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USMARC Concise Bibliographic: Main Entry Fields (1XX)

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Fields 100-130 contain a name or a uniform title heading used as a main entry in bibliographic records. Except for the definitions of indicator positions and subfield codes that are field specific, the content designation for each type of name and for uniform titles is consistent for Main Entry (100-130), Series Statement (400-440), Subject Access (600-630), Added Entry (700-730), and Series Added Entry (800-830) fields.

• 100 - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME (NR)
• 110 - MAIN ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME (NR)
• 111 - MAIN ENTRY--MEETING NAME (NR)
• 130 - MAIN ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE (NR)

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100 - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME (NR)

A personal name used as a main entry in a bibliographic record.

Indicators

• First - Type of personal name entry element
  A value that indicates the form of the entry element of the name.
  • 0 - Forename
    The name is a forename or is a name consisting of words, initials, letters, etc., that are formatted in direct order.
  • 1 - Surname
    The name is a single or multiple surname formatted in inverted order or a single name without forenames that is known to be a surname.
  • 3 - Family name
    The name represents a family, clan, dynasty, house, or other such group and may be formatted in direct or inverted order.
• Second - Undefined
  Contains a blank (#)

Subfield Codes

• $a - Personal name (NR)
  A surname and/or forename; letters, initials, abbreviations, phrases, or numbers used in place of a name; or a family name.
• $b - Numeration (NR)
  A roman numeral or a roman numeral and a subsequent part of a forename when the first indicator value is 0.
• $c - Titles and other words associated with a name (R)
• $d - Dates associated with a name (NR)
  Dates of birth, death, or flourishing, or any other date associated with a name.
• $e - Relator term (R)
  A term that describes the relationship between a name and a work.
• $f - Date of a work (NR)
  A date of publication used with a title of a work in a name/title field.
• $g - Miscellaneous information (NR)
  A data element not more appropriately contained in another defined subfield.
• $k - Form subheading (R)
• $l - Language of a work (NR)
  The name of a language(s) used with a title of a work in a name/title field.
• $n - Number of part/section of a work (R)
  A number designation for a part or section of a work used with a title in a name/title field.
• $p - Name of part/section of a work (R)
  A name designation of a part or section of a work used with a title in a name/title field.
• $q - Fuller form of name (NR)
  A more complete form of the name contained in subfield $a.
• $t - Title of a work (NR)
  A uniform title, a title page title of a work, or a series title used in a name/title field.
• $u - Affiliation (NR)
  An affiliation or address of the name.
• $4 - Relator code (R)
  A USMARC code for the relator term that describes the relationship between a name and a work. (The code is taken from the USMARC Code List for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions and is an authoritative-agency data element.)
• $6 - Linkage (NR)
  The linking tag number of the associated field and a two-character occurrence number (right justified with a zero in the unused position) that link fields that are alternate graphic representations of each other. Subfield $6 is the first subfield in the field and is structured as follows: <linking tag>-<<occurrence number>.

Examples

100	0#$aJohn, $cthe Baptist, Saint.
100	0#$a110908.
100	0#$aDr. X.
100	0#$aAuthor of The diary of a physician, $d1807-1877.
100	0#$aClaude, $cd'Abbeville, pere, $dd. 1632.
100	0#$aHoward.
100	1#$aFitzgerald, David.
100	1#$aChiang, Kai-shek, $d1887-1975.
100	1#$aWatson, $cRev.
100	1#$aQ., Mike.
100	1#$aBlackbeard, Author of, $d1777-1852.
100	1#$aLe Conte, John Eatton, $d1784-1860.
100	1#$aEl-Abiad, Ahmed H., $d1926-
100	0#$aJohn Paul $bII, $cPope, $d1920-
100	1#$aSeuss, $cDr.
100	1#$aChurchill, Winston, $cSir, $d1874- 1965.
100	1#$aWard, Humphrey, $cMrs., $d1851- 1920.
100	1#$aWalle-Lissnijder, $cvan de.
100	0#$aThomas, $cAquinas, Saint, $d1225?-1274.
100	0#$aBlack Foot, $cChief, $dd. 1877 $c(Spirit)
100	1#$aLevi, James, $dfl. 1706-1739.
100	1#$aJoannes Aegidius, Zamorensis, $d1240 or 41-ca. 1316.
100	0#$aH. D. $q(Hilda Doolittle), $d1886-1961.
100	1#$aGresham, G. A. $q(Geoffrey Austin)
100	1#$aSmith, Elizabeth $q(Ann Elizabeth)
100	1#$aBeeton, $cMrs. $q(Isabella Mary), $d1836- 1865.
100	1#$a`Atthawimonbandit (To), $cPhra, $d1883- 1973.
100	1#$aBrown, B. F. $uChemistry Dept., American University.
100	3#$aFarquhar family.
100	1#$aMorgan, John Pierpont, $d1837-1913, $ecollector.

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110 - MAIN ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME (NR)

A corporate name used as a main entry in a bibliographic record.

Indicators

• First - Type of corporate name entry element
  A value that indicates the form of the entry element of the name.
  • 0 - Inverted name
    The corporate name begins with a personal name in inverted order.
  • 1 - Jurisdiction name
    The entry element is a name of a jurisdiction that is also an ecclesiastical entity or is a jurisdiction name under which a corporate name or a title of a work is entered.
  • 2 - Name in direct order
• Second - Undefined
  Contains a blank (#)

Subfield Codes

• $a - Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element (NR)
  A name of a corporate body or the first entity when subordinate units are present; a jurisdiction name under which a corporate body, city section, or a title of a work is entered; or a jurisdiction name that is also an ecclesiastical entity.
• $b - Subordinate unit (R)
  A name of a subordinate corporate unit, a name of a city section, or a name of a meeting entered under a corporate or jurisdiction name.
• $c - Location of meeting (NR)
  A place name or a name of an institution where a meeting was held.
• $d - Date of meeting or treaty signing (R)
  The date a meeting was held or, in a name/title field, the date a treaty was signed.
• $e - Relator term (R)
• $f - Date of a work (NR)
• $g - Miscellaneous information (NR)
  The name of the other party to a treaty in a name/title field; a subelement that is not more appropriately contained in subfield $c, $d, or $n in a meeting entered under a corporate name; or a data element that is not more appropriately contained in another defined subfield in any other type of corporate name field.
• $k - Form subheading (R)
• $l - Language of a work (NR)
• $n - Number of part/section/meeting (R)
  A number designation for a meeting entered under a corporate name or for a part or section of a work used with a title in a name/title field.
• $p - Name of part/section of a work (R)
• $t - Title of a work (NR)
• $u - Affiliation (NR)
• $4 - Relator code (R)
• $6 - Linkage (NR)
  See the descriptions of subfields $e, $f, $l, $p, $t, $u, $4 and $6 under field 100.

Examples

110	0#$aNewman (Jean and Dorothy) Industrial Relations Library.
110	2#$aJ.C. Penney Co.
110	1#$aCyprus (Archdiocese)
110	1#$aPennsylvania. $bState Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators.
110	1#$aJalisco (Mexico). $tLey que aprueba el plan regional urbano de Guadalajara, 1979- 1983.
110	1#$aUnited States. $bPresident (1981-1989 : Reagan)
110	2#$aPRONAPADE (Firm)
110	1#$aBirmingham (Ala.)
110	2#$aScientific Society of San Antonio (1892- 1894)
110	2#$aSt. James Church (Bronx, New York, N.Y.)
110	1#$aUnited States. $bCongress. $bJoint Committee on the Library.
110	1#$aParis. $bMontmartre.
110	2#$aCatholic Church. $bConcilium Plenarium Americae Latinae $d(1899 : $cRome, Italy)
110	2#$aInternational Labour Organisation. $bEuropean Regional Conference $n(2nd : $d1968 : $cGeneva, Switzerland)
110	2#$aEastman Kodak Company, $edefendant-appellant.
110	1#$aMinnesota. $bConstitutional Convention $d(1857 : $gRepublican)
110	1#$aUnited States. $bCongress $n(97th, 2nd session : $d1982). $bHouse.
110	2#$aNew York Public Library. $kManuscript $pAulendorf Codex.
110	1#$aUnited States. $bNational Technical Information Service. $u5205 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161.
110	2#$aJ.H. Bufford & Co. $4pop
110	1#$aUnited States. $bCourt of Appeals (2nd Circuit)
110	1#$aUnited States. $kTreaties, etc. $gFrance, $dJuly 28, 1967.
110	1#$aBombay. $kCourt rules. $gCivil Court.

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111 - MAIN ENTRY--MEETING NAME (NR)

A meeting name used as a main entry in a bibliographic record.

Indicators

• First - Type of meeting name entry element
  A value that indicates the form of the entry element of the name.
  • 0 - Inverted name
    The meeting name begins with a personal name in inverted order.
  • 1 - Jurisdiction name
    The entry element is a jurisdication name under which a meeting name is entered.
  • 2 - Name in direct order
• Second - Undefined
  Contains a blank (#)

Subfield Codes

• $a - Meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry element (NR)
  A name of a meeting, or the first entity when subordinate units are present; or a jurisdiction name under which a meeting name is entered in a pre-AACR 2 formulated field.
• $c - Location of meeting (NR)
• $d - Date of meeting (NR)
• $e - Subordinate unit (R)
  The name of a subordinate unit entered under a meeting name.
• $f - Date of a work (NR)
• $g - Miscellaneous information (NR)
• $k - Form subheading (R)
• $l - Language of a work (NR)
• $n - Number of part/section/meeting (R)
• $p - Name of part/section of a work (R)
• $q - Name of meeting following jurisdiction name entry element (NR)
  The name of a meeting that is entered under a jurisdiction name contained in subfield $a.
• $t - Title of a work (NR)
• $u - Affiliation (NR)
• $4 - Relator code (R)
• $6 - Linkage (NR)
  See the descriptions of subfields $f, $g, $l, $p, $t, $u, $4, and $6 under field 100 and subfields $c and $n under field 110.

Examples

111	2#$aSymposium Internacional "Manuel Pedroso" In Memoriam $d(1976 : $cGuanajuato, Mexico)
111	1#$aChicago. $qCartography Conference.
111	2#$aGovernor's Conference on Aging (N.Y.) $d(1982 : $cAlbany, N.Y.)
111	2#$aEsto '84 $d(1984 : $cToronto, Ont). $eRaamatunaituse Komitee.
111	2#$aWorld Peace Conference $n(1st : $d1949 : $cParis, France and Prague, Czechoslovakia)
111	2#$aWhite House Conference on Library and Information Services $d(1979 : $cWashington, D.C.). $eOhio Conference Delegation.
111	2#$aInternational Symposium on Quality Control (1974- )
111	2#$aNational Conference on Physical Measurement of the Disabled, $n2nd, $cMayo Clinic, $d1981, $gProjected, not held.
111	1#$aParis. $qPeace Conference, $d1919.
111	2#$aSymposium on the Underground Disposal of Radioactive Wastes $d(1979 : $cOtaniemi, Finland) $4fnd
111	2#$aSobranie innostranykh prepodavatelei russkogo iazyka.
111	2#$aExpo '70 $c(Osaka, Japan)

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130 - MAIN ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE (NR)

A uniform title used as a main entry in a bibliographic record.

Indicators

• First - Nonfiling characters
  A value that indicates the number of character positions associated with an initial definite or indefinite article at the beginning of a main entry that are to be disregarded in sorting and filing processes.
  • 0-9 - Number of nonfiling characters present
• Second - Undefined
  Contains a blank (#)

Subfield Codes

• $a - Uniform title (NR)
• $d - Date of treaty signing (R)
• $f - Date of a work (NR)
• $g - Miscellaneous information (NR)
• $h - Medium (NR)
  A media qualifer.
• $k - Form subheading (R)
• $l - Language of a work (NR)
• $m - Medium of performance for music (R)
• $n - Number of part/section of a work (R)
• $o - Arranged statement for music (NR)
• $p - Name of part/section of a work (R)
• $r - Key for music (NR)
• $s - Version (NR)
• $t - Title of a work (NR)
  A title-page title of an item.
• $6 - Linkage (NR)
  See the descriptions of subfields $g and $6 under field 100.

Examples

130	0#$aElektroshlakovyi pereplav.
130	0#$aSiege d'Orleans (Mystery play)
130	0#$aBeowulf.
130	0#$aDialogue (Montreal, Quebec : 1962). $lEnglish.
130	0#$aTosefta. $lEnglish. $f1977.
130	0#$aKing Kong (1933)
130	0#$aGone with the wind (Motion picture). $hSound recording.
130	0#$aBible. $pO.T. $pFive Scrolls. $lHebrew. $sBiblioteca apostolica vaticana. $kManuscript. $nUrbiniti Hebraicus 1. $f1980.
130	0#$aConvention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms $d(1950). $kProtocols, etc., $d1963 Sept. 16.
130	0#$aPortrait and biographical album of Isabella County, Mich. $kSelections.
130	0#$aVedas. $pRgveda. $lItalian & Sanskrit. $kSelections.
130	0#$aConcertos, $mviolin, string orchestra, $rD major.
130	0#$aAnnale Universiteit van Stellenbosch. $nSerie A2, $pSoologie.
130	0#$aBible. $pN.T. $pPhilippians. $lEnglish. $sRevised Standard. $f1980.
130	0#$aKathy (Motion picture : 1981)