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MARC field 374 in the authority format contains information about profession or occupation in which a person works or has worked, including dates applicable. This field is repeatable.
 
MARC field 374 in the authority format contains information about profession or occupation in which a person works or has worked, including dates applicable.  


==Commonly-used tags==
==Commonly-used tags==
Indicators
Undefined
Subfield delimiters
ǂa Occupation (R)
ǂs Start period (NR)
ǂt End period (NR)
ǂ2 Source of term (NR)


==Policy and formulation==
==Policy and formulation==
*Use specific terms (in contrast to broad terms preferred for field 372).
*Use whichever controlled vocabulary is most convenient for the cataloger.
*Terms need to be justified
*Use "authors" for authors of fiction, belle-lettres, freelance professionals, and others who are described as authors. Use a narrower term if that's what they're known for, such as poets or novelists


==Commonly-used terms==  
==Controlled vocabularies for occupations==
 
*[http://authorities.loc.gov/ LCSH] ǂ2 lcsh
The Folger routinely uses the following terms in the 374 field when applicable.
* [http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/aat/ AAT] ǂ2 aat
 
*[[Index terms for occupations in archival and manuscript collections (ITOAMC)]] ǂ2 itoamc
* Actors ǂ2 lcsh
*[http://www.occupationalinfo.org/ Dictionary of Occupational Titles (US Dept of Labor)] ǂ2 dot
* Artists ǂ2 lcsh (use for Illustrators)
*[http://www.nla.gov.au/sites/default/files/occupations_thesaurus_0.doc Occupations Thesaurus (National Library of Australia)] ǂ2 raam
* Authors ǂ2 lcsh
* Bookseller ǂ2 marcrelator
* Calligraphers ǂ2 lcsh (Use for Penman)
* Classicists ǂ2 lcsh
* Corrector (but not from an authorized vocab -- yet -- b/c RBMS relationship designator scope note limits to manuscript scriptoria)
* Dramatists ǂ2 lcsh
* Humanists ǂ2 lcsh
* Poets ǂ2 lcsh
* Print dealers ǂ2 lcsh
* Printmakers ǂ2 lcsh
* Scribes ǂ2 lcsh
* Translators ǂ2 lcsh
* need to return to Publishers, Booksellers, Printers, etc.
 
===Scope notes for selected terms===
 
* bookseller MARC: Use for a person or organization who makes books and other bibliographic materials available for purchase. Interest in the materials is primarily lucrative. Folger practice: prefer over publisher for pre-1831 books, except when "publisher" or equivalent is used. Do not use in art cataloging


* printer MARC: Use for a person or organization who prints texts, whether from type or plates.
==External links==
*[http://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad374.html MARC authority 374]
*[http://desktop.loc.gov/search?view=document&id=InfobaseMaauth00099&f MARC authority 374 in Cataloger's Desktop] (Access limited by licensing agreements)
*[http://desktop.loc.gov/search?view=document&id=Infobasedcmz10Dash0Dash0Dash3398&f DCM Z1 (374) in Cataloger's Desktop] (Access limited by licensing agreements)


* publisher MARC: Use for a person or organization that makes printed matter, often text, but also printed music, artwork, etc. available to the public. Folger practice: prefer bookseller for pre-1831 books, except when "published" or equivalent is used. In art cataloging, use for publisher, distributor, etc. even in the case of a printer or printseller functioning as a publisher
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Latest revision as of 11:43, 22 November 2017

MARC field 374 in the authority format contains information about profession or occupation in which a person works or has worked, including dates applicable. This field is repeatable.

Commonly-used tags

Indicators 

Undefined

Subfield delimiters 

ǂa Occupation (R)
ǂs Start period (NR) 
ǂt End period (NR) 
ǂ2 Source of term (NR)

Policy and formulation

  • Use specific terms (in contrast to broad terms preferred for field 372).
  • Use whichever controlled vocabulary is most convenient for the cataloger.
  • Terms need to be justified
  • Use "authors" for authors of fiction, belle-lettres, freelance professionals, and others who are described as authors. Use a narrower term if that's what they're known for, such as poets or novelists

Controlled vocabularies for occupations

External links