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MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data

National Level Full and Minimal Requirements

1xx: Main Entry Fields

                                                 National  Minimal
                                                  Level     Level


100 MAIN ENTRY PERSONAL NAME                         A        A
    $a  Personal name                                M        M
    $b  Numeration                                   A        A
    $c  Titles and other words associated with a     A        A
        name
    $d  Dates associated with a name                 A        A
    $e  Relator term                                 O        .
    $f  Date of a work                               A        .
    $g  Miscellaneous information                    A        .
    $j  Attribution qualifier                        O        .
    $k  Form subheading                              A        .
    $l  Language of a work                           A        .
    $n  Number of part/section of a work             A        .
    $p  Name of part/section of a work               A        .
    $q  Fuller form of name                          A        A
    $t  Title of a work                              A        .
    $u  Affiliation                                  O        .
    $0  Authority record control number              O        .
        or standard number
    $4  Relator code                                 O        A
    $6  Linkage                                      A        A
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

110 MAIN ENTRY CORPORATE NAME                        A        A
    $a  Corporate name or jurisdiction name as       M        M
        entry element
    $b  Subordinate unit                             A        A
    $c  Location of meeting                          A        A
    $d  Date of meeting or treaty signing            A        A
    $e  Relator term                                 O        .
    $f  Date of a work                               A        .
    $g  Miscellaneous information                    A        A
    $k  Form subheading                              A        A
    $l  Language of a work                           A        .
    $n  Number of part/section/meeting               A        A
    $p  Name of part/section of a work               A        .
    $t  Title of a work                              A        .
    $u  Affiliation                                  O        .
    $0  Authority record control number              O        .
        or standard number
    $4  Relator code                                 O        A
    $6  Linkage                                      A        A
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

111 MAIN ENTRY MEETING NAME                          A        A
    $a  Meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry   M        M
        element
    $c  Location of meeting                          A        A
    $d  Date of meeting                              A        A
    $e  Subordinate unit                             A        A
    $f  Date of a work                               A        .
    $g  Miscellaneous information                    A        .
    $j  Relator term                                 O        .
    $k  Form subheading                              A        .
    $l  Language of a work                           A        .
    $n  Number of part/section/meeting               A        A
    $p  Name of part/section of a work               A        .
    $q  Name of meeting following jurisdication      A        .
        name entry element
    $t  Title of a work                              A        .
    $u  Affiliation                                  O        .
    $0  Authority record control number              O        .
        or standard number
    $4  Relator code                                 O        A
    $6  Linkage                                      A        A   
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

130 MAIN ENTRY UNIFORM TITLE                         A        A
    $a  Uniform title                                M        M
    $d  Date of treaty signing                       A        A
    $f  Date of a work                               A        A
    $g  Miscellaneous information                    A        .
    $h  Medium                                       O        .
    $k  Form subheading                              A        A
    $l  Language of a work                           A        A
    $m  Medium of performance for music              A        A
    $n  Number of part/section of a work             A        A
    $o  Arranged statement for music                 A        A
    $p  Name of part/section of a work               A        A
    $r  Key for music                                A        A
    $s  Version                                      A        A
    $t  Title of a work                              A        .
    $0  Authority record control number              O        .
        or standard number
    $6  Linkage                                      A        A
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .