655 - Index Term-Genre/Form (R)
MARC 21 Bibliographic - Concise
2007
Terms indicating the genre, form, and/or physical characteristics of the materials being
described. A genre term designates the style or technique of the intellectual
content of textual materials or, for graphic materials, aspects such as vantage point,
intended purpose, characteristics of the creator, publication status, or method of
representation. A form term designates historically and functionally specific
kinds of materials distinguished by their physical character, the subject of their
intellectual content, or the order of information within them. Physical
characteristic terms designate historically and functionally specific kinds of
materials as distinguished by an examination of their physical character, subject of
their intellectual content, or the order of information with them.
Indicators
First - Type of heading
# - Basic
0 - Faceted
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 - Genre/form data or focus term (NR)
$b - Non-focus term (R)
$c - Facet/hierarchy designation (R)
$v - Form subdivision (R)
$x - General subdivision (R)
$y - Chronological subdivision (R)
$z - Geographic subdivision (R)
$0 - Authority record control number (R)
$3 - Materials specified (NR)
$5 - Institution to which field applies (NR)
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)
Examples
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#7$aBird's-eye views$y1874.$2gmgpc
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07$ck$bLaminated$cm$bmarblewood$cv$abust.$2aat
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#7$aDictionaries$xFrench$y18th century.$2rbgenr
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#7$aSigning patterns (Printing)$zGermany$y18th century.$2rbpri
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#7$3Municipal Fire Station records$aFire reports$zAtlanta, Georgia$y1978.$2[thesaurus code]
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#7$aAnnotations (Provenance)$zSweden$y18th century.$2rbprov$5MH-H
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