720 - Index Term-Uncontrolled Name (R)
MARC 21 Classification - Concise
2007
Name used as an index term that is not derived from a controlled subject heading system
/ thesaurus. It is also used for names that have not been formulated according to
cataloging rules. The names recorded in field 720 may be of any type (e.g., personal,
corporate, meeting). This field is used to provide additional names not appearing in the
classification data record to provided subject access to the classification number in
field 153 (Classification Number).
Indicators
First - Type of name
# - Not specified
1 - Personal
2 - Other
Second - Undefined
# - Undefined
Subfield Codes
$a - Name (NR)
Uncontrolled name that comprises an entry in an index to a classification
schedule. There are no requirements for the style, formulation, or structure of
the name, or whether it consists of one part or of several.
$e - Relator term (R)
Designation of function that describes the relationship between a name and a
work.
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)