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USMARC Concise Bibliographic: Subject Access Fields (6XX)

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Fields 600-658 (with the exception of field 653 that is used for uncontrolled index terms) contain subject headings or access terms that provide additional access to a bibliographic record through a heading or term that is constructed according to established subject cataloging or thesaurus- building principles and guidelines. The standard list or authority file used is identified by the value in the second indicator position or by the USMARC source code contained in subfield $2 that is used in conjunction with value 7.
The arabic number that precedes a subject access field in some displays is not carried in the USMARC record. It may be generated based on the field tag. The dash ( -- ) that precedes a general subject subdivision is not carried in the USMARC record; it may be generated based on the presence of subfields, $v, $x, $y, and $z.

• 600 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME (R)
• 610 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME (R)
• 611 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--MEETING NAME (R)
• 630 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE (R)
• 650 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (R)
• 651 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME (R)
• 653 - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED (R)
• 654 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--FACETED TOPICAL TERMS (R)
• 655 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM (R)
• 656 - INDEX TERM--OCCUPATION (R)
• 657 - INDEX TERM--FUNCTION (R)
• 658 - INDEX TERM--CURRICULUM OBJECTIVE (R)

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600 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME (R)

A subject added entry in which the entry element is a personal name.

Indicators

• First - Type of personal name entry element
  • 0 - Forename
  • 1 - Surname
  • 3 - Family name
    See the description of the first indicator under field 100.
• Second - Subject heading system/thesaurus
  A value that indicates the subject heading system/thesaurus or authority file that was used to construct the subject heading. (Values 0-3 and 5-6 are authoritative-agency data elements.)
  • 0 - Library of Congress Subject Headings/LC authority files
    The subject added entry conforms to and is appropriate for use in the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) and the LC authority files.
  • 1 - LC subject headings for children's literature
    The subject added entry conforms to the "AC Subject Headings" section of the LCSH and is appropriate for use in the LC Annotated Card Program.
  • 2 - Medical Subject Headings/NLM authority files
    The subject added entry conforms to the NLM authority files.
  • 3 - National Agricultural Library subject authority file
    The subject added entry conforms to the NAL subject authority file.
  • 4 - Source not specified
    The subject added entry conforms to a controlled list that cannot be identified by another defined value or by a code in subfield $2.
  • 5 - Canadian Subject Headings/NLC authority file
    The subject added entry conforms to and is appropriate for use in the Canadian Subject Headings and the NLC authority files.
  • 6 - Repertoire des vedettes-matiere/NLC authority file
    The subject added entry conforms to and is appropriate for use in the Repertoire des vedettes-matiere and the NLC authority files.
  • 7 - Source specified in subfield $2
    The subject added entry conforms to the subject heading/thesaurus building conventions identified by the USMARC code contained in subfield $2.

Subfield Codes

• $a - Personal name (NR)
• $b - Numeration (NR)
• $c - Titles and other words associated with a name (R)
• $d - Dates associated with a name (NR)
• $e - Relator term (R)
• $f - Date of a work (NR)
• $g - Miscellaneous information (NR)
• $h - Medium (NR)
  A media qualifier.
• $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)
• $q - Fuller form of name (NR)
• $r - Key for music (NR)
• $s - Version (NR)
• $t - Title of a work (NR)
• $u - Affiliation (NR)
• $v - Form subdivision (R)
• $x - General subdivision (R)
• $y - Chronological subdivision (R)
• $z - Geographic subdivision (R)
• $2 - Source of heading or term (NR)
  A USMARC code that identifies the source of the subject heading or access term when the second indicator position contains value 7. (The code is taken from the USMARC Code List for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions and is an authoritative-agency data element.)
• $3 - Materials specified (NR)
  The part of the described materials to which the field applies.
• $4 - Relator code (R)
• $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].
  See the descriptions of subfields $a, $b, $d, $e, $f, $g, $l, $n, $p, $q, $t, $u, and $4 under field 100.

Examples

600	00$aNorodom Sihanouk, $cPrince, $d1922-
600	10$aSmith, $dfl. 1641.
600	30$aDunlop family.
600	30$aPremyslid dynasty.
600	30$aMorton family.
600	00$aMoses $c(Biblical leader)
600	10$aDrake, Francis, $cSir, $d1540?- 1596.
600	10$aGarcia Lorca, Federico, $d1898-1936, $kin fiction, drama, poetry, etc.
600	10$aShakespeare, William, $d1564-1616. $tHamlet.
600	00$aGautama Buddha $vBiography $vEarly works to 1800.
600	10$aShakespeare, William, $d1564-1616 $xCriticism and interpretation $xHistory $y18th century.
600	10$aReagan, Ronald $xAssassination attempt, 1981.
600	10$aFord, Gerald R., $d1913- $xMuseums, relics, etc. $zMichigan.
600	10$aPushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, $d1799-1837 $xMuseums, relics, etc. $zRussia (Federation) $zMoscow $vMaps.
600	10$aNixon, Richard M. $q(Richard Milhouse), $d1913- $xPersonality.
600	00$aJesus Christ $xHistory of doctrines $yEarly Church, ca. 30- 600.

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610 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME (R)

A subject added entry in which the entry element is a corporate name.

Indicators

• First - Type of corporate name entry element
  • 0 - Inverted name
  • 1 - Jurisdiction name
  • 2 - Name in direct order
    See the description of the first indicator under field 110.
• Second - Subject heading system/thesaurus
  • 0 - Library of Congress Subject Headings/LC authority files
  • 1 - LC subject headings for children's literature
  • 2 - Medical Subject Headings/NLM authority files
  • 3 - National Agricultural Library subject authority file
  • 4 - Source not specified
  • 5 - Canadian Subject Headings/NLC authority file
  • 6 - Repertoire des vedettes-matiere/NLC authority file
  • 7 - Source specified in subfield $2
    See the description of the second indicator under field 600.

Subfield Codes

• $a - Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element (NR)
• $b - Subordinate unit (R)
• $c - Location of meeting (NR)
• $d - Date of meeting or treaty signing (R)
• $e - Relator term (R)
• $f - Date of a work (NR)
• $g - Miscellaneous information (NR)
• $h - Medium (NR)
• $k - Form subheading (R)
• $l - Language of a work (NR)
• $m - Medium of performance for music (R)
• $n - Number of part/section/meeting (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)
• $u - Affiliation (NR)
• $v - Form subdivision (R)
• $x - General subdivision (R)
• $y - Chronological subdivision (R)
• $z - Geographic subdivision (R)
• $2 - Source of heading or term (NR)
• $3 - Materials specified (NR)
• $4 - Relator code (R)
• $6 - Linkage (NR)
  See the descriptions of subfields $e, $f, $l, $p, $t, $u and $4 under field 100; subfields $a, $b, $c, $d, $g, and $n under field 110; and subfields $h, $2, $3, and $6 under field 600.

Examples

610	20$aBenjamin F. Packard (Sailing ship)
610	20$aEmpire State Building (New York, N.Y.)
610	10$aFrance. $tConstitution (1946)
610	10$aGreat Britain. $tTreaties, etc. $gIreland, $d1985 Nov. 15.
610	20$aBritish Library. $kManuscript. $nArundel 384.
610	10$aUruguay. $tTreaties, etc. $gArgentina, $d1974 Aug. 20. $kProtocols, etc. $d1982 Dec. 20.
610	20$aDaughters of the American Revolution. $bMary Clap Wooster Chapter (New Haven, Conn.). $kCharters and regulations.
610	20$aUnited States Strategic Bombing Survey. $tReports. $pPacific war $vIndexes.
610	10$aUnited States. $bArmy. $bCavalry $xHistory $yCivil War, 1861-1865 $vMaps.
610	20$aCatholic Church. $bProvince of Baltimore (Md.)
610	20$aUnited Nations $zAfrica.

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611 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--MEETING NAME (R)

A subject added entry in which the entry element is a meeting name.

Indicators

• First - Type of meeting name entry element
  • 0 - Inverted name
  • 1 - Jurisdiction name
  • 2 - Name in direct order
    See the description of the first indicator under field 111.
• Second - Subject heading system/thesaurus
  • 0 - Library of Congress Subject Headings/LC authority files
  • 1 - LC subject headings for children's literature
  • 2 - Medical Subject Headings/NLM authority files
  • 3 - National Agricultural Library subject authority file
  • 4 - Source not specified
  • 5 - Canadian Subject Headings/NLC authority file
  • 6 - Repertoire des vedettes-matiere/NLC authority file
  • 7 - Source specified in subfield $2
    See the description of the second indicator under field 600.

Subfield Codes

• $a - Meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry element (NR)
• $c - Location of meeting (NR)
• $d - Date of meeting (NR)
• $e - Subordinate unit (R)
• $f - Date of a work (NR)
• $g - Miscellaneous information (NR)
• $h - Medium (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)
• $s - Version (NR)
• $t - Title of a work (NR)
• $u - Affiliation (NR)
• $v - Form subdivision (R)
• $x - General subdivision (R)
• $y - Chronological subdivision (R)
• $z - Geographic subdivision (R)
• $2 - Source of heading or term (NR)
• $3 - Materials specified (NR)
• $4 - Relator code (R)
• $6 - Linkage (NR)
  See the descriptions of subfields $f, $g, $l, $p, $t, $u, and $4 under field 100; subfields $c and $n under field 110; subfields $a, $e, and $q under field 111; and subfields $h, $2, $3, and $6 under field 600.

Examples

611	20$aVatican Council $n(2nd : $d1962-1965). $tDecretum de presbyterorum ministerio et vita.
611	20$aInternational Congress of Writers for the Defence of Culture $n(1st : $d1935 : $cParis, France) $vFiction.
611	20$aWorld Series (Baseball) $xHistory.
611	20$aEpsom Derby, England (Horse race) $xHistory $y20th century.
611	20$aOlympic Games $n(23rd : $d1984 : $cLos Angeles, Calif.) $vPeriodicals.

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630 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE (R)

A subject added entry in which the entry element is a uniform title.

Indicators

• First - Nonfiling characters
  • 0-9 - Number of nonfiling characters present
    See the description of the first indicator under field 130.
• Second - Subject heading system/thesaurus
  • 0 - Library of Congress Subject Headings/LC authority files
  • 1 - LC subject headings for children's literature
  • 2 - Medical Subject Headings/NLM authority files
  • 3 - National Agricultural Library subject authority file
  • 4 - Source not specified
  • 5 - Canadian Subject Headings/NLC authority file
  • 6 - Repertoire des vedettes-matiere/NLC authority file
  • 7 - Source specified in subfield $2
    See the description of the second indicator under field 600.

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)
• $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)
  The title-page title of an item.
• $v - Form subdivision (R)
• $x - General subdivision (R)
• $y - Chronological subdivision (R)
• $z - Geographic subdivision (R)
• $2 - Source of heading or term (NR)
• $3 - Materials specified (NR)
• $6 - Linkage (NR)
  See the descriptions of subfields $f, $g, $l, $n, and $p under field 100; and subfields $h, $3, and $6 under field 600.

Examples

630	00$aDead Sea scrolls.
630	00$aFour seasons (Motion picture : 1981)
630	00$aInter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance $d(1947)
630	00$aNew York times $vIndexes.
630	00$aKoran $xCriticism, interpretation, etc. $xHistory $y19th century.
630	05$aStudio magazine. $pContemporary paintings $vPeriodicals.
630	00$aBible. $pN.T. $pRomans $xGeography $vMaps.
630	00$aSilent running (Motion picture)

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650 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (R)

A subject added entry in which the entry element is a topical term.

Indicators

• First - Level of subject
  A value that indicates whether the term is a primary or secondary descriptor of the content of the described material.
  • # - No information provided
  • 0 - No level specified
    The level of the term could be determined but is not specified.
  • 1 - Primary
    The term describes the main focus or subject content of the material.
  • 2 - Secondary
    The subject term describes a less important aspect of the content of the material.
• Second - Subject heading system/thesaurus
  • 0 - Library of Congress Subject Headings
    The subject added entry conforms to and is appropriate for use in the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).
  • 1 - LC subject headings for children's literature
  • 2 - Medical Subject Headings
    The subject added entry conforms to the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).
  • 3 - National Agricultural Library subject authority file
  • 4 - Source not specified
  • 5 - Canadian Subject Headings
    The subject added entry conforms to and is appropriate for use in the Canadian Subject Headings.
  • 6 - Repertoire des vedettes-matiere
    The subject added entry conforms to and is appropriate for use in the Repertoire des vedettes-matiere.
  • 7 - Source specified in subfield $2
    See the description of the second indicator under field 600.

Subfield Codes

• $a - Topical term or geographic name as entry element (NR)
• $b - Topical term following geographic name as entry element (NR)
• $c - Location of event (NR)
• $d - Active dates (NR)
  The time period during which an event occurred.
• $e - Relator term (NR)
  A term that describes the relationship between the topical heading and the described materials.
• $v - Form subdivision (R)
• $x - General subdivision (R)
• $y - Chronological subdivision (R)
• $z - Geographic subdivision (R)
• $2 - Source of heading or term (NR)
• $3 - Materials specified (NR)
• $6 - Linkage (NR)
  See the descriptions of subfields $2, $3, and $6 under field 600.

Examples

650	#0$aArchitecture, Modern $y19th century.
650	00$aFlour and feed trade $vPeriodicals.
650	17$aCareer Exploration. $2ericd
650	#0$aConcertos (String orchestra)
650	#0$aVocal music $zFrance $y18th century.
650	#0$aDentistry $vJuvenile films.
650	#0$aReal property $zMississippi $zTippah County $vMaps.
650	#7$aEducational buildings $zWashington (D.C.) $y1890- 1910. $2lctgm

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651 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME (R)

A subject added entry in which the entry element is a geographic name.

Indicators

• First - Undefined
  Contains a blank (#)
• Second - Subject heading system/thesaurus
  • 0 - Library of Congress Subject Headings/LC authority files
  • 1 - LC subject headings for children's literature
  • 2 - Medical Subject Headings/NLM authority files
  • 3 - National Agricultural Library subject authority file
  • 4 - Source not specified
  • 5 - Canadian Subject Headings/NLC authority file
  • 6 - Repertoire des vedettes-matiere/NLC authority file
  • 7 - Source specified in subfield $2
    See the description of the second indicator under field 600.

Subfield Codes

• $a - Geographic name (NR)
• $v - Form subdivision (R)
• $x - General subdivision (R)
• $y - Chronological subdivision (R)
• $z - Geographic subdivision (R)
• $2 - Source of heading or term (NR)
• $3 - Materials specified (NR)
• $6 - Linkage (NR)
  See the descriptions of subfields $2, $3, and $6 under field 600.

Examples

651	#0$aAmazon River.
651	#0$aAltamira Cave (Spain)
651	#0$aPompeii (Ancient city)
651	#0$aAntietam National Battlefield (Md.)
651	#0$aKing Ranch (Tex.)
651	#0$aMing Tombs (China)
651	#0$aChelsea (London, England)
651	#0$aRussia $xHistory $vMaps.
651	#0$aTexas $xGovernors $xStaff.
651	#0$aUnited States $xBoundaries $zCanada.
651	#0$3Psychiatric admission records $aPennsylvania $xNuclear reactor safety $y1975-1985 $zUnited States.

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653 - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED (R)

An index term added entry that is not constructed by standard subject heading/thesaurus-building conventions.

Indicators

• First - Level of index term
  • # - No information provided
  • 0 - No level specified
  • 1 - Primary
  • 2 - Secondary
    See the description of the first indicator under field 650.
• Second - Undefined
  Contains a blank (#)

Subfield Codes

• $a - Uncontrolled term (R)
• $6 - Linkage (NR)
  See the description of subfield $6 under field 600.

653	1#$afuel cells $amolten carbonate $apower generation
653	##$aMan $aEyes $aDiseases

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654 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--FACETED TOPICAL TERMS (R)

A topical subject constructed from a faceted vocabulary.

Indicators

• First - Level of subject
  • # - No information provided
  • 0 - No level specified
  • 1 - Primary
  • 2 - Secondary
    See the description of the first indicator under field 650.
• Second - Undefined
  Contains a blank (#)

Subfield Codes

• $a - Focus term (NR)
• $b - Non-focus term (R)
  A term other than that considered the focus.
• $c - Facet/hierarchy designation (R)
  The designation used by the thesaurus specified by the USMARC code contained in subfield $2 to identify the facet/hierarchy for each term contained in subfields $a and $b.
• $v - Form subdivision (R)
• $y - Chronological subdivision (R)
• $z - Geographic subdivision (R)
• $2 - Source of heading or term (NR)
• $3 - Material specified (NR)
  See the descriptions of subfields $2 and $3 under field 600.

Examples

654	0#$cr $alandscape gardens $cy $b18th century $cz $bEngland. $2aat
654	1#$ck $ainterior design. $2aat
654	##$cf $bFrench colonial $cv $aportraits $cz $bUnited States $cz $bNew Jersey. $2aat
654	##$cr $acountry houses $cz $bGreat Britain $cy $b18th century. $2aat

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655 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM (R)

Contains terms indicating the genre, form, and/or physical characteristics of the materials being described. A genre term designates the style or technique of the intellectual content of textual materials or, for graphic materials, aspects such as vantage point, intended purpose, or method of representation. A form term designates historically and functionally specific kinds of materials distinguished by their physical character, the subject of their intellectual content, or the order of information within them. Physical characteristic terms designate historically and functionally specific kinds of materials as distinguished by an examination of their physical character, subject of their intellectual content, or the order of information with them.

Indicators

• First - Type of heading
  • # - Basic
  • 0 - Faceted
• Second - Source of term
  A value that indicates that the source of the index term is the standard published list indicated by the USMARC code contained in subfield $2.
  • 7 - Source specified in subfield $2

Subfield Codes

See the descriptions of subfields $2, $3, and $6 under field 600.

• $a - Genre/form (NR)
• $b - Non-focus term (R)
• $c - Facet/hierarchy designation (R)
• $v - Form subdivision (R)
• $x - General subdivision (R)
• $y - Chronological subdivision (R)
• $z - Geographic subdivision (R)
• $2 - Source of term (NR)
• $3 - Materials specified (NR)
• $5 - Institution to which field applies (NR)
  Contains the USMARC code of the organization that holds a copy to which the subject added entry applies. It is used in a subject added entry that does not apply to the universal description of the item. The source of the code is USMARC Code List for Organizations that is maintained by the Library of Congress.
• $6 - Linkage (NR)

Examples

655	#7$aBird's-eye views $y1874. $2gmgpc
655	07$ck $bLaminated $cm $bmarblewood $cv $abust. $2aat
655	#7$aDictionaries $xFrench $y18th century. $2rbgenr
655	##$aSigning patterns (Printing) $zGermany $y18th century. $2rbpri
655	#7$3Municipal Fire Station records $aFire reports $zAtlanta, Georgia $y1978. $2[thesaurus code]
655	##$aAnnotations (Provenance) $zSweden $y18th century. $2rbprov $5MH-H

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656 - INDEX TERM--OCCUPATION (R)

Indicators

An index term that is descriptive of the occupation reflected in the contents of the described materials.

• First - Undefined
  Contains a blank (#)
• Second - Source of term
  • 7 - Source specified in subfield $2
    See the description of the second indicator under field 655.

Subfield Codes

• $a - Occupation (NR)
• $k - Form (NR)
• $v - Form subdivision (NR)
• $x - General subdivision (R)
• $y - Chronological subdivision (R)
• $z - Geographic subdivision (R)
• $2 - Source of term (NR)
• $3 - Materials specified (NR)
• $6 - Linkage (NR)
  See the descriptions of subfields $2, $3, and $6 under field 600.

Examples

656	#7$aAnthropologists. $2[thesaurus code]
656	#7$aEducators. $2[thesaurus code]
656	#7$aMigrant laborers. $kSchool district case files. $2[thesaurus code>]

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657 - INDEX TERM--FUNCTION (R)

An index term that is descriptive of the activity or function that generated the described materials.

Indicators

• First - Undefined
  Contains a blank (#)
• Second - Source of term
  • 7 - Source specified in subfield $2
    See the description of the second indicator under field 655.

Subfield Codes

• $a - Function (NR)
• $v - Form subdivision (NR)
• $x - General subdivision (R)
• $y - Chronological subdivision (R)
• $z - Geographic subdivision (R)
• $2 - Source of term (NR)
• $3 - Materials specified (NR)
• $6 - Linkage (NR)
  See the descriptions of subfields $2, $3, and $6 under field 600.

Example

657	#7$aPersonnel benefits management $xIndustrial accidents $xMorbidity $xVital statistics $zLove Canal, New York. $2New York State Management Functions Index

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658 - INDEX TERM--CURRICULUM OBJECTIVE (R)

Contains index terms denoting curriculum or course-of-study objectives applicable to the content of the described materials. The field may also contain correlation factors indicating the degree to which the described materials meet an objective. Codes assigned to specific objectives in published lists are also recorded in this field.

Indicators

Both undefined; each contains a blank (#)

Subfield Codes

• $a - Main curriculum objective (NR)
• $b - Subordinate curriculum objective (R)
• $c - Curriculum code (NR)
  Contains a coded representation of the curriculum objective recorded in subfield $a.
• $d - Correlation factor (NR)
  Contains a statement that identifies the degree to which the described materials correlate to the curriculum objective recorded in the field.
• $2 - Source of term (NR)
• $6 - Linkage (NR)
  See the descriptions of subfields $2 and $6 under field 600.

Examples

658	##$aReading objective 1 (fictional) $bunderstanding language, elements of plots, themes, motives, characters, setting by responding to the multiple-meaning word $cNRPO2-1991 $dhighly correlated. $2ohco
658	##$aMath manipulatives $dhighly correlated. $2[source code]
658	##$aDrug abuse awareness $bpeer pressure $bunderstanding the law. $2local
658	##$aHealth objective 1 $bhandicapped awareness $cNHP01-1991 $dhighly correlated. $2ohco
658	##$aReading objective 1 $bidentify, locate, and use information $cNRP01-1991. $2accssd