MARC 6XX Subject Access Fields - General Information: Difference between revisions
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MARC | MARC fields 6XX in the bibliographic format contains subject access entries and terms. This article gives general information about subject access fields. These fields are repeatable. | ||
== | ==Commonly-used tags== | ||
''' | '''Indicators'''<br> | ||
1st indicator – Differs depending on entry type <br> | |||
<br/> | |||
2nd indicator – Thesaurus | |||
' | <code>0 - Library of Congress Subject Headings | ||
1 - LC subject headings for children's literature | |||
2 - Medical Subject Headings | |||
3 - National Agricultural Library subject authority file | |||
4 - Source not specified | |||
5 - Canadian Subject Headings | |||
6 - Répertoire de vedettes-matière | |||
7 - Source specified in subfield $2</code> | |||
'''Subfield delimiters''' | |||
''' | Varies depending on field, some constants across the 6XX fields are: | ||
<code>ǂv - Form subdivision (R) | |||
ǂx - General subdivision (R) | |||
ǂy - Chronological subdivision (R) | |||
ǂz - Geographic subdivision (R) | |||
ǂ2 - Source of subject heading or term (NR)</code> | |||
==Policy and formulation== | ==Policy and formulation== | ||
* For satires or other humorous material, use the ǂv Humor in addition to the 655 Satires. | |||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
<pre></pre> | <pre>600 1 0 Laud, William, ǂd 1573-ǂx Public opinion ǂv Humor ǂv Early works to 1800. | ||
655 _ 7 Satires (document genre) ǂ2 aat</pre> | |||
<pre></pre> | <pre></pre> | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[ | *[https://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd6xx.html MARC 6XX Tag] | ||
*[https://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/6xx.html OCLC MARC 6XX Tag] | |||
*[ | |||
[[Category: Cataloging]] | [[Category: Cataloging]] | ||
[[Category: Staff policies and procedures]] | [[Category: Staff policies and procedures]] | ||
[[Category: MARC]] | [[Category: MARC]] |
Latest revision as of 14:08, 7 March 2018
MARC fields 6XX in the bibliographic format contains subject access entries and terms. This article gives general information about subject access fields. These fields are repeatable.
Commonly-used tags
Indicators
1st indicator – Differs depending on entry type
2nd indicator – Thesaurus
0 - Library of Congress Subject Headings
1 - LC subject headings for children's literature
2 - Medical Subject Headings
3 - National Agricultural Library subject authority file
4 - Source not specified
5 - Canadian Subject Headings
6 - Répertoire de vedettes-matière
7 - Source specified in subfield $2
Subfield delimiters Varies depending on field, some constants across the 6XX fields are:
ǂv - Form subdivision (R)
ǂx - General subdivision (R)
ǂy - Chronological subdivision (R)
ǂz - Geographic subdivision (R)
ǂ2 - Source of subject heading or term (NR)
Policy and formulation
- For satires or other humorous material, use the ǂv Humor in addition to the 655 Satires.
Examples
600 1 0 Laud, William, ǂd 1573-ǂx Public opinion ǂv Humor ǂv Early works to 1800. 655 _ 7 Satires (document genre) ǂ2 aat