With Proposal No 98-16R (Nonfiling characters in all MARC formats), the MARC 21 community approved the use of beginning and ending control characters to block off nonfiling or non-sorting characters in MARC 21 records. These new MARC 21 characters are based on the NSB and NSE characters of ISO 6630 (Bibliographic Control Numbers). For the MARC-8, UCS/Unicode representations of these characters, see the appropriate MARC 21 Specifications pages.
Discussion Paper 118
and Discussion Paper
2002-DP05 explored specific guidelines on how to apply these characters.
After much discussion, it was decided that prescriptive guidelines should be
drafted that present using the control character technique to indicate non-sorting
characters, particularly for initial articles, in a limited number of fields.
These guidelines with the allowed fields and subfields are presented below.
The application of this new technique will be limited to identification of nonfiling
initial characters in access point fields and subfields. It could, however,
be potentially used in a future phase of implementation for the identification
of interpolated non-sorting characters (i.e., to omit [i.e.], [sic]) or GMDs
from the sort form of headings. It is expected that systems will accommodate
both the present technique of nonfiling indicators and the new technique using
non-sorting control characters, although they must not be used at the same time
for a specific non-sorting zone. This technique is not to be used to identify
character strings to be excluded from keyword indexing.
In the following examples, the non-sorting control characters are represented as curly braces { } and the blank (Hex 20) indicator value is represented as the pound character #.
The use of the phrase "non-sorting zone" encompasses one or more non-sorting characters. The following rules are assumed in identifying the extent of a non-sorting zone:
Non-sorting control characters may be used in the MARC 21 fields and subfields identified in the following lists. In some cases, non-sorting control characters are used in place of nonfiling indicator values. All tags followed by an asterisk (*) in the following lists currently have nonfiling indicator values defined (see column 4 "Indicator Position").
When the non-sorting control characters are used for a non-sorting zone for which the nonfiling indicator is defined, the nonfiling indicator value must be set to zero. When applied to initial articles, the two techniques are mutually exclusive and use of both for a specific non-sorting zone will result in errors or unpredictable processing of the field.
| Tag | Tag Name | Subfield | Indicator Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 110 111 |
Main Entry--Personal Name Main Entry--Corporate Name Main Entry--Meeting Name |
$a (Name) | |
| 130 * | Main Entry--Uniform Title | $a (Title) $p (Name of part) |
Ind. 1 |
| 222 * | Key Title | $a (Title) | Ind. 2 |
| 240 * | Uniform Title | $a (Title) $p (Name of part) |
Ind. 2 |
| 242 * | Translation of Title by Cataloging Agency | $a (Title) $p (Name of part) |
Ind. 2 |
| 243 * | Collective Uniform Title | $a (Title) $p (Name of part) |
Ind. 2 |
| 245 * | Title Statement | $a (Title) $p (Name of part) |
Ind. 2 |
| 246 | Varying Form of Title | $a (Title) $p (Name of part) |
|
| 247 | Former Title | $a (Title) $p (Name of part) |
|
| 440 * | Series Statement/Added Entry--Title | $a (Title) $p (Name of part) |
Ind. 2 |
| 490 | Series Statement | $a (Series Statement) |
|
| 505 | Formatted Contents Note | $t (Title) | |
| 600 610 611 |
Subject Added Entry--Personal Name Subject Added Entry--Corporate Name Subject Added Entry--Meeting Name |
$a (Name) $p (Name of part) $t (Title) $z (Geographic subdivision) |
|
| 630 * | Subject Added Entry--Uniform Title | $a (Title) $p (Name of part) $z (Geographic subdivision) |
Ind. 1 |
| 648 | Subject Added Entry--Chronological Term | $z (Geographic subdivision) | |
| 650 | Subject Added Entry--Topical Term | $a (Term) $z (Geographic subdivision) |
|
| 651 | Subject Added Entry--Geographic Name | $a (Name) $z (Geographic subdivision) |
|
| 654 | Subject Added Entry--Faceted Topical Terms | $z (Geographic subdivision) | |
| 655 | Index Term--Genre/Form | $z (Geographic subdivision) | |
| 656 | Index Term--Occupation | $z (Geographic subdivision) | |
| 657 | Index Term--Function | $z (Geographic subdivision) | |
| 700 710 711 |
Added Entry--Personal Name Added Entry--Corporate Name Added Entry--Meeting Name |
$a (Name) $p (Name of part) $t (Title) |
|
| 730 * | Added Entry--Uniform Title | $a (Title) $p (Name of part) |
Ind. 1 |
| 740 * | Added Entry--Uncontrolled Related/Analytical Title | $a (Title) $p (Name of part) |
Ind. 1 |
| 760 762 765 767 770 772 773 774 775 776 777 780 785 786 787 |
Main Series Entry Subseries Entry Original Language Entry Translation Entry Supplement/Special Issue Entry Supplement Parent Entry Host Item Entry Constituent Unit Entry Other Edition Entry Additional Physical Form Entry Issued With Entry Preceding Entry Succeeding Entry Data Source Entry Nonspecific Relationship Entry |
$a (Main entry) $s (Uniform title) $t (Title) |
|
| 800 810 811 |
Series Added Entry--Personal Name Series Added Entry--Corporate Name Series Added Entry--Meeting Name |
$a (Name) $p (Name of part) $t (Title) |
|
| 830 * | Series Added Entry--Uniform Title | $a (Title) $p (Name of part) |
Ind. 2 |
Non-sorting control characters may also be used in the same fields and subfields as those of the bibliographic format when those fields and subfields occur in the MARC 21 community information format
The non-sorting zones that may be marked with non-sorting control characters are currently restricted to the initial characters in the noted fields and subfields below.
| Tag | Tag Name | Subfield | Indicator Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 110 111 |
Heading--Personal Name Heading--Corporate Name Heading--Meeting Name |
$a (Name) $p (Name of part) $t (Title) $z (Geographic subdivision) |
|
| 130 * | Heading--Uniform Title | $a (Title) $p (Name of part) $z (Geographic subdivision) |
Ind. 2 |
| 148 | Heading--Chronological Term | $z (Geographic subdivision) | |
| 150 | Heading--Topical Term | $a (Term) $z (Geographic subdivision) |
|
| 151 | Heading--Geographic Name | $a (Name) $z (Geographic subdivision) |
|
| 155 180 181 182 185 |
Heading--Genre/Form Term Heading--General Subdivision Heading--Geographic Subdivision Heading--Chronological Subdivision Heading--Form Subdivision |
$z (Geographic subdivision) | |
| 400 410 411 |
See From Tracing--Personal Name See From Tracing--Corporate Name See From Tracing--Meeting Name |
$a (Name) $p (Name of part) $t (Title) $z (Geographic subdivision) |
|
| 430 * | See From Tracing--Uniform Title | $a (Title) $p (Name of part) $z (Geographic subdivision) |
Ind. 2 |
| 448 | See From Tracing--Chronological Term | $z (Geographic subdivision) | |
| 450 | See From Tracing--Topical Term | $a (Term) $z (Geographic subdivision) |
|
| 451 | See From Tracing--Geographic Name See From Tracing--General Subdivision |
$a (Name) $z (Geographic subdivision) |
|
| 455 480 481 482 485 |
See From Tracing--Genre/Form Term See From Tracing--General Subdivision See From Tracing--Geographic Subdivision See From Tracing--Chronological Subdivision See From Tracing--Form Subdivision |
$z (Geographic subdivision) | |
| 500 510 511 |
See Also From Tracing--Personal Name See Also From Tracing--Corporate Name See Also From Tracing--Meeting Name |
$a (Name) $p (Name of part) $t (Title) $z (Geographic subdivision) |
|
| 530 * | See Also From Tracing--Uniform Title | $a (Title) $p (Name of part) $z (Geographic subdivision) |
Ind. 2 |
| 548 | See Also From Tracing--Chronological Term | $z (Geographic subdivision) | |
| 550 | See Also From Tracing--Topical Term | $a (Term) $z (Geographic subdivision) |
|
| 551 | See Also From Tracing--Geographic Name | $a (Name) $z (Geographic subdivision) |
|
| 555 580 581 582 585 |
See Also From Tracing--Genre/Form Term See Also From Tracing--General Subdivision See Also From Tracing--Geographic Subdivision See Also From Tracing--Chronological Subdivision See Also From Tracing--Form Subdivision |
$z (Geographic subdivision) | |
| 700 710 711 |
Established Heading Linking Entry--Personal Name Established Heading Linking Entry--Corporate Name Established Heading Linking Entry--Meeting Name |
$a (Name) $p (Name of part) $t (Title) $z (Geographic subdivision) |
|
| 730 | Established Heading Linking Entry--Uniform Title | $a (Title) $p (Name of part) $z (Geographic subdivision) |
|
| 748 | Established Heading Linking Entry--Chronological Term | $z (Geographic subdivision) | |
| 750 | Established Heading Linking Entry--Topical Term | $a (Term) $z (Geographic subdivision) |
|
| 751 | Established Heading Linking Entry--Geographic Name | $a (Name) $z (Geographic subdivision) |
|
| 755 780 781 782 785 |
Established Heading Linking Entry--Genre/Form
Term Subdivision Linking Entry--General Subdivision Subdivision Linking Entry--Geographic Subdivision Subdivision Linking Entry--Chronological Subdivision Subdivision Linking Entry--Form Subdivision |
$z (Geographic subdivision) |
Non-sorting control characters may also be used in the same fields and subfields as those of the authority format when those fields and subfields occur in the MARC 21 classification format.
| 100 | 1# | $a{al-}Sadat, Anwar. |
| 100 | 1# | $aLuther, Martin,$d1483-1546.$t{Der }Grosse Katechismus |
| 130 | 0# |
$aAmerican men and women of science.$p{The }medical sciences. |
| 222 | #0 | $a{The }Worldwide art catalogue bulletin. American library edition |
| 240 | 10 | $a{The }Pickwick papers. |
| 242 | 10 | $a{The }Mirror.$yeng |
| 245 | 10 | $a{Los }amigos. |
| 245 | 10 | $a{The ... }annual report of the Governor. |
| 245 | 10 | $a{L'}enfant criminel. |
| 245 | 10 | $a{al-}Sharq al-'Arabi. |
| 245 | 10 | $a{The "}winter mind" |
| 245 | 10 | $a{Die }Frauen der chinesischen Revolution. |
| 245 | 00 | $a{A }Town like Alice / $c [Alice Productions, Pty. Ltd.]. |
| 245 | 10 | $a{L'}été. |
| 245 | 10 | $a{Los }últimos ... |
| 245 | 00 | $a{[The }Part of Pennsylvania that ... townships] |
| 245 | 10 | $a{--the }serpent--snapping eye. |
| 245 | 00 | $a{La }mer. |
| 245 | 10 | $a{El }primer poema de tema venezolano. |
| 246 | 0# | $a{The }country Jake |
| 246 | 0# | $a{The }100 largest plans, 1959-1961 |
| 246 | 30 | $a{Die }Zeitschrift für analytische Chemie |
| 246 | 0# | $iSubtitle on back of title page:$a{The }role of geology, climate, and culture in the making of French wines |
| 247 | 10 | $a{The }Colorado editor and the intermountain press |
| 440 | #0 | $a{The }Rare book tapes |
| 490 | 1# | $a{The }West Virginia University bulletin |
| 490 | 1# | $a{1972/73-1975-76: }Research report / National Education Association Research |
| 505 | 80 |
$gvol. 24.$t{The }history of Washington County beginning in 1884 --$gvol. 25.$tState manifest and birth record (1764-1977). |
| 610 | 10 | $a{The }Henry (Ship) |
| 611 | 20 | $a{The }Olympic Games. |
| 650 | #0 | $aPalaces$zNetherlands$z{The }Hague. |
| 650 | #2 | $a{2,4-}Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid |
| 651 | #0 | $a{The }Dells of the Wisconsin (Wis.) |
| 700 | 1# | $aStower, Caleb.$t{The }printer's manual. |
| 700 | 12 | $aHills, John,$csurveyor.$t{A }sketch of Allens Town, June 1778. |
| 710 | 22 | $aGeneral Drafting Company, inc.$t{The }Colonization of America. |
| 711 | 2# | $aInternational Conference on Gnosticism.$t{The }Rediscovery of Gnosticism. |
| 800 | 1# | $aFernando, A. Denis N.$t{The }Resource maps of Sri Lanka; $vpt. 2. |
| 830 | #0 | $a{The }Wonders of man series. |
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