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650 - Subject Added Entry-Topical Term (R)

MARC 21 Bibliographic - Concise

2008

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Subject added entry in which the entry element is a topical term.

Indicators

First - Level of subject

# - No information provided

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 entry element (NR)

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

$c - Location of event (NR)

$d - Active dates (NR)

Time period during which an event occurred.

$e - Relator term (R)

Specifies the relationship between the topical heading and the described materials, e.g., depicted.

$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 subject added entry was assigned. It is used only when the second indicator position contains value 7 (Source specified in subfield $2). Code from: MARC Code Lists for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions.

$3 - Materials specified (NR)

$4 - Relator code (R)

$6 - Linkage (NR)

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

$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

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

Examples


650	#0$aArchitecture, Modern$y19th century.


650	00$aFlour industry$vPeriodicals.


650	17$aCareer Exploration.$2ericd


650	#0$aConcertos (String orchestra)


650	#0$aVocal music$zFrance$y18th century.


650	#0$aDentistry$vJuvenile films.


650	#0$aSeabiscuit (Race horse),$edepicted.


650	#0$aUnicorns,$edepicted


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


650	#7$aEducational buildings$zWashington (D.C.)$y1890-1910.$2lctgm


650	17$aCareer Exploration.$2ericd

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(02/26/2008)