USMARC FORMAT FOR AUTHORITY DATA: FIELD LIST
1993 Edition, including Update No. 1 (July 1995) and Update No. 2 (March 1997)
Network Development and MARC Standards Office
This document lists all valid and obsolete data elements that may appear in USMARC authority records. It is intended to meet the need for a simple data element list to support MARC system development and online validation of MARC data elements. This listing does not include any descriptions or examples of MARC data elements. Descriptions and examples can be found in the USMARC Concise Authority Format.
--Heading Fields (1XX)--
HEADINGS--GENERAL INFORMATION
Heading Usage in Bibliographic Records
Heading Usage in Authority Structures
100 - HEADING--PERSONAL NAME (NR)
Indicators
First - Type of personal name entry element
0 - Forename
1 - Surname
1 - Single surname [OBSOLETE]
2 - Multiple surname [OBSOLETE]
3 - Family name
Second - Undefined
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)
$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)
$v - Form subdivision (R)
$x - General subdivision (R)
$y - Chronological subdivision (R)
$z - Geographic subdivision (R)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
110 - HEADING--CORPORATE NAME (NR)
Indicators
First - Type of corporate name entry element
0 - Inverted name
1 - Jurisdiction name
2 - Name in direct order
Second - Undefined
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)
$v - Form subdivision (R)
$x - General subdivision (R)
$y - Chronological subdivision (R)
$z - Geographic subdivision (R)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
111 - HEADING--MEETING NAME (NR)
Indicators
First - Type of meeting name entry element
0 - Inverted name
1 - Jurisdiction name
2 - Name in direct order
Second - Undefined
Subfield Codes
$a - Meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry element
(NR)
$b - Number (NR) [OBSOLETE]
$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)
$v - Form subdivision (R)
$x - General subdivision (R)
$y - Chronological subdivision (R)
$z - Geographic subdivision (R)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
130 - HEADING--UNIFORM TITLE (NR)
Indicators
First - Undefined
Second - Nonfiling characters
0-9 - Number of nonfiling characters present
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)
$v - Form subdivision (R)
$x - General subdivision (R)
$y - Chronological subdivision (R)
$z - Geographic subdivision (R)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
150 - HEADING--TOPICAL TERM (NR)
Indicators
Subfield Codes
$a - Topical term or geographic name as entry element
(NR)
$b - Topical term following geographic name as entry
element (NR)
$v - Form subdivision (R)
$x - General subdivision (R)
$y - Chronological subdivision (R)
$z - Geographic subdivision (R)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
151 - HEADING--GEOGRAPHIC NAME (NR)
Indicators
Subfield Codes
$a - Geographic name (NR)
$b - Name following place as entry element (NR)
[OBSOLETE]
$v - Form subdivision (R)
$x - General subdivision (R)
$y - Chronological subdivision (R)
$z - Geographic subdivision (R)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
155 - HEADING--GENRE/FORM TERM (NR)
Indicators
Subfield Codes
$a - Genre/form term (NR)
$v - Form subdivision (R)
$x - General subdivision (R)
$y - Chronological subdivision (R)
$z - Geographic subdivision (R)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
180 - HEADING--GENERAL SUBDIVISION (NR)
Indicators
Subfield Codes
$v - Form subdivision (R)
$x - General subdivision (R)
$y - Chronological subdivision (R)
$z - Geographic subdivision (R)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
181 - HEADING--GEOGRAPHIC SUBDIVISION (NR)
Indicators
Subfield Codes
$v - Form subdivision (R)
$x - General subdivision (R)
$y - Chronological subdivision (R)
$z - Geographic subdivision (R)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
182 - HEADING--CHRONOLOGICAL SUBDIVISION (NR)
Indicators
Subfield Codes
$v - Form subdivision (R)
$x - General subdivision (R)
$y - Chronological subdivision (R)
$z - Geographic subdivision (R)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
185 - HEADING--FORM SUBDIVISION (NR)
Indicators
Subfield Codes
$v - Form subdivision (R)
$x - General subdivision (R)
$y - Chronological subdivision (R)
$z - Geographic subdivision (R)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
--Complex Subject References (2XX-3XX)--
260 - COMPLEX SEE REFERENCE--SUBJECT (R)
Indicators
Subfield Codes
$a - Heading referred to (R)
$i - Explanatory text (R)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
360 - COMPLEX SEE ALSO REFERENCE--SUBJECT (R)
Indicators
Subfield Codes
$a - Heading referred to (R)
$i - Explanatory text (R)
$6 - Linkage (NR)