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374 - OCCUPATION (R)

MARC 21 Authority

Draft of approved field 2009

First Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined

Second Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined


Subfield Codes
$a - Occupation (R) $s - Start period (NR) $t - End period (NR) $u - Uniform Resource Identifier (R) $v - Source of information (R)	$0 - Record control number (R) $2 - Source of term (NR) $6 - Linkage (NR) $8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

A profession or occupation in which the person works or has worked.

GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

■ INDICATORS

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

■ SUBFIELD CODES

$a - Occupation

A profession or occupation in which the person works or has worked. (RDA 9.16.1.1)

$s - Start period

The starting date of a person's time working in a profession or occupation..

$t - End period

The end date of a person's time working in a profession or occupation..

$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 374, 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 374 was found.

$0 - Record control number

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

$2 - Source of term

Subfield for specifying a controlled vocabulary or source list from which a term is used.

$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 Butler, Jean $c composer  
374 ## $a composer $2 [code for controlled vocabulary]         
            [occupation included in 100 to distinguish from another Jean Butler]

INPUT CONVENTIONS

Occupation is required for a person whose name consists of a phrase or appellation not conveying the idea of a person. For other persons, occupation is required when needed to distinguish a person from another person with the same name.

The field includes subfield $2 so that if a controlled vocabulary is used, the source of the term used can be recorded.

Subfields for for dates (start period and end period) have also been included as the data recorded in the field may change over time. Subfield $a is repeatable and subfields $s and $t are non repeatable as a person may have more than one profession or occupation at a time. If this varies over time, the field is repeated.

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