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Mandatory MARC Fields for PFAN

Combination of RDA “Core” and RDA “Core if” elements plus additional elements
Adapted from LC RDA Core Elements

Explanation of symbols in this table:

"Element" Column:	A plus sign (+) identifies additional elements beyond the RDA "core" and RDA "core if" elements, selected by PFAN to be core elements, as specified, in records.
FRBR Column:	FRBR/FRAD Entities:
	C = Corporate Body (collectivité) E = Expression F = Family (famille)	W = Work (œuvre) PL = Place (lieu) P = Person (personne)

Element	RDA No	FRBR	Decision with qualification, if appropriate	MARC coding
RECORDING ATTRIBUTES OF WORKS AND EXPRESSIONS
Status of identification +	5.7		Yes	008/33
Source consulted +	5.8		Yes	670, 675
Cataloguer's note +	5.9		Yes for certain situation explained in the Name Authority Manual, 667 and in other guidelines	667
IDENTIFYING WORKS AND EXPRESSIONS
Preferred title for the work • Musical work • Legal work • Religious work • Official communications	6.2.2 6.14.2 6.19.2 6.23.2 6.26.2	W	Yes	1XX
Form of work	6.3	W	Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate	1XX, 380
Date of work • Legal work	6.4 6.20	W	Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate; see Date of a treaty below	1XX, 046
Place of origin of work	6.5	W	Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate	1XX, 370
Other distinguishing characteristic of work • Legal work	6.6 6.21	W	Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate	1XX, 381
Medium of performance	6.15	W	Yes, in the authorized access point; (1) if the title is not distinctive, give if applicable; (2) if the title is distinctive, give if needed to differentiate	1XX, 382
Numeric designation of musical work	6.16	W	Yes, in the authorized access point; (1) if the title is not distinctive, give if applicable; (2) if the title is distinctive, give if needed to differentiate	1XX, 383
Key	6.17	W	Yes, in the authorized access point; (1) if the title is not distinctive, give if applicable; (2) if the title is distinctive, give if needed to differentiate	1XX, 384
Date of a treaty	6.20.3	W	Yes, in the authorized access point	1XX, 046
Identifier for the work	6.8	W	Yes	016
Content type	6.9	E	Yes	1XX, 336
Date of expression • Religious work	6.10 6.24	E	Yes, where necessary, in the authorized access point for expressions of musical and religious works	1XX, 046
Language of expression	6.11	E	Yes, in the authorized access point for a translation or an edition in another language	1XX, 377, 670
Other distinguishing characteristic of expression • Musical work • Religious work	6.12 6.18 6.25	E	Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate	1XX, 381
Identifier for the expression	6.13	E	Yes	016
RECORDING ATTRIBUTES OF PERSONS, FAMILIES, AND CORPORATE BODIES
Status of identification +	8.10		Yes	008/33
Undifferentiated Name Indicator +	8.11		Yes; see the Name Authority Manual, 008/32 for PFAN policies on undifferentiated name authority records	008/32
Source consulted +	8.12		Yes	670, 675
Cataloguer's note +	8.13		Yes for certain situations explained in the Name Authority Manual, 667 and other guidelines	667
IDENTIFYING PERSONS
Preferred name for the person	9.2.2	P	Yes	100
Date of birth	9.3.2	P	Yes, in the authorized access point if available at time of creating the authorized access point Yes, at the element level (field 046) if available but not included in the authorized access point	100, 046
Date of death	9.3.3	P	Yes, in the authorized access point if available at time of creating the authorized access point Yes, at the element level (field 046) if available but not included in the authorized access point	100, 046
Period of activity of the person	9.3.4	P	Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate	100, 046
Title of the person	9.4	P	Yes, in the authorized access point in the following cases: (1) for titles indicating royalty, nobility, an ecclesiatical rank or office, or a term of address for a person of religious vocation; (2) if needed to differentiate for terms of rank, honor or office	100, 368
Fuller form of name	9.5	P	Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate	100, 378
Other designation associated with the person	9.6	P	Yes, in the authorized access point in the following cases: (1) for saints and spirits; (2) if needed to differentiate Yes, at the element levle (field 368) if not included in the authorized access point, for a person named in sacred scriptures or apocryphal books, a fictitious or legendary person, or a real non-human entity	100, 368
Profession or occupation	9.16	P	Yes, in the authorized access point in the following cases: (1) for a person whose name consists of a phrase or appellation not conveying the idea of a person; (2) if needed to differentiate	100, 374
Identifier for the person	9.18	P	Yes	016
IDENTIFYING FAMILIES
Preferred name for the family	10.2.2	F	Yes	100
Type of family	10.3	F	Yes, in the authorized access point	100, 376
Date associated with the family	10.4	F	Yes, in the authorized access point	100, 046, 376
Place associated with the family	10.5	F	Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate	100, 370
Prominent member of the family	10.6	F	Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate	100, 376
Identifier for the family	10.10	F	Yes	016
IDENTIFYING CORPORATE BODIES
Preferred name for the corporate body	11.2.2	C	Yes	11X, 151
Location of conference, etc.	11.3.2	C	Yes, in the authorized access point for individual conferences, etc. or isolated occurrences in a series of conferences, etc.	11X, 370
Other place associated with a corporate body	11.3.3	C	Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate	11X, 370
Date of conference, etc.	11.4.2	C	Yes, in the authorized access point for individual conferences, etc. or isolated occurrences in a series of conferences, etc.	11X, 046
Date of establishment	11.4.3	C	Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate	11X, 046
Date of termination	11.4.4	C	Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate	11X, 046
Period of activity of the corporate body	11.4.5	C	Yes, in the authorized access point if needed to differentiate	11X, 046
Associated institution	11.5	C	Yes, in the authorized access point in the following cases: (1) for conferences, etc., if the institution’s name provides better identification than the local place name or if the local place name is unknown or cannot be readily determined; (2) for other corporate bodies, if needed to differentiate when the institution’s name provides better identification than the local place name or if the local place name is unknown or cannot be readily determined	11X, 373
Number of a conference, etc.	11.6	C	For individual conferences, etc. or isolated occurrences in a series of conferences, etc.	11X
Other designation associated with corporate body	11.7	C	Yes, in the authorized access point in the following cases: (1) for a name that does not convey the idea of a corporate body; (2) if needed to differentiate	11X, 368
Identifier for the corporate body	11.12	C	Yes	016
IDENTIFYING PLACES
Preferred name for the place +	16.2.2	PL	Yes, in the context of RDA 11.2 (for ex., the name of a government)	151
PERSONS, FAMILIES, AND CORPORATE BODIES ASSOCIATED WITH A WORK
Creator	19.2	W	Yes, in the authorized access point (if more than one, only the creator having principal responsibility named first in resources embodying the work or in reference sources is required; if principal responsibility is not indicated, only the first-named creator is required)	1XX, 5XX
Other agent associated with work	19.3	W	Yes, in the authorized access point (if the authorized access point representing that agent is used to construct the authorized access point representing the work)	1XX, 5XX
RECORDING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN WORKS, EXPRESSIONS, MANIFESTIONS, AND ITEMS
Source consulted +	24.7		Yes	670, 675
RECORDING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PERSONS, FAMILIES, AND CORPORATE BODIES
Source consulted +	29.6		Yes	670, 675
RELATED PERSONS
Related person +	30.1	P, F, C	For different identities	500
Explanation of relationship +	30.2		For individuals having three or more identities	663
RELATED CORPORATE BODIES
Related corporate bodies +	32.1	P, F, C	Yes, for sequential relationships of non-conference corporate bodies, only the immediately preceding and succeeding entities (relate conferences only on the records for authorized corporate access points)	510

Last Update: 2021-02-03
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