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*[https://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd6xx.html MARC | *[https://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd6xx.html MARC 6XX Tag] | ||
*[https://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/6xx.html OCLC MARC | *[https://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/6xx.html OCLC MARC 6XX Tag] | ||
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[[Category: Staff policies and procedures]] | [[Category: Staff policies and procedures]] | ||
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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