USMARC Concise Authority: Complex Name References (663-666)
Fields 663-666 contain information about unauthorized forms of name headings, different authorized forms of name headings, and other variants not chosen as the authorized form when the relationships cannot be adequately conveyed by one or more simple cross references. General information about these and related USMARC data elements is presented in the Tracing and References--General Information section. Complex Name references are recorded in one of the following fields:
- 663 - COMPLEX SEE ALSO REFERENCE--NAME (NR)
- 664 - COMPLEX SEE REFERENCE--NAME (NR)
- 665 - HISTORY REFERENCE (NR)
- 666 - GENERAL EXPLANATORY REFERENCE--NAME (NR)
663 - COMPLEX SEE ALSO REFERENCE--NAME (NR)
The explanatory text and the headings referred to that are required when relationships exist between an established name and other established names that cannot be adequately conveyed by one or more simple cross references generated from 5XX See Also From Tracing fields.
Indicators
Both undefined; each contains a blank (#)
Subfield Codes
- $a - Explanatory text (R)
- $b - Heading referred to (R)
- $t - Title referred to (R)
- $6 - Linkage (NR)
See the description of subfield $6 under field 260.
Examples
663 |
##$aFor works of this author written under pseudonyms, search also under $bGray, E. Condor, 1839-1905 $aand $bPage, H. A., 1839-1905 |
663 |
##$aFor works of this author written under his real name, search also under $bJapp, Alexander H. (Alexander Hay), 1839-1905. $aFor works written under another pseudonym, search also under $bPage, H. A., 1839- 1905 |
663 |
##$aFor works of this author written under his real name, search also under $bJapp, Alexander H. (Alexander Hay), 1839-1905. $aFor works written under another pseudonym, search also under $bGray, E. Condor, 1839- 1905 |
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664 - COMPLEX SEE REFERENCE--NAME (NR)
The explanatory text and the headings referred to that are required in a reference record for names when relationships exist between an unestablished name and one or more established names that cannot be adequately conveyed by simple cross references generated from 4XX See From Tracing fields in the established heading records.
Indicators
Both undefined; each contains a blank (#)
Subfield Codes
- $a - Explanatory text (R)
- $b - Heading referred to (R)
- $t - Title referred to (R)
- $6 - Linkage (NR)
See the description of subfield $6 under field 260.
Examples
664 |
##$aFor this movement included in the composer's unfinished Requiem search under $bReger, Max, 1873-1916. $tRequiem (Mass) |
664 |
##$asearch under $bMahfuz, Najib, 1882- $bMahfuz, Najib, 1912- |
664 |
##$aFor collections beginning with this title search under $bArlen, Harold, 1905- $tMusical comedies. Selections |
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665 - HISTORY REFERENCE (NR)
The text for a history reference that is used in an established heading record when more information is needed about the relationships that exist among three or more established names (usually corporate names) than can be adequately conveyed by simple cross references generated from 5XX See Also From Tracing fields in the established heading records.
Indicators
Both undefined; each contains a blank (#)
Subfield Codes
- $a - History reference (R)
- $6 - Linkage (NR)
See the description of subfield $6 under field 260.
Examples
665 |
##$aIn Jan. 1979 the Connecticut Dept. of Social Services split to form the Dept. of Human Resources and the Dept. of Income Maintenance. $aWorks by these bodies are found under the following headings according to the name used at the time of publication: $aConnecticut. Dept. of Social Services. $aConnecticut. Dept. of Human Resources. $aConnecticut. Dept. of Income Maintenance. $aSUBJECT ENTRY: Works about these bodies are entered under one or more of the names resulting from the separation. Works limited in coverage to the pre- separation period are entered under the name of the original body. |
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666 - GENERAL EXPLANATORY REFERENCE--NAME (NR)
A note in a reference record that explains how names having a common characteristic (e.g., surnames with separately written prefixes) are entered in a file.
Indicators
Both undefined; each contains a blank (#)
Subfield Codes
- $a - General explanatory reference (R)
- $6 - Linkage (NR)
See the description of subfield $6 under field 260.
Examples
666 |
##$aNames beginning with this prefix are also entered under La (e.g., La Breteque, Pierre de) or under the name following the prefix (e.g., Torre, Marie de la) |
666 |
##$aNames of corporate bodies beginning with this word are entered under the next word in the name. |