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657 - Index Term-Function (R)


MARC 21 Community Information - full
December 2017

First Indicator Second Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined

Source of term
7 - Source specified in subfield $2


Subfield Codes
  • $a - Function (NR)
  • $v - Form subdivision (R)
  • $x - General subdivision (R)
  • $y - Chronological subdivision (R)
  • $z - Geographic subdivision (R)
  • $0 - Authority record control number or standard number (R)
  • $1 - Real World Object URI (R)
  • $2 - Source of term (NR)
  • $3 - Materials specified (NR)
  • $6 - Linkage (NR)
  • $8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

Index terms that describe the activity or function of the community information entity if such information is not already indicated in another 6XX field.

Standard published lists are used for the function terms and the list is identified in subfield $2 (Source of term).


GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

INDICATORS

First Indicator - Undefined

Undefined and contains a blank (#).

Second Indicator - Source of term

Source of the index term.

7 - Source specified in subfield $2

SUBFIELD CODES

$a - Function

Term specifying the function or activity of the community information entity.

657 #7$aFund raising.$2lcsh

$v - Form subdivision

Form subdivision that designates a specific kind or genre of material as defined by the thesaurus being used. Subfield $v is appropriate only when a form subject subdivision is added to an index term.

$x - General subdivision

Subject subdivision that is not more appropriately contained in subfields $v (Form subdivision), $y (Chronological subdivision) or $z (Geographic subdivision). Subfield $x is appropriate only when a general topical subdivision is added to a term.

657 #7$acondemning damaged buildings$xschools$xmultistory buildings$xrow houses$zBoston, Massachusetts.$2aat

$y - Chronological subdivision

Subject subdivision that represents a period of time. Subfield $y is appropriate only when a chronological subject subdivision is added to a term.

$z - Geographic subdivision

Geographic subject subdivision. Subfield $z is appropriate only when a geographic subject subdivision is added to a term.

657 #7$amaintaining$xhousing for the handicapped$zNew York City, New York.$2aat

$0 - Authority record control number or standard number

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

$1 - Real World Object URI

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

$2 - Source of term

MARC code that identifies the source list from which the index term was assigned. Code from: Function Term Source Codes.

657 #7$aindexing civil court records$xpowers of attorney$xwills$xbequests$zHalifax, Nova Scotia.$2aat

$3 - Materials specified

Part of the described materials to which the field applies.

$6 - Linkage

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

$8 - Field link and sequence number

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


INPUT CONVENTIONS

Punctuation - The subfield preceding subfield $2 in field 657 ends with a mark of punctuation or a closing parenthesis. An index term followed by a subject subdivision does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the preceding term ends with an abbreviation, initial/letter, open date, or other data that end with a mark of punctuation.

Spacing - No spaces are used in initialisms, acronyms, or abbreviations.

Display Constant - The dash ( - ) that precedes a subject subdivision in an extended subject heading is not carried in the machine-readable record. It may be system generated as a display constant associated with the content of subfields $v, $x, $y, and $z.


CONTENT DESIGNATOR HISTORY

$0 - Authority record control number [NEW, 2007]
$0 - Authority record control number [REDEFINED, 2010]
$1 - Real World Object URI [NEW, 2017]

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