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 .