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MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data

National Level Full and Minimal Requirements

6xx: Subject Access Fields


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

                                                 National  Minimal
                                                  Level     Level


600 SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY-PERSONAL NAME                A        .
    $a  Personal name                                M        .
    $b  Numeration                                   A        .
    $c  Titles and other words associated            A        .
        with a name
    $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  Numbering                                    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        .
    $u  Affiliation                                  O        .
    $v  Form subdivision                             A        .
    $x  General subdivision                          A        .
    $y  Chronological subdivision                    A        .
    $z  Geographic subdivision                       A        .
    $0  Authority record control number              O        .
        or standard number
    $2  Source of heading or term                    A        .
    $3  Materials specified                          O        .
    $4  Relator code                                 O        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .
610 SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY-CORPORATE NAME               A        .
    $a  Corporate name or jurisdiction name          M        .
        as entry 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        .
    $u  Affiliation                                  O        .
    $v  Form subdivision                             A        .
    $x  General subdivision                          A        .
    $y  Chronological subdivision                    A        .
    $z  Geographic subdivision                       A        .
    $0  Authority record control number              O        .
        or standard number
    $2  Source of heading or term                    A        .
    $3  Materials specified                          O        .
    $4  Relator code                                 O        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

611 SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY-MEETING NAME                 A        .
    $a  Meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry   M        .
        element
    $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       A        .
        name entry element
    $s  Version                                      A        .
    $t  Title of a work                              A        .
    $u  Affiliation                                  O        .
    $v  Form subdivision                             A        .
    $x  General subdivision                          A        .
    $y  Chronological subdivision                    A        .
    $z  Geographic subdivision                       A        .
    $0  Authority record control number              O        .
        or standard number
    $2  Source of heading or term                    A        .
    $3  Materials specified                          O        .
    $4  Relator code                                 O        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

630 SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY-UNIFORM TITLE                A        .
    $a  Uniform title                                M        .
    $d  Date of 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 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        .
    $0  Authority record control number              O        .
        or standard number
    $2  Source of heading or term                    A        .
    $3  Materials specified                          O        .
    $4  Relator code                                 O        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

648 SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY-CHRONOLOGICAL TERM           A        .
    $a  Chronological term                           M        .
    $v  Form subdivision                             A        .
    $x  General subdivision                          A        .
    $y  Chronological subdivision                    A        .
    $z  Geographic subdivision                       A        .
    $0  Authority record control number              O        .
    $2  Source of heading or term                    A        .
    $3  Materials specified                          O        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .
    
650 SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY-TOPICAL TERM                 A        .
    $a  Topical term or geographic name as entry     M        .
        element
    $b  Topical term following geographic name       A        .
        as entry element
    $c  Location of event                            A        .
    $d  Active dates                                 A        .
    $e  Relator term                                 A        .
    $v  Form subdivision                             A        .
    $x  General subdivision                          A        .
    $y  Chronological subdivision                    A        .
    $z  Geographic subdivision                       A        .
    $0  Authority record control number              O        .
        or standard number
    $2  Source of heading or term                    A        .
    $3  Materials specified                          O        .
    $4  Relator code                                 O        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

651 SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY-GEOGRAPHIC NAME              A        .
    $a  Geographic name                              M        .
    $e  Relator term                                 O        .
    $v  Form subdivision                             A        .
    $x  General subdivision                          A        .
    $y  Chronological subdivision                    A        .
    $z  Geographic subdivision                       A        .
    $0  Authority record control number              O        .
    $2  Source of heading or term                    A        .
    $3  Materials specified                          O        .
    $4  Relator code                                 O        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

653 INDEX TERM UNCONTROLLED                          A        .
    $a  Uncontrolled term                            M        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

654 SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY-FACETED TOPICAL TERMS        A        .
    $a  Focus term                                   A        .
    $b  Non-focus term                               A        .
    $c  Facet/hierarchy designation                  A        .
    $e  Relator term                                 O        .
    $v  Form subdivision                             A        .
    $y  Chronological subdivision                    A        .
    $z  Geographic subdivision                       A        .
    $0  Authority record control number              O        .
        or standard number
    $2  Source of heading or term                    A        .
    $3  Material specified                           O        .
    $4  Relator code                                 O        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .       
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

655 INDEX TERM GENRE/FORM                            O        .
    $a  Genre/form data or focus term                M        .
    $b  Non-focus term                               M        .
    $c  Facet/hierarchy designation                  M        .
    $v  Form subdivision                             A        .
    $x  General subdivision                          A        .
    $y  Chronological subdivision                    A        .
    $z  Geographic subdivision                       A        .
    $0  Authority record control number              O        .
        or standard number
    $2  Source of term                               A        .
    $3  Materials specified                          O        .
    $5  Institution to which field applies           O        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

656 INDEX TERM OCCUPATION                            O        .
    $a  Occupation                                   M        .
    $k  Form                                         A        .
    $v  Form subdivision                             A        .
    $x  General subdivision                          A        .
    $y  Chronological subdivision                    A        .       
    $z  Geographic subdivision                       A        .
    $0  Authority record control number              O        .
        or standard number
    $2  Source of term                               M        .
    $3  Materials specified                          O        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

657 INDEX TERM FUNCTION                              O        .
    $a  Function                                     M        .
    $v  Form subdivision                             A        .
    $x  General subdivision                          A        .
    $y  Chronological subdivision                    A        .       
    $z  Geographic subdivision                       A        .  
    $0  Authority record control number              O        .
        or standard number
    $2  Source of term                               M        .
    $3  Materials specified                          O        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

658 INDEX TERM CURRICULUM OBJECTIVE                  O        .
    $a  Main curriculum objective                    M        .
    $b  Subordinate curriculum objective             A        .
    $c  Curriculum code                              A        .
    $d  Correlation factor                           A        .
    $2  Source of term or code                       M        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

662 SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY-HIERARCHICAL PLACE NAME      A        .
    $a  Country or larger entity                     M        .
    $b  First-order political jurisdiction           A        .      
    $c  Intermediate political jurisdiction          A        .
    $d  City                                         A        .
    $e  Relator term                                 O        .
    $f  City subsection                              A        .
    $g  Other nonjurisdictional geographic           A        .
        region and feature
    $h  Extraterrestrial area                        A        .
    $0  Authority record control number              O        .
        or standard number
    $2  Source of heading or term                    A        .
    $4  Relator code                                 O        .
    $6  Linkage                                      A        .
    $8  Field link and sequence number               O        .

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