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653  Index Term–Uncontrolled (R)

Input Standards

Optional/Optional
1st Indicator  Level of subject
blank character  No information provided
0 No level specified
1 Primary
2 Secondary
2nd Indicator  Type of term or name
blank character  No information provided.
0 Topical term
1 Personal name
2 Corporate name
3 Meeting name
4 Chronological term
5 Geographical term
6 Genre/form term
Subfields (R=Repeatable  NR=Nonrepeatable) Input Standards
‡a Uncontrolled term (R) Mandatory/Mandatory


Definition

 Index terms that are not derived from a controlled thesaurus or subject heading system.
 

1st Indicator

 Level of subject. The level of the subject entry. Use the 1st indicator to distinguish primary and secondary descriptors.
blank character No information provided. No information as to the level of the subject term is provided.
653 Stamp collecting (United States)
0 No level specified. The level of the subject term could be determined, but is not specified.
1 Primary. A subject covers the main focus or subject content of the material.
653 1 Ice, Sculpture, moulds, etc. ‡ a Children's games
2 Secondary. A subject covers a less important aspect of the content of the material.

2nd Indicator

 Type of term or name. Distinguishes uncontrolled index terms by type.
blank character No information provided.
0 Topical term. 
240 Here comes everybody ‡l German
245 1 4 Ein Mann in Dublin namens Joyce ‡c Anthony Burgess. [Übers. ins Dt.: Gisela u. Manfred Triesch]
653 0 Mann
653 5 Dublin
653 1 Joyce
1 Personal name. 
653 1 Plath
2 Corporate name. 
653 2 UNICEF
3 Meeting name. 
4 Chronological term. 
5 Geographical term. 
653 5 Hamburg
6 Genre/form term. 

Subfields
‡a Uncontrolled term An index term from an uncontrolled thesaurus or subject heading system. Repeat subfield ‡a when more than one index term at the level designated in the 1st indicator is assigned.
653 Man ‡a Eyes ‡a Diseases

Printing

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