MARC 21 Concise Bibliographic: Subject Access Fields (6XX)



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 MARC 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 MARC record. It may be generated based on the field tag. The dash ( -- ) that precedes a general subject subdivision is not carried in the MARC record; it may be generated based on the presence of subfields, $v, $x, $y, and $z.

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


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

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600

00$aNorodom Sihanouk, $cPrince, $d1922-

600

10$aSmith, $dfl. 1641.

600

30$aDunlop family.

600

30$a Pemyslid 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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