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MARC 21 Format for Authority Data

National Level Requirements

1XX & 3XX: Headings


1999 Edition
Update No. 1 (October 2001) through Update No. 12 (October 2010)

100 HEADING-PERSONAL NAME                                   A
   $a  Personal name                                        M
   $b  Numeration                                           A
   $c  Titles and other words associated with a name        A
   $d  Dates associated with a name                         A
   $e  Relator term                                         O
   $f  Date of a work                                       A
   $g  Miscellaneous information                            A
   $h  Medium                                               O
   $j  Attribution qualifier                                O
   $k  Form subheading                                      A
   $l  Language of a work                                   A
   $m  Medium of performance for music                      A
   $n  Number of part/section of a work                     A
   $o  Arranged statement for music                         A
   $p  Name of part/section of a work                       A
   $q  Fuller form of name                                  A
   $r  Key for music                                        A
   $s  Version                                              A
   $t  Title of a work                                      A
   $v  Form subdivision                                     A
   $x  General subdivision                                  A
   $y  Chronological subdivision                            A
   $z  Geographic subdivision                               A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

110 HEADING-CORPORATE NAME                                  A
   $a  Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry         M
         element
   $b  Subordinate unit                                     A
   $c  Location of meeting                                  A
   $d  Date of meeting or treaty signing                    A
   $e  Relator term                                         O
   $f  Date of a work                                       A
   $g  Miscellaneous information                            A
   $h  Medium                                               O
   $k  Form subheading                                      A
   $l  Language of a work                                   A
   $m  Medium of performance for music                      A
   $n  Number of part/section/meeting                       A
   $o  Arranged statement for music                         A
   $p  Name of part/section of a work                       A
   $r  Key for music                                        A
   $s  Version                                              A
   $t  Title of a work                                      A
   $v  Form subdivision                                     A
   $x  General subdivision                                  A
   $y  Chronological subdivision                            A
   $z  Geographic subdivision                               A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

111 HEADING-MEETING NAME                                    A
   $a  Meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry element   M
   $c  Location of meeting                                  A
   $d  Date of meeting                                      A
   $e  Subordinate unit                                     A
   $f  Date of a work                                       A
   $g  Miscellaneous information                            A
   $h  Medium                                               O
   $j  Relator term                                         O
   $k  Form subheading                                      A
   $l  Language of a work                                   A
   $n  Number of part/section/meeting                       A
   $p  Name of part/section of a work                       A
   $q  Name of meeting following jurisdiction name entry    A
       element
   $s  Version                                              A
   $t  Title of a work                                      A
   $v  Form subdivision                                     A
   $x  General subdivision                                  A
   $y  Chronological subdivision                            A
   $z  Geographic subdivision                               A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

130 HEADING-UNIFORM TITLE                                   A
   $a  Uniform title                                        M
   $d  Date of treaty signing                               A
   $f  Date of a work                                       A
   $g  Miscellaneous information                            A
   $h  Medium                                               O
   $k  Form subheading                                      A
   $l  Language of a work                                   A
   $m  Medium of performance for music                      A
   $n  Number of part/section of a work                     A
   $o  Arranged statement for music                         A
   $p  Name of part/section of a work                       A
   $r  Key for music                                        A
   $s  Version                                              A
   $t  Title of a work                                      A
   $v  Form subdivision                                     A
   $x  General subdivision                                  A
   $y  Chronological subdivision                            A
   $z  Geographic subdivision                               A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

148 HEADING-CHRONOLOGICAL TERM                              A
   $a  Chronological term                                   M
   $v  Form subdivision                                     A
   $x  General subdivision                                  A
   $y  Chronological subdivision                            A
   $z  Geographic subdivision                               A
   $6  Linkage                                              A    
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

150 HEADING-TOPICAL TERM                                    A
   $a  Topical term or geographic name entry element        M
   $b  Topical term following geographic name entry         A
         element
   $v  Form subdivision                                     A
   $x  General subdivision                                  A
   $y  Chronological subdivision                            A
   $z  Geographic subdivision                               A
   $6  Linkage                                              A    
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

151 HEADING-GEOGRAPHIC NAME                                 A
   $a  Geographic name                                      M
   $v  Form subdivision                                     A
   $x  General subdivision                                  A
   $y  Chronological subdivision                            A
   $z  Geographic subdivision                               A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

155 HEADING-GENRE/FORM TERM                                 A
   $a  Genre/form term                                      M
   $v  Form subdivision                                     A
   $x  General subdivision                                  A
   $y  Chronological subdivision                            A
   $z  Geographic subdivision                               A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

180 HEADING-GENERAL SUBDIVISION                             A
   $v  Form subdivision                                     A
   $x  General subdivision                                  M
   $y  Chronological subdivision                            A
   $z  Geographic subdivision                               A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

181 HEADING-GEOGRAPHIC SUBDIVISION                          A
   $v  Form subdivision                                     A
   $x  General subdivision                                  A
   $y  Chronological subdivision                            A
   $z  Geographic subdivision                               M
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

182 HEADING-CHRONOLOGICAL SUBDIVISION                       A
   $v  Form subdivision                                     A
   $x  General subdivision                                  A
   $y  Chronological subdivision                            M
   $z  Geographic subdivision                               A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

185 HEADING-FORM SUBDIVISION                                A
   $v  Form subdivision                                     A
   $x  General subdivision                                  M
   $y  Chronological subdivision                            A
   $z  Geographic subdivision                               A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

336 CONTENT TYPE                                            O
   $a  Content type term                                    M                                    
   $b  Content type code                                    M
   $2  Source                                               M
   $3  Materials specified                                  O
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

368 OTHER ATTRIBUTES OF PERSON OR CORPORATE BODY                                            
   $a  Type of corporate body                                                                      
   $b  Type of jurisdiction
   $c  Other designation
   $d  Title of person
   $s  Start period
   $t  End period
   $u  Uniform Resource Identifier
   $v  Source of information
   $0  Authority record control number
       or standard number                                   
   $2  Source                                                                                
   $6  Linkage                                              
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       

370 ASSOCIATED PLACE                                        O
   $a  Place of birth                                       A
   $b  Place of death                                       A
   $c  Associated country                                   A
   $e  Place of residence/headquarters                      A
   $f  Other associated place                               A
   $g  Place of origin of work                              A
   $s  Start period                                         A
   $t  End period                                           A
   $u  Uniform Resource Identifier                          A
   $v  Source of information                                A
   $0  Record control number                                O
   $2  Source of term                                       A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

371 ADDRESS                                                 O
   $a  Address                                              M
   $b  City                                                 A
   $c  Intermediate jurisdiction                            A
   $d  Country                                              A
   $e  Postal code                                          A
   $m  Electronic mail address                              A
   $s  Start period                                         A
   $t  End period                                           A
   $u  Uniform Resource Identifier                          A
   $v  Source of information                                A
   $z  Public note                                          A
   $4  Relator code                                         A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

372 FIELD OF ACTIVITY                                       O
   $a  Field of activity                                    M
   $s  Start period                                         A
   $t  End period                                           A
   $u  Uniform Resource Identifier                          A
   $v  Source of information                                A
   $0  Record control number                                A
   $2  Source of term                                       A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

373 ASSOCIATED GROUP                                        O
   $a  Associated griyo                                     M
   $s  Start period                                         A
   $t  End period                                           A
   $u  Uniform Resource Identifier                          A
   $v  Source of information                                A
   $0  Record control number                                A
   $2  Source of term                                       A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

374 OCCUPATION                                              O
   $a  Occupation                                           M
   $s  Start period                                         A
   $t  End period                                           A
   $u  Uniform Resource Identifier                          A
   $v  Source of information                                A
   $0  Record control number                                A
   $2  Source of term                                       A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

375 GENDER                                                  O
   $a  Gender                                               M
   $s  Start period                                         A
   $t  End period                                           A
   $u  Uniform Resource Identifier                          A
   $v  Source of information                                A
   $2  Source of term                                       A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

376 FAMILY INFORMATION                                      O
   $a  Type of family                                       A
   $b  Name of prominent member                             A
   $c  Hereditary title                                     A
   $s  Start period                                         A
   $t  End period                                           A
   $u  Uniform Resource Identifier                          A
   $v  Source of information                                A
   $0  Record control number                                A
   $2  Source of term                                       A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

377 ASSOCIATED LANGUAGE                                     O
   $a  Language code                                        M
   $l  Language term
   $2  Source of code                                       A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

378 FULLER FORM OF PERSONAL NAME                            
   $q  Fuller form of personal name                         
   $u  Uniform Resource Identifier
   $v  Source of information                                      
   $6  Linkage                                              
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       

380 FORM OF WORK                                            O
   $a  Form of work                                         M
   $0  Record control number                                A
   $2  Source of term                                       A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

381 OTHER DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS                    O
      OF WORK OR EXPRESSION
   $a  Other distinguishing characteristic                  M
   $u  Uniform Resource Identifier                          A
   $v  Source of information                                A
   $0  Record control number                                A
   $2  Source of term                                       A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

382 MEDIUM OF PERFORMANCE                                   O
   $a  Medium of performance                                M
   $b  Soloist
   $d  Doubling instrument
   $p  Alternative medium of performance
   $n  Number of performers of the same medium
   $s  Total number of performers
   $v  Note
   $0  Record control number                                A
   $2  Source of term                                       A
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

383 NUMERIC DESIGNATION OF MUSICAL WORK                     O
   $a  Serial number                                        A
   $b  Opus number                                          M
   $c  Thematic index number                                A
   $d  Thematic index code
   $e  Publisher associated with opus number
   $2  Source
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

384 KEY                                                     O
   $a  Key                                                  M
   $6  Linkage                                              A
   $8  Field link and sequence number                       O

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