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.
--See Also From Tracing Fields (5XX)-- 500 - SEE ALSO FROM TRACING--PERSONAL NAME (R) 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) $i - Reference instruction phrase (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) $w - Control subfield (NR) 0 - Special relationship 1 - Tracing use restriction 2 - Earlier form of heading 3 - Reference display $x - General subdivision (R) $y - Chronological subdivision (R) $z - Geographic subdivision (R) $0 - Record control number (R) $5 - Institution to which field applies (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) 510 - SEE ALSO FROM TRACING--CORPORATE NAME (R) 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) $i - Reference instruction phrase (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) $w - Control subfield (NR) 0 - Special relationship 1 - Tracing use restriction 2 - Earlier form of heading 3 - Reference display $x - General subdivision (R) $y - Chronological subdivision (R) $z - Geographic subdivision (R) $0 - Record control number (R) $5 - Institution to which field applies (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) 511 - SEE ALSO FROM TRACING--MEETING NAME (R) 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) $i - Reference instruction phrase (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) $w - Control subfield (NR) 0 - Special relationship 1 - Tracing use restriction 2 - Earlier form of heading 3 - Reference display $x - General subdivision (R) $y - Chronological subdivision (R) $z - Geographic subdivision (R) $0 - Record control number (R) $5 - Institution to which field applies (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) 530 - SEE ALSO FROM TRACING--UNIFORM TITLE (R) Indicators First - Undefined Second - Nonfiling characters 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) $i - Reference instruction phrase (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) $w - Control subfield (NR) 0 - Special relationship 1 - Tracing use restriction 2 - Earlier form of heading 3 - Reference display $x - General subdivision (R) $y - Chronological subdivision (R) $z - Geographic subdivision (R) $0 - Record control number (R) $5 - Institution to which field applies (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) 550 - SEE ALSO FROM TRACING--TOPICAL TERM (R) Indicators Subfield Codes $a - Topical term or geographic name as entry element (NR) $b - Topical term following geographic name as entry element (NR) $i - Reference instruction phrase (NR) $v - Form subdivision (R) $w - Control subfield (NR) 0 - Special relationship 1 - Tracing use restriction 2 - Earlier form of heading 3 - Reference display $x - General subdivision (R) $y - Chronological subdivision (R) $z - Geographic subdivision (R) $0 - Record control number (R) $5 - Institution to which field applies (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) 551 - SEE ALSO FROM TRACING--GEOGRAPHIC NAME (R) Indicators Subfield Codes $a - Geographic name (NR) $b - Name following place as entry element (NR) [OBSOLETE] $i - Reference instruction phrase (NR) $v - Form subdivision (R) $w - Control subfield (NR) 0 - Special relationship 1 - Tracing use restriction 2 - Earlier form of heading 3 - Reference display $x - General subdivision (R) $y - Chronological subdivision (R) $z - Geographic subdivision (R) $0 - Record control number (R) $5 - Institution to which field applies (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) 555 - SEE ALSO FROM TRACING--GENRE/FORM TERM (R) Indicators Subfield Codes $a - Genre/form term (NR) $i - Reference instruction phrase (NR) $v - Form subdivision (R) $w - Control subfield (NR) 0 - Special relationship 1 - Tracing use restriction 2 - Earlier form of heading 3 - Reference display $x - General subdivision (R) $y - Chronological subdivision (R) $z - Geographic subdivision (R) $0 - Record control number (R) $5 - Institution to which field applies (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) 580 - SEE ALSO FROM TRACING--GENERAL SUBDIVISION (R) Indicators Subfield Codes $i - Reference instruction phrase (NR) $v - Form subdivision (R) $w - Control subfield (NR) 0 - Special relationship 1 - Tracing use restriction 2 - Earlier form of heading 3 - Reference display $x - General subdivision (R) $y - Chronological subdivision (R) $z - Geographic subdivision (R) $0 - Record control number (R) $5 - Institution to which field applies (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) 581 - SEE ALSO FROM TRACING--GEOGRAPHIC SUBDIVISION (R) Indicators Subfield Codes $i - Reference instruction phrase (NR) $v - Form subdivision (R) $w - Control subfield (NR) 0 - Special relationship 1 - Tracing use restriction 2 - Earlier form of heading 3 - Reference display $x - General subdivision (R) $y - Chronological subdivision (R) $z - Geographic subdivision (R) $0 - Record control number (R) $5 - Institution to which field applies (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) 582 - SEE ALSO FROM TRACING--CHRONOLOGICAL SUBDIVISION (R) Indicators Subfield Codes $i - Reference instruction phrase (NR) $v - Form subdivision (R) $w - Control subfield (NR) 0 - Special relationship 1 - Tracing use restriction 2 - Earlier form of heading 3 - Reference display $x - General subdivision (R) $y - Chronological subdivision (R) $z - Geographic subdivision (R) $0 - Record control number (R) $5 - Institution to which field applies (R) $6 - Linkage (NR) 585 - SEE ALSO FROM TRACING--FORM SUBDIVISION (R) Indicators Subfield Codes $i - Reference instruction phrase (NR) $v - Form subdivision (R) $w - Control subfield (NR) 0 - Special relationship 1 - Tracing use restriction 2 - Earlier form of heading 3 - Reference display $x - General subdivision (R) $y - Chronological subdivision (R) $z - Geographic subdivision (R) $0 - Record control number (R) $5 - Institution to which field applies (R) $6 - Linkage (NR)