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Name Authority Manual | | Manual - MARC 21 Supplement | | 667 Field Examples | | 008 field : names |
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Introduction
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Name Authority Records
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Series Authority Records
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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
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016 National Bibliographic Agency Control Number
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022 International Standard Serial Number
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024 Other standard identifier
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034 Coded cartographic mathematical data
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035 System Control Number
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040 Cataloging source
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042 Authentication Code
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046 Special coded dates
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050 Library of Congress Call Number
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053 LC classification number
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055 Library and Archives Canada Call Number
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065 Other Classification Number
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080 Universal Decimal Classification Number
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082 Dewey Decimal Call Number
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083 Dewey Decimal Classification Number
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086 Government Document Call Number
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087 Government Document Classification Number
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1XX Headings - General Information
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100 Heading - Personal Name
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151 Heading - Geographic Name
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336 Content Type
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368 Other attributes of person or corporate body
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370 Associated place
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371 Address
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372 Field of activity
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373 Associated group
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374 Occupation
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375 Gender
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376 Family information
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377 Associated language
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378 Fuller form of personal name
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380 Form of work
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381 Other distinguishing characteristics of work or expression
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382 Medium of performance
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383 Numeric designation of musical work
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384 Key
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385 Audience characteristics
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386 Creator/contributor characteristics
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4XX - See From Tracings - General Information
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5XX - See Also From Tracings - General Information
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500 See Also From Tracing - Personal Name
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510 See Also From Tracing - Corporate Name
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511 See Also From Tracing - Meeting Name
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530 See Also From Tracing - Uniform Title
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551 See Also From Tracing - Geographic Name
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64X Series Numbering Peculiarities
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642 Series Numbering Example
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643 Series Place and Publisher/Issuing Body
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644 Series Analysis Practice
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645 Series Tracing Practice
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646 Series Classification Practice
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663 Complex See Also Reference - Name
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665 History reference
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667 Nonpublic general note
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670 Sources found
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675 Sources not found
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678 Biographical or historical data
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7XX Heading linking entries
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781 Subdivision linking entry
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Appendix 1: Undifferentiated entities
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