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Name Authority Manual | | Manual - MARC 21 Supplement | | 667 Field Examples | | 008 field : names |
Introduction
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Name Authority Records
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Series Authority Records
Fixed Fields
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008/10 Descriptive cataloging code
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008/11 Subject heading system/thesaurus
General When applying RDA Chapter 9 for fictitious characters and RDA Chapiter 10 for family names assure that the NAR 008/11 is set to “n.”
Corporate names for high government and religious officials Assign value “n” (Not applicable) to name authority records for corporate names representing the office held for Heads of state, heads of governments, etc., International intergovernmental bodies, Religious officials, and Popes when the name of the incumbent is included as part of the authorized access point. Also assign value “b” in 008/15, and make a 667 note indicating the form of the access point used in subject cataloging.
Examples of corporate names not appropriate for use as subject headings: États-Unis. Président (1953-1961 : Eisenhower) Iran. Shah (1941-1979 : Mohammed Reza Pahlavi) Illinois. Gouverneur (1973-1977 : Walker) Église catholique. Pape (1958-1963 : Jean XXIII) Church of England. Diocèse de Londres. Évêque (1675-1713 : Compton)
See also Manual 008/15 and the Manual 667 section “NARs and subject usage.”
Follow these guidelines for newly-created NARs. Make these changes also when modifying existing name authority records for any reason.
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008/15 Heading use-subject added entry
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008/32 Undifferentiated personal name
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008/33 Level of establishment
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008/39 Cataloging source
016 National Bibliographic Agency Control Number
022 International Standard Serial Number
024 Other standard identifier
034 Coded cartographic mathematical data
035 System Control Number
040 Cataloging source
042 Authentication Code
046 Special coded dates
050 Library of Congress Call Number
053 LC classification number
055 Library and Archives Canada Call Number
065 Other Classification Number
080 Universal Decimal Classification Number
082 Dewey Decimal Call Number
083 Dewey Decimal Classification Number
086 Government Document Call Number
087 Government Document Classification Number
1XX Headings - General Information
100 Heading - Personal Name
151 Heading - Geographic Name
336 Content Type
368 Other attributes of person or corporate body
370 Associated place
371 Address
372 Field of activity
373 Associated group
374 Occupation
375 Gender
376 Family information
377 Associated language
378 Fuller form of personal name
380 Form of work
381 Other distinguishing characteristics of work or expression
382 Medium of performance
383 Numeric designation of musical work
384 Key
385 Audience characteristics
386 Creator/contributor characteristics
4XX - See From Tracings - General Information
5XX - See Also From Tracings - General Information
500 See Also From Tracing - Personal Name
510 See Also From Tracing - Corporate Name
511 See Also From Tracing - Meeting Name
530 See Also From Tracing - Uniform Title
551 See Also From Tracing - Geographic Name
64X Series Numbering Peculiarities
642 Series Numbering Example
643 Series Place and Publisher/Issuing Body
644 Series Analysis Practice
645 Series Tracing Practice
646 Series Classification Practice
663 Complex See Also Reference - Name
665 History reference
667 Nonpublic general note
670 Sources found
675 Sources not found
678 Biographical or historical data
7XX Heading linking entries
781 Subdivision linking entry
Appendix 1: Undifferentiated entities
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