entry fields in the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data and, except for the absence of bibliographic subfields $u (Affiliation), $4 (Relator code) and $6 (Linkage), the defined indicators and subfield codes are the same as those listed in the MARC 21 Concise Format for Bibliographic Data. Definitions for the additional subfields defined for some of these fields in classification data records are given this section. Reference to the appropriate bibliographic field where descriptions may be found are given for other subfields. Field 753 (Index Term--Uncontrolled) is a special-use classification data field whose subelements are described here.

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Items highlighted in red indicate changes made after the 2001 edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats was published and are included in the 2002 printed edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats.


700 - INDEX TERM--PERSONAL NAME (R)

A personal name or the personal name portion of a name/title field used as an index term that supplements terms derived in the MARC 21 record. The name may be referred to in the classification number and caption in field 153 (Classification Number).

For descriptions of some subelements defined for this field, see the field 100 (Main Entry--Personal Name) and field 600 (Subject Added Entry--Personal Name) sections of the MARC 21 Concise Format for Bibliographic Data.

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Subfield Codes

Examples


700

00$aJohn Paul$bII,$cPope,$d1920-

700

00$aMoses$c(Biblical leader)$0(DLC)n##79058331

700

00$aThomas,$cAquinas, Saint,$d1225?-1274.

700

00$aCervantes Saavedra, Miguel de,$d1547-1616

700

30$aKennedy family.

700

10$aShakespeare, William,$d1564-1616.$tSelections.$f1664.

700

10$aEmerson, Ralph Waldo,$d1803-1882.$tPoems.

700

10$aBunyan, John,$d1628-1688.$tPilgrim's progress.$lGerman.

700

10$aShakespeare, William,$d1564-1616.$tKing Henry IV.$nPart 1.

700

10$aByron, George Gordon Byron,$cBaron,$d1788-1824.$tChilde Harold's pilgrimage.

700

00$aNapoleon$bI,$cEmperor of the French,$d1769-1821$xRelations with women.

700

10$aShakespeare, William,$d1564-1616$xCriticism and interpretation$xHistory$y18th century.

700

10$aGoethe, Johann Wolfgang von,$d1749-1832$xHomes and haunts$zGermany$zLeipzig.

700

10$aCromwell, Oliver,$d1599-1658.

700

00$aPeter$bI,$cEmperor of Russia$d1672-1725.

700

10$aNixon, Richard M.$q(Richard Milhous),$d1913-

700

15$aDurham, John George Lambton,$cEarl of,$d1792-1840$tReport on the Affairs of British North America, from the Earl of Durham, Her Majesty's High Commissioner

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710 - INDEX TERM--CORPORATE NAME (R)

A corporate name or the corporate portion of a name/title field used as an index term that supplements terms derived in the MARC 21 record. The name may be referred to in the classification number and caption in field 153.

For descriptions of some subelements defined for this field, see the field 110 (Main Entry--Corporate Name) and field 610 (Subject Added Entry--Corporate Name) sections of the MARC 21 Concise Format for Bibliographic Data.

Indicators

Subfield Codes

Examples


710

10$aUnited States.$bCongress.$bSenate.$bCommittee on Foreign Relations.

710

20$aUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

710

10$aFrance.$tConstitution (1946)

710

20$aUnited Nations.$bGeneral Assembly.$tOfficial records.$lFrench.

710

20$aLibrary of Congress$bCataloging Policy and Support Office.$tLC classification, additions and changes

710

20$aInternational Monetary Fund.$0(DLC)n##81052755

710

20$aHarvard University$xHistory$y18th century.

710

20$aInter-American Development Bank.

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711 INDEX TERM--MEETING NAME (R)

A meeting or conference name used as an index term that supplements terms derived in the MARC 21 record. The name may be referred to in the classification number and caption in field 153.

For descriptions of some subelements defined for this field, see the field 111 (Main Entry--Meeting Name) and field 611 (Subject Added Entry--Meeting Name) sections of the MARC 21 Concise Format for Bibliographic Data.

Indicators

Subfield Codes

Examples


711

20$aPan American Games$0(DLC)n##98056381#

711

20$aBayreuther Festspiele.

711

20$aLewis and Clark Expedition$d(1804-1806)

711

20$aPotsdam Conference$d(1945)

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720 - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED NAME (R)

A name used as an index term that is not derived from a controlled subject heading system / thesaurus. It is also used for names that have not been formulated according to cataloging rules. The names recorded in field 720 may be of any type (e.g., personal, corporate, meeting). This field is used to provide additional names not appearing in the classification data record to provided subject access to the classification number in field 153 (Classification Number).

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Subfield Codes

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730 - INDEX TERM--UNIFORM TITLE (R)

A uniform title used as an index term that supplements terms derived in the MARC 21 record. The uniform title may be referred to in the classification number and caption in field 153.

For descriptions of some subelements defined for this field, see the field 130 (Main Entry--Uniform Title) and field 630 (Subject Added Entry--Uniform Title) sections of the MARC 21 Concise Format for Bibliographic Data.

Indicators

Subfield Codes

Examples


730

00$aCarmina Burana.

730

00$aTreaty of Paris$d(1815)

730

00$aBible.$pN.T.$lEnglish (Middle English).$sWycliffe.$kSelections

730

00$aBeowulf$xLanguage.$0(DLC)sh#85013267

730

00$aBible$vConcordances.

730

00$aBible$xHistory of Biblical events.

730

00$aBible.$lEnglish.$sAmerican Standard.$f1901.

730

00$aKoran$xCriticism, interpretation, etc.

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748 - INDEX TERM--CHRONOLOGICAL (R)

A chronological term used as an index term that supplements terms derived from data in the MARC 21 classification record. The term may be referred to in the classification number and caption in field 153.

For descriptions of some subelements defined for this field, see the field 648 (Subject Added Entry--Chronological Term) section of the MARC 21 Concise Format for Bibliographic Data.

Indicators

Subfield Codes

Examples


748

#7$a1900-1999$2fast

748

#7$a1862$2fast

748

#7$a1800-1899$2fast

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750 - INDEX TERM--TOPICAL (R)

A topical term used as an index term that supplements terms derived from data in the MARC 21 classification record. The term may be referred to in the classification number and caption in field 153.

For descriptions of some subelements defined for this field, see the field 650 (Subject Added Entry--Topical Term) section of the MARC 21 Concise Format for Bibliographic Data.

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Subfield Codes

Examples


750

00$aWatergate Affair, 1972-1974.

750

00$aMarriage with deceased wife's sister.

750

00$aAlcoholism$xHistory$y19th century.

750

00$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xMonuments$zFrance

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751 - INDEX TERM--GEOGRAPHIC NAME (R)

A geographic name used as an index term that supplements terms derived in the MARC 21 record. The geographic name may be referred to in the classification number and caption in field 153.

For descriptions of some subelements defined for this field, see the field 651 (Subject Added Entry--Geographic Name) section of the MARC 21 Concise Format for Bibliographic Data.

Indicators

Subfield Codes

Examples


751

#0$aNorth Sea Region$xDescription and travel.

751

#0$aAcadia National Park (Me.)$vMaps.

751

#0$aKuwait.$0(DLC)n##8053139

751

#0$aWashington (D.C.)$xHistory

751

#0$aUnited States$xEconomic conditions$y1971-1981

751

#0$aUnited States$xBoundaries$zMexico

751

#0$aGreece$xHistory$yPeloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C.

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753 - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED (R)

Uncontrolled subject access terms that provide subject access to a classification number or span in field 153 (Classification number) or an index term in field 154 (General Explanatory Index Term).

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Subfield Codes

Examples


753

##$aWolf children in literature$bAmerican$bCollections$bProse

753

##$aDemand$bforecasts$bsecondary industries

753

##$aMental illness

753

##$dCompulsive lying$sMental illness

753

##$i(Form number 20 in any NLM schedule where applicable)

753

##$iIn a particular area, with the subject of the original study, e.g. Heart Diseases,$eWG 210

753

##$aEmployment services$bsocial services

753

##$aSheltered employment

753

##$dSheltered employment$sEmployment services$tsocial services

753

##$aDairy products$bproduct safety

753

##$dDairy products$bproduct safety$sFood$tproduct safety

753

##$dState labor$bWages$uWages$vState labor

753

##$dComputers$bmusic$sElectrophones

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754 - INDEX TERM--FACETED TOPICAL TERMS (R)

A topical subject constructed from a faceted vocabulary. For each term found in the field, an identification is given as to the facet/hierarchy in the thesaurus from which the term came. In addition, identification is given as to which term is the focus term of the expression

For descriptions of some subelements defined for this field, see the field 654 (Subject Added Entry--Uniform Title) section of the MARC 21 Concise Format for Bibliographic Data.

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Subfield Codes

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