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NLM LocatorPlus -- MARC Search Fields

Question: When I do a search in LocatorPlus, exactly which MARC fields are being searched?
Answer:
Simple Search

Here are some details on how some of the different Simple Search types are set up:
Here are the MARC fields that are searched for each of the search types:
Search Name Fields/Subfields Searched MARC Defintion
    Items marked with ** are NLM Applications of MARC 21
     
Author 100| all subfields Main Entry - Personal Name
  110| all subfields Main Entry - Corporate Name
  111| all subfields Main Entry - Meeting Name
  400| all subfields Series Statement (traced) - Personal Name/Title
  410| all subfields Series Statement (traced) - Corporate Name/Title
  411| all subfields Series Statement (traced) - Meeting Name/Title
  700| all subfields Added Entry - Personal Name
  710| all subfields Added Entry - Corporate Name
  711| all subfields Added Entry - Meeting Name
  800| all subfields Series Added Entry - Personal Name
  810| all subfields Series Added Entry - Corporate Name
  811| all subfields Series Added Entry - Meeting Name
     
Call Number 852|hi (from the HOLDINGS record) NLM Call Number
     
Journal Title/Title Abbreviation 130|adfghklmnoprst Main Entry - Uniform Title
  210|ab Abbreviated Key Title
  222|ab Key Title
  240|adfghklmnoprs Uniform Title
  245|abfghknps Title Statement
  246|abfghnp Varying Form of Title
  247|abfghnpx Former Title or Title Variations
  740|ahnp Added Entry - Uncontrolled Related/Analytical Title
  760|t Main Series Entry
  762|t Subseries Entry
     
Keyword Anywhere All 010-9xx fields/subfields
 Keywords in Bibliographic Record
     
Keyword (automatic AND);
Keyword (automatic OR);
Keyword Relevance (automatic AND) 		All 010-9xx fields/subfields Keywords in Bibliographic Record
     
Keyword Combination All 010-9xx fields/subfields Keywords in Bibliographic Record
     
Name as Subject 600| all subfields Subject Added Entry - Personal Name
  610| all subfields Subject Added Entry - Corporate name
  611| all subfields Subject Added Entry - Meeting Name
     
Name Keyword (automatic AND);
Name Keyword (automatic OR) 		100|acqd Main Entry - Personal Name
  110|abcdefgkl Main Entry - Corporate Name
  111|abcdefgklnpq Main Entry - Meeting Name
  245|c Remainder of Title Page/Statement of Responsibility
  400|acd Series Statement (traced) - Personal Name/Title
  410|abcdefgkl Series Statement (traced) - Corporate Name/Title
  411|acdefgkl Series Statement (traced) - Meeting Name/Title
  700|acdq Added Entry - Personal Name
  710|abcdefgkl Added Entry - Corporate Name
  711|acdefgkl Added Entry - Meeting Name
  800|acqd Series Added Entry - Personal Name
  810|abcdefgkl Series Added Entry - Corporate Name
  811|acdefgkl Series Added Entry - Meeting Name
     
Name/Title Heading Keyword 100| all subfields Main Entry - Personal Name
  110| all subfields Main Entry - Corporate Name
  111| all subfields Main Entry - Meeting Name
  400| all subfields Series Statement (traced) - Personal Name/Title
  410| all subfields Series Statement (traced) - Corporate Name/Title
  411| all subfields Series Statement (traced) - Meeting Name/Title
  700| all subfields Added Entry - Personal Name
  710| all subfields Added Entry - Corporate Name
  711| all subfields Added Entry - Meeting Name
  800| all subfields Series Added Entry - Personal Name
  810| all subfields Series Added Entry - Corporate Name
  811| all subfields Series Added Entry - Meeting Name
     
PubMed Title Abbreviation 210|ab Abbreviated Key Title
     
Series Heading Keyword 130| all subfields Main Entry - Uniform Title
  240| all subfields Uniform Title
  400| all subfields Series Statement (traced) - Personal Name/Title
  410| all subfields Series Statement (traced) - Corporate Name/Title
  411| all subfields Series Statement (traced) - Meeting Name/Title
  440| all subfields Series Statement (traced) - Title
  730| all subfields Added Entry - Uniform Title
  800| all subfields Series Added Entry - Personal Name
  810| all subfields Series Added Entry - Corporate Name
  811| all subfields Series Added Entry - Meeting Name
  830| all subfields Series Added Entry - Uniform Title
     
Subject 600| all subfields Subject Added Entry - Personal Name
  610| all subfields Subject Added Entry - Corporate Name
  611| all subfields Subject Added Entry - Meeting Name
  630| all subfields Subject Added Entry - Uniform Title
  650| all subfields Subject Added Entry - Topical Term
  651| all subfields Subject Added Entry - Geographic Name
     
Subject Keyword (automatic AND);
Subject Keyword (automatic OR) 		600|abcdfgklnpqstvxyz Subject Added Entry - Personal Name
  610|abcdfgklnstvxyz Subject Added Entry - Corporate Name
  611|abcdefgklnpqstvxyz Subject Added Entry - Meeting Name
  630|adfgklnpstvxyz Subject Added Entry - Uniform Title
  650|abcvxyz Subject Added Entry - Topical Term
  651|abvxyz Subject Added Entry - Geographic Name
  655|abcvxyz Index Term - Genre/Form
  690|abvxyz9 Keyword (non-MeSH) **
  695|axyz Local Subject Heading assigned by History of Medicine **
  698|a LJI Subject Heading **
     
Title;
Title Keyword (automatic AND);
Title Keyword (automatic OR)		 130|adfklmnps Main Entry - Uniform Title
  210|ab Abbreviated Key Title
  222|ab Key Title
  240|adkmnps Uniform Title
  242|a Translation of Title by Cataloging Agency
  243|adfklnps Collective Uniform Title
  245|abhkp Title Statement
  246|abfnp Varying Form of Title
  247|abfnp Former Title or Title Variations
  400|knptv Series Statement (traced) - Personal Name/Title
  410|knptv Series Statement (traced) - Corporate Name/Title
  411|knptv Series Statement (traced) - Meeting Name/Title
  440|anpv Series Statement (traced) - Title
  490|av Series Statement (untraced) - Title
  505|at Formatted Contents Notes
  700|knpt Added Entry - Personal Name
  710|knpt Added Entry - Corporate Name
  711|knpt Added Entry - Meeting Name
  730|adfklnps Added Entry - Uniform Title
  740|anp Added Entry - Uncontrolled Related/Analytical Title
  780|abst Preceding Entry
  785|abst Succeeding Entry
  787|at Nonspecific Relationship Entry
  800|knptv Series Added Entry - Personal Name
  810|knptv Series Added Entry - Corporate Name
  811|knptv Series Added Entry - Meeting Name
  830|anpv Series Added Entry - Uniform Title

Advanced Menu Search

When you doing an Advanced Menu Search, you are searching these MARC fields for the various search types:

NOTE: This list is alphabetical but, when searching, the order of the search types in the drop-down box is dynamic, meaning that the order changes based on use.

Search Name Fields/Subfields MARC Defintion
    Items marked with ** are NLM Applications of MARC 21
     
Abstract/Index Tags 510|a Citation/References Notes: Name of Source, Dates of Coverage **
     
Author Name 100|acqd Main Entry - Personal Name
  110|abcdefgkl Main Entry - Corporate Name
  111|acdefgklnpq Main Entry - Meeting Name
  245|c Remainder of Title Page/Statement of Responsibility
  400|acd Series Statement (traced) - Personal Name/Title
  410|abcdefgkl Series Statement (traced) - Corporate Name/Title
  411|acdefgkl Series Statement (traced) - Meeting Name/Title
  700|acdq Added Entry - Personal Name
  710|abcdefgkl Added Entry - Corporate Name
  711|acdefgkl Added Entry - Meeting Name
  800|acqd Series Added Entry - Personal Name
  810|abcdefgkl Series Added Entry - Corporate Name
  811|acdefgkl Series Added Entry - Meeting Name
     
Collab. Flag (998 A) 998|a NLM Special Collaborator Tag**
     
Conference Name 111|acdefgklnpq Main Entry - Meeting Name
  711|acdefgkl Added Entry - Meeting Name
     
Corporate Name 110|abcdefgkl Main Entry - Corporate Name
  710|abcdefgkl Added Entry - Corporate Name
     
Country 044|9 MARC 21 Country Code
     
Geographic Name 651|abyz Subject Added Entry - Geographic Name
     
Govt. Documents Number 086|az2 Government Document Number
     
Holdings Keyword All 010-9xx fields/subfields Keywords in Holdings Record
     
Indexing Status 510|9 Indexing Status **
     
ISBN [no hyphens/spaces] 020|az ISBN
     
ISSN [xxxx-xxxx] 022|ayz ISSN
     
Journal Title Code 910|a Journal Title Code **
     
Keyword Anywhere All 010-9xx fields/subfields Keywords in Bibliographic Record
     
Language 041|a Language Code
     
Language of Abstract 041|b Language Code of abstract**
LJI Subject Headings 698|a LJI Subject Heading **
     
MeSH Subjects 650|abcdvxyz Subject Added Entry - Topical Term
  651|abvxyz Subject Added Entry - Geographic Name
  655|abcvxyz Index Term - Genre/Form
     
Name as Subject 600|abcdfgklnpqstvxyz Subject Added Entry - Personal Name
  610|abcdfgklnpqstvxyz Subject Added Entry - Corporate Name
     
NLM Classification Number 060|a NLM Classification Number
  590|b Other Information/Call Number for Dashed-On Entries **
     
Permanence Status 583|1 Preservation Status
     
Personal Name 100|acdq Main Entry - Personal Name
  700|acdq Added Entry - Personal Name
     
Projected Publication Date 263|a Projected Date of Publication
     
PSTAT (999 A) 999|a Special Field for Internal Use **
     
Publication Type 655|abcvxyz Index Term - Genre/Form
     
Publisher:Date 260|c Date of Publication, Distribution, etc. (imprint)
  269|c Current Publication Date (for serials) **
     
Publisher:Name 260|b Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc. (imprint)
  269|b Current Publisher Name (for serials) **
     
Publisher:Place 260|a Place of Publication, Distribution, etc. (imprint)
  269|a Current Publication Place (for serials) **
     
Record Number 035|a Other System Number (e.g., SERLINE UI, OCLC, LC) **
  035|z Cancelled/Invalid Number **
  035|9 NLM System Number (used in record distribution) **
     
Series 400|acdknptv Series Statement (traced) - Personal Name/Title
  410|abcdefgklnptv Series Statement (traced) - Corporate Name/Title
  411|acdefgklnptv Series Statement (traced) - Meeting Name/Title
  440|anpv Series Statement (traced) - Title
  490|av Series Statement (untraced) - Title
  760|abst Main Series Entry
  762|abst Subseries Entry
  800|acdknpqtv Series Added Entry - Personal Name
  810|abcdefgklnptv Series Added Entry - Corporate Name
  811|acdefgklnptv Series Added Entry - Meeting Name
  830|anpv Series Added Entry - Uniform Title
     
SR Tags 990|a Serial Records Special Tags **
     
Subject 600|abcdfgklnpqstvxyz Subject Added Entry - Personal Name
  610|abcdfgklnstvxyz Subject Added Entry - Corporate Name
  611|abcdefgklnpqstvxyz Subject Added Entry - Meeting Name
  630|adfgklnpstvxyz Subject Added Entry - Uniform Title
  650|abcvxyz Subject Added Entry - Topical Term
  651|abvxyz Subject Added Entry - Geographic Name
  655|abcvxyz Index Term - Genre/Form
  690|abvxyz9 Keyword (non-MeSH) **
  695|axyz Local Subject Heading assigned by History of Medicine **
  698|a LJI Subject Heading **
     
Table of Contents/Summary 505|a Table of Contents
  520|a Summary
  595|a Local Table of Contents
     
Title 130|adfklnps Main Entry - Uniform Title
  210|ab Abbreviated Key Title
  222|ab Key Title
  240|adfklnps Uniform Title
  242|a Translation of Title by Cataloging Agency
  243|adfklnps Collective Uniform Title
  245|abhkp Title Statement
  246|abfnp Varying Form of Title
  247|abfnp Former Title or Title Variations
  400|knptv Series Statement (traced) - Personal Name/Title
  410|knptv Series Statement (traced) - Corporate Name/Title
  411|knptv Series Statement (traced) - Meeting Name/Title
  440|anpv Series Statement (traced) - Title
  490|av Series Statement (untraced) - Title
  505|at Formatted Contents Notes
  700|knpt Added Entry - Personal Name
  710|knpt Added Entry - Corporate Name
  711|knpt Added Entry - Personal Name
  730|adkmnps Added Entry - Uniform Title
  740|anp Added Entry - Uncontrolled Related/Analytical Title
  780|abst Preceding Entry
  785|abst Succeeding Entry
  787|at Nonspecific Relationship Entry
  800|knptv Series Added Entry - Personal Name
  810|knptv Series Added Entry - Corporate Name
  811|knptv Series Added Entry - Meeting Name
  830|anpv Series Added Entry - Uniform Title
     
Title Abbreviation 210|ab2 Abbreviated Key Title
     
Uniform Title 130|adfklnps Main Entry - Uniform Title
  730|adfklnps Added Entry - Uniform Title
     
URL 856|u Electronic Location and Access



For more information on the MARC 21 fields and subfields, go to the Library of Congress' MARC 21 Concise Format for Bibliographic Data page at http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/ecbdhome.html

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Last updated: 27 February 2008
First published: 12 April 1999
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