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Contents About Input Standards Fixed field elements and 006 0xx fields 1xx fields 2xx fields 3xx fields 4xx fields 5xx fields

6xx fields

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Contents About Fixed field 0xx 1xx 2xx 3xx 4xx 5xx 6xx 7xx 8xx 9xx

6xx Fields

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600 Subject Added Entry–Personal Name (R)

Input Standards

Required if applicable/Optional
1st Indicator Type of personal name entry element
0		Forename
1		Surname
3		Family name
2nd Indicator Thesaurus
0		Library of Congress subject heading
1		LC subject heading for children's literature
2		Medical subject heading
3		National Agricultural Library subject authority file
4		Source not specified
5		Canadian subject heading
6		Répertoire de vedettes-matière
7		Source is specified in subfield ‡2
8		Sears subject heading
Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable)			Input Standards
‡a		Personal name (NR)	Mandatory/Mandatory
‡b		Numeration (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡c		Titles and other words associated with a name (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡d		Dates associated with a name (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡e		Relator term (R)	Optional/Optional
‡f		Date of work (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡g		Miscellaneous information (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡h		Medium (NR)	Do not use/Do not use
‡j		Attribution qualifier (R)	Optional/Optional
‡k		Form subheading (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡l		Language of a work (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡m		Medium of performance for music (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡n		Number of part/section of a work (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡o		Arranged statement for music (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡p		Name of part/section of a work (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡q		Fuller form of name (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡r		Key for music (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡s		Version (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡t		Title of a work (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡u		Affiliation (NR)	Optional/Optional
‡v		Form subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡x		General subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡y		Chronological subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡z		Geographical subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡2		Source of heading or term (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡3		Materials specified (NR)	Optional/Optional
‡4		Relator code (R)	Optional/Optional

610 Subject Added Entry–Corporate Name (R)

Input Standards

Required if applicable/Optional
1st Indicator Type of corporate name entry element
0		Inverted name
1		Jurisdiction name
2		Name in direct order
2nd Indicator Thesaurus
0		Library of Congress subject heading
1		LC subject heading for children's literature
2		Medical subject heading
3		National Agricultural Library subject authority file
4		Source not specified
5		Canadian subject heading
6		Répertoire de vedettes-matière
7		Source is specified in subfield ‡2
8		Sears subject heading
Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable)			Input Standards
‡a		Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element (NR)	Mandatory/Mandatory
‡b		Subordinate unit (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡c		Location of meeting (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡d		Date of meeting or treaty signing (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡e		Relator term (R)	Optional/Optional
‡f		Date of work (NR)	Required if applicable / Required if applicable
‡g		Miscellaneous information (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡h		Medium (NR)	Do not use/Do not use
‡k		Form subheading (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡l		Language of a work (NR)	Required if applicable /Required if applicable
‡m		Medium of performance for music (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡n		Number of part/section/meeting (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡o		Arranged statement for music (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡p		Name of part/section of a work (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡r		Key for music (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡s		Version (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡t		Title of a work (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡u		Affiliation (NR)	Optional/Optional
‡v		Form subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡x		General subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡y		Chronological subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡z		Geographical subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡2		Source of heading or term (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡3		Materials specified (NR)	Optional/Optional
‡4		Relator code (R)	Optional/Optional

611 Subject Added Entry–Meeting Name (R)

Input Standards

Required if applicable/Optional
1st Indicator Type of meeting name entry element
0		Inverted name
1		Jurisdiction name
2		Name in direct order
2nd Indicator Thesaurus
0		Library of Congress subject heading
1		LC subject heading for children's literature
2		Medical subject heading
3		National Agricultural Library subject authority file
4		Source not specified
5		Canadian subject heading
6		Répertoire de vedettes-matière
7		Source is specified in subfield ‡2
8		Sears subject heading
Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable)			Input Standards
‡a		Meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry element (NR)	Mandatory/Mandatory
‡c		Location of meeting (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡d		Date of meeting (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡e		Subordinate unit (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡f		Date of a work (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡g		Miscellaneous information (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡h		Medium (NR)	Do not use/Do not use
‡k		Form subheading (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡l		Language of a work (NR)	Required if applicable /Required if applicable
‡n		Number of part/ section/meeting (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡p		Name of part/section of a work (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡q		Name of meeting following jurisdiction name entry element (NR)	Optional. Pre-AACR2 only/Optional. Pre-AACR2 only
‡s		Version (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡t		Title of a work (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡u		Affiliation (NR)	Optional/Optional
‡v		Form subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡x		General subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡y		Chronological subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡z		Geographical subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡2		Source of heading or term (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡3		Materials specified (NR)	Optional/Optional
‡4		Relator code (R)	Optional/Optional

630 Subject Added Entry–Uniform Title (R)

Input Standards

Required if applicable/Optional
1st Indicator Nonfiling characters
0		No nonfiling characters
1-9		Number of nonfiling characters present
2nd Indicator Thesaurus
0		Library of Congress subject heading
1		LC subject heading for children's literature
2		Medical subject heading
3		National Agricultural Library subject authority file
4		Source not specified
5		Canadian subject heading
6		Répertoire de vedettes-matière
7		Source is specified in subfield ‡2
8		Sears subject heading
Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable)			Input Standards
‡a		Uniform title (NR)	Mandatory/Mandatory
‡d		Date of treaty signing (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡f		Date of a work (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡g		Miscellaneous information (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡h		Medium (NR)	Do not use/Do not use
‡k		Form subheading (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡l		Language of a work (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡m		Medium of performance for music (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡n		Number of part/section of a work (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡o		Arranged statement for music (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡p		Name of part/section of a work (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡r		Key for music (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡s		Version (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡t		Title of a work (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡v		Form subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡x		General subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡y		Chronological subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡z		Geographical subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡2		Source of heading or term (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡3		Materials specified (NR)	Optional/Optional

648 Subject Added Entry–Chronological Term (R)


Input Standards
Required if applicable/Optional
1st Indicator Undefined
		Undefined
2nd Indicator Thesaurus
0		Library of Congress subject heading
1		LC subject heading for children's literature
2		Medical subject heading
3		National Agricultural Library subject authority file
4		Source not specified
5		Canadian subject heading
6		Répertoire de vedettes-matière
7		Source is specified in subfield ‡ 2
Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable)			Input Standards
‡a		Chronological term (NR)	Mandatory/Mandatory
‡v		Form subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡x		General subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡y		Chronological subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡z		Geographical subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡2		Source of heading or term (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡3		Materials specified (NR)	Optional/Optional

650 Subject Added Entry–Topical Term (R)

Input Standards

Required if applicable/Optional
1st Indicator Level of subject
		No information provided
0		No level specified
1		Primary
2		Secondary
2nd Indicator Thesaurus
0		Library of Congress subject heading
1		LC subject heading for children's literature
2		Medical subject heading
3		National Agricultural Library subject authority file
4		Source not specified
5		Canadian subject heading
6		Répertoire de vedettes-matière
7		Source is specified in subfield ‡2
8		Sears subject heading
Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable)			Input Standards
‡a		Topical term or geographic name as entry element (NR)	Mandatory/Mandatory
‡b		Topical term following geographic name as entry element (NR)	Required if applicable. Pre-AACR2 only/Required if applicable. Pre-AACR2 only
‡c		Location of an event (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡d		Active dates (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡e		Relator term (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡v		Form subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡x		General subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡y		Chronological subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡z		Geographical subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡2		Source of heading or term (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡3		Materials specified (NR)	Optional/Optional

651 Subject Added Entry–Geographic Name (R)

Input Standards

Required if applicable/Optional
1st Indicator Undefined
		Undefined
2nd Indicator Thesaurus
0		Library of Congress subject heading
1		LC subject heading for children's literature
2		Medical subject heading
3		National Agricultural Library subject authority file
4		Source not specified
5		Canadian subject heading
6		Répertoire de vedettes-matière
7		Source is specified in subfield ‡2
8		Sears subject heading
Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable)			Input Standards
‡a		Geographic name (NR)	Mandatory/Mandatory
‡v		Form subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡x		General subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡y		Chronological subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡z		Geographical subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡2		Source of heading or term (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡3		Materials specified (NR)	Optional/Optional

653 Index Term–Uncontrolled (R)

Input Standards

Optional/Optional
1st Indicator Level of subject
		No information provided
0		No level specified
1		Primary
2		Secondary
2nd Indicator Undefined
		Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable)			Input Standards
‡a		Uncontrolled term (R)	Mandatory/Mandatory

654 Subject Added Entry–Faceted Topical Terms (R)

Input Standards

Optional/Optional
1st Indicator Level of subject
		No information provided
0		No level specified
1		Primary
2		Secondary
2nd Indicator Undefined
		Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable)			Input Standards
‡a		Focus term (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡b		Non-focus term (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡c		Facet/hierarchy designation (R)	Mandatory/Mandatory
‡v		Form subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡y		Chronological subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡z		Geographical subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡2		Source of heading or term (NR)	Mandatory/Mandatory
‡3		Materials specified (NR)	Optional/Optional

655 Index Term–Genre/Form (R)

Input Standards

Optional/Optional
1st Indicator Type of heading
		Basic
0		Faceted
2nd Indicator Thesaurus
0		Library of Congress subject heading
1		LC subject heading for children's literature
2		Medical subject heading
3		National Agricultural Library subject authority file
4		Source not specified
5		Canadian subject heading
6		Répertoire de vedettes-matière
7		Source is specified in subfield ‡2
Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable)			Input Standards
‡a		Genre/form (NR)	Mandatory/Mandatory
‡b		Non-focus term (R)	Mandatory/Mandatory
‡c		Facet/hierarchy designation (R)	Mandatory/Mandatory
‡v		Form subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡x		General subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡y		Chronological subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡z		Geographical subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡2		Source of term (NR)	Mandatory/Mandatory
‡3		Materials specified (NR)	Optional/Optional
‡5		Institution to which field applies (NR)	Optional/Optional

656 Index Term–Occupation (R)

Input Standards

Optionall/Optional
1st Indicator Undefined
		Undefined
2nd Indicator Source of term
7		Source is specified in subfield ‡2
Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable)			Input Standards
‡a		Occupation (NR)	Mandatory/Mandatory
‡k		Form (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡v		Form subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡x		General subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡y		Chronological subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡z		Geographical subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡2		Source of term (NR)	Mandatory/Mandatory
‡3		Materials specified (NR)	Optional/Optional

657 Index Term–Function (R)

Input Standards

Optional/Optional
1st Indicator Undefined
		Undefined
2nd Indicator Source of term
7		Source is specified in subfield ‡2
Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable)			Input Standards
‡a		Function (NR)	Mandatory/Mandatory
‡v		Form subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡x		General subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡y		Chronological subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡z		Geographical subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡2		Source of term (NR)	Mandatory/Mandatory
‡3		Materials specified (NR)	Optional/Optional

658 Index Term–Curriculum Objective (R)

Input Standards

Optional/Optional
1st Indicator Undefined
		Undefined
2nd Indicator Undefined
		Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable)			Input Standards
‡a		Main curriculum objective (NR)	Mandatory/Mandatory
‡b		Subordinate curriculum objective (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡c		Curriculum code (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡d		Correlation factor (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡2		Source of term or code (NR)	Mandatory/Mandatory

690 Local Subject Added Entry–Topical Term (R)

Input Standards

Optional/Optional
1st Indicator Undefined
		Undefined
2nd Indicator Undefined
		Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable)			Input Standards
‡a		Topical term or geographic name as entry element (NR)	Mandatory/Mandatory
‡b		Topical term following geographic name as entry element (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡c		Location of event (NR)	Optional/Optional
‡d		Active dates (NR)	Optional/Optional
‡e		Relator term (NR)	Optional/Optional
‡v		Form subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡x		General subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡y		Chronological subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡z		Geographic subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡3		Materials specified (NR)	Optional/Optional

691 Local Subject Added Entry–Geographic Name (R)

Input Standards

Optional/Optional
1st Indicator Undefined
		Undefined
2nd Indicator Undefined
		Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable)			Input Standards
‡a		Geographic name (R)	Mandatory/Mandatory
‡b		Geographic element following geographic name (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡v		Form subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡x		General subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡y		Chronological subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡z		Geographic subdivision (R)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable
‡3		Materials specified (R)	Optional/Optional

699 Added Class Number (R)

Input Standards

Optional/Optional
1st Indicator Type of edition
		No edition information recorded
0		Full edition
1		Abridged edition
2nd Indicator Classification scheme
0		LC
1		DDC
2		NLM
3		UDC
4		Bliss
5		British Catalogue of Music
9		Local class scheme
Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable)			Input Standards
‡a		Added class number (R)	Mandatory/Mandatory
‡b		Item number (R)	Optional/Optional
‡e		Heading (R)	Optional/Optional
‡f		Filing suffix (R)	Optional/Optional
‡2		Edition number (NR)	Required if applicable/Required if applicable

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