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751 - Index Term-Geographic Name (R)


MARC 21 Classification - Concise
2007

Geographic name used as an index term that supplements terms derived in the MARC record. The geographic name may be referred to in the classification number and caption in field 153 (Classification Number).

For descriptions of some subelements defined for this field, see the field 651 (Subject Added Entry--Geographic Name) section of the MARC 21 Concise Format for Bibliographic Data.

Indicators
First - Undefined
# - Undefined
Second - Thesaurus
0 - Library of Congress Subject Headings
1 - LC subject headings for children's literature
2 - Medical Subject Headings
3 - National Agricultural Library subject authority file
4 - Source not specified
5 - Canadian Subject Headings
6 - Répertoire de vedettes-matière
7 - Source specified in subfield $2
Subfield Codes
$a - Geographic name (NR)
$i - Explanatory text (R)
$v - Form subdivision (R)
$x - General subdivision (R)
$y - Chronological subdivision (R)
$z - Geographic subdivision (R)
$0 - Record control number (R)
See the description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
$2 - Source of heading or term (NR)
$3 - Materials specified (NR)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
See the description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)
See the description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
Examples
751 #0$aNorth Sea Region$xDescription and travel.
751 #0$aAcadia National Park (Me.)$vMaps.
751 #0$aKuwait.$0(DLC)n##8053139
751 #0$aWashington (D.C.)$xHistory.
751 #0$aUnited States$xEconomic conditions$y1971-1981
751 #0$aUnited States$xBoundaries$zMexico
751 #0$aAmazon River.
751 #0$aKensington and Chelsea (London, England)
751 #0$aFrance$xEconomic conditions.
751 #0$aGreece$xHistory$yPeloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C.

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