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371 - ADDRESS (R)

MARC 21 Authority

Draft of approved field 2009

First Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined

Second Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined


Subfield Codes
$a - Address (R) $b - City (NR) $c - Intermediate jurisdiction (NR) $d - Country (NR) $e - Postal code (NR) $m - Electronic mail address (R) $s - Start period (NR) $t - End period (NR)	$u - Uniform Resource Identifier (R) $v - Source of information (R) $z - Public note (R) $4 - Relator code (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) $8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

An address (as well as electronic access information such as email, telephone, fax, TTY, etc. numbers) associated with the entity described in the record. Multiple addresses, such as mailing addresses and addresses corresponding to the physical location of an item or facilities, are recorded in separate occurrences of field 371.

Address of the person: the address of a person’s place of residence, business, or employer and/or an e-mail or Internet address.

Address of the corporate body: the address of the corporate body’s headquarters or offices, or an e-mail or Internet address for the body.

GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

■ INDICATORS

Both indicator positions are undefined; each contains a blank (#).

■ SUBFIELD CODES

$a - Address

All address information preceding the name of the city or town. The subfield can also contain information indicating that no address information is available. Subfield $a is repeated to indicate separations of address information.

Address of the person: the address of a person’s place of residence, business, or employer and/or an e-mail or Internet address. (RDA 9.12.1.1)

Address of the corporate body: the address of the corporate body’s headquarters or offices, or an e-mail or Internet address for the body. (RDA 11.8.1.1)

$b - City

Name of city or town to which a person's or corporate body's address belongs.

$c - Intermediate jurisdiction

Name of immediate jurisdiction to which a person's or corporate body's address belongs.

$d - Country

Name of country to which a person's or corporate body's address belongs.

$e - Postal code

Alphanumeric code assigned to the postal delivery area by a national postal agency.

$m - Electronic mail address

Electronic mail address associated with the address. If more than one electronic mail address is associated with the address, each number is given in a separate subfield $m.

$s - Start period

The starting date of a person's or coporate body's association with an address.

$t - End period

The end date of a person's or corporate body's association with an address.

$u - Uniform Resource Identifier

Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), for example a URL or URN, which provides electronic access data in a standard syntax. This data can be used for automated access to an electronic item using one of the Internet protocols.

In field 371, subfield $u is used to record the location of external or supplemental information accessible electronically.

$v - Source of information

Source where the information recorded in field 371 was found.

$z - Public note

Note relating to the address information contained in field 371. The note is written in a form that is adequate for public display.

$4 - Relator code

MARC code that specifies the relationship between the address and the item described in the record. More than one relator code may be used if there is more than one relationship. Code from: MARC Code Lists for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions.

$6 - Linkage

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

$8 - Field link and sequence number

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

EXAMPLES

100 1# $a Smith, Arthur  
371 1# $a Box 1216 $b Barrière $c B.C. $d Canada $e V0E 1E0

110 2# $a Community Legal Education Ontario  
371 1# $a Suite 600 $a 119 Spadina Avenue $b Toronto $c ON $d Canada $e M5V 2L1

INPUT CONVENTIONS

For consistency with other MARC formats, this is modelled on field 270, which already exists in the MARC 21 bibliographic and community information formats. However, only the subfields that are useful for authority information have been defined in the Authority format. The indicators from the field 270 have also not been defined for field 371.

Subfields $s and $t for start and end periods have been added as the address of a person or a corporate body may vary over time.

Distinction between field 371 (Address) and field 370 (Associated place): Field 370 (Associated place) includes information about places associated with a person, a corporate body, a family or a work at the level of the country, the town, etc. Address 371 (Address) is a refinement of the information contained in field 370; it contains information relating to the location of a person or a corporate body, at which they can be found or reached (e.g. printed mail address, e-mail address, etc.).

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