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650 - Subject Added Entry-Topical Term (R)

MARC 21 Community Information - Concise

2007

This is an ARCHIVED VERSION of the 2007 electronic edition of the MARC 21 Concise Formats. Please see loc.gov/marc/concise/ for the most up-to-date version of the electronic MARC 21 Concise Formats.

Topical subject used as a subject added entry.

Indicators

First - Level of subject

# - No information available

0 - No level specified

1 - Primary

2 - Secondary

Second - Thesaurus

0 - Library of Congress Subject Headings

1 - LC subject headings for children's literature

2 - Medical Subject Headings

3 - National Agricultural Library subject authority file

4 - Source not specified

5 - Canadian Subject Headings

6 - Répertoire de vedettes-matière

7 - Source specified in subfield $2

Subfield Codes

$a - Topical term or geographic name as entry element (NR)

$b - Topical term following geographic name as entry element (NR)

$v - Form subdivision (R)

$x - General subdivision (R)

$y - Chronological subdivision (R)

$z - Geographic subdivision (R)

$0 - Authority record control number (R)

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

$2 - Source of heading or term (NR)

MARC code that identifies the source list from which the heading or term in a Subject Added Entry field was assigned. Code from: MARC Code Lists for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions.

$3 - Materials specified (NR)

$6 - Linkage (NR)

See the description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

See the description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

Examples


650	#0$aHousing.


650	00$aImmunization.


650	17$aCareer Exploration.$2ericd


650	27$aJunior High Schools.$2ericd


650	#0$aMeals on wheels programs.
650	#0$aNursing home care.
650	#0$aNutrition disorders.
650	#0$aVocal music$zFrance$y18th century.
650	#0$aDentistry$xResearch.


650	#0$aReal property$zMississippi$zTippah County.


650	#7$aFood Service.$2ericd


650	17$aCareer Exploration.$2ericd

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