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6XX: Complex See Also References; Complex See References; Series Treatment; Notes


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


640 SERIES DATES OF PUBLICATION AND/OR SEQUENTIAL            A
     DESIGNATION	
   $a  Dates of publication and/or sequential                M
       designation	    
   $z  Source of information	                             A
   $6  Linkage	                                             A
   $8  Field link and sequence number	                     O

641 SERIES NUMBERING PECULIARITIES                           O
   $a  Numbering peculiarities note                          M
   $z  Source of information	                             A
   $6  Linkage	                                             A
   $8  Field link and sequence number	                     O

642 SERIES NUMBERING EXAMPLE	                             A
   $a  Series numbering example	                             M
   $d  Volumes/dates to which series numbering (current)     O
         example applies                       (earlier)     M
   $5  Institution/copy to which field applies	             M
   $6  Linkage	                                             A
   $8  Field link and sequence number	                     O

643 SERIES PLACE AND PUBLISHER/ISSUING BODY                  0
   $a  Place	                                             M
   $b  Publisher/issuing body	                             M
   $d  Volumes/dates to which place and  (current)           O
        publisher/issuing body apply     (earlier)           M
   $6  Linkage	                                             A
   $8  Field link and sequence number	                     O

644 SERIES ANALYSIS PRACTICE	                             O
   $a  Series analysis practice	                             M
   $b  Exceptions to analysis practice	                     A
   $d  Volumes/dates to which analysis practice (current)    O                               
        applies                                 (earlier)    M
   $5  Institution/copy to which field applies	             M
   $6  Linkage	                                             A
   $8  Field link and sequence number	                     O

645 SERIES TRACING PRACTICE                                  O
   $a  Series tracing practice	                             M
   $d  Volumes/dates to which tracing practice    (current)  O
        applies                                   (earlier)  M
   $5  Institution/copy to which field applies	             M
   $6  Linkage	                                             A
   $8  Field link and sequence number	                     O

646 SERIES CLASSIFICATION PRACTICE                           O
   $a  Series classification practice	                     M
   $d  Volumes/dates to which classification      (current)  O
        practice applies                          (earlier)  M
   $5  Institution/copy to which field applies	             M
   $6  Linkage	                                             A
   $8  Field link and sequence number	                     O

663 COMPLEX SEE ALSO REFERENCE-NAME                          O
   $a  Explanatory text	                                     M
   $b  Heading referred to                                   M
   $t  Title referred to                                     A
   $6  Linkage	                                             A
   $8  Field link and sequence number	                     O

664 COMPLEX SEE REFERENCE-NAME	                             O
   $a  Explanatory text	                                     M
   $b  Heading referred to                                   M
   $t  Title referred to                                     A
   $6  Linkage	                                             A
   $8  Field link and sequence number	                     O

665 HISTORY REFERENCE	                                     O
   $a  History reference                                     M
   $6  Linkage	                                             A
   $8  Field link and sequence number	                     O

666 GENERAL EXPLANATORY REFERENCE-NAME	                     O
   $a  General explanatory reference	                     M
   $6  Linkage	                                             A
   $8  Field link and sequence number	                     O

667 NONPUBLIC GENERAL NOTE                                   O
   $a  Nonpublic general note	                             M
   $5  Institution to which field applies                    A
   $6  Linkage	                                             A
   $8  Field link and sequence number	                     O

670 SOURCE DATA FOUND	                                     A
   $a  Source citation	                                     M
   $b  Information found                                     A
   $u  Uniform Resource Identifier                           O
   $6  Linkage	                                             A
   $8  Field link and sequence number	                     O

675 SOURCE DATA NOT FOUND                                    O
   $a  Source citation	                                     M
   $6  Linkage	                                             A
   $8  Field link and sequence number	                     O

678 BIOGRAPHICAL OR HISTORICAL DATA                          O
   $a  Biographical or historical data	                     M
   $b  Expansion                                             O
   $u  Uniform Resource Identifier                           O
   $6  Linkage	                                             A
   $8  Field link and sequence number	                     O

680 PUBLIC GENERAL NOTE	                                     O
   $a  Heading or subdivision term                           A
   $i  Explanatory text	                                     M
   $5  Institution to which field applies                    A
   $6  Linkage	                                             A
   $8  Field link and sequence number	                     O

681 SUBJECT EXAMPLE TRACING NOTE                             O
   $a  Subject heading or subdivision term                   M
   $i  Explanatory text	                                     M
   $6  Linkage	                                             A
   $8  Field link and sequence number	                     O

682 DELETED HEADING INFORMATION	                             O
   $a  Replacement heading                                   A
   $i  Explanatory text	                                     M
   $0  Replacement authority record control number           O 
   $6  Linkage	                                             A
   $8  Field link and sequence number	                     O

688 APPLICATION HISTORY NOTE	                             O
   $a  Application history note	                             M
   $5  Institution to which field applies                    A
   $6  Linkage	                                             A
   $8  Field link and sequence number	                     O

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