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X80 - General Subdivisions-General Information


MARC 21 Authority
October 2002

"Full" documentation refers to the MARC 21 Format for Authority Data that contains detailed descriptions of every data element, along with examples, input conventions and history sections.

"Concise" documentation refers to the MARC 21 Concise Format for Authority Data that contains abridged descriptions of every data element, along with examples.

180 - Heading - General Subdivision (NR) Full | Concise
480 - See From Tracing - General Subdivision (R) Full | Concise
580 - See Also From Tracing - General Subdivision (R) Full | Concise
780 - Established Heading Linking Entry - General Subdivision (R) Full | Concise

First Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined

Second Indicator
180/480/580 - Undefined
# - Undefined

780 - 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
Tracing and linking subfields
$i - Reference instruction phrase (NR) [480/580]
$w - Control subfield (NR) [480/580/780]
$0 - Record control number (R) [580/780]
$2 - Source of heading or term (NR) [780]
$5 - Institution to which field applies (R) [480/580/780]
$6 - Linkage (NR)
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)
Subject subdivision portion
$v - Form subdivision (R)
$x - General subdivision (R)
$y - Chronological subdivision (R)
$z - Geographic subdivision (R)

GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

Content designators identify the subelements occurring in general subdivision headings constructed according to generally accepted thesaurus-building conventions (e.g., Library of Congress Subject Headings, Medical Subject Headings). A general subdivision may be a topical or language term that is used as a subdivision portion of an extended subject or index term access field in bibliographic records. A topical or language term that is used as the lead element of an established heading record is contained in a 150 (Heading-Topical Term) field.

Only generally-applicable content designators are described in full in this section. A small number of content designators with field-specific instructions are described in the Tracings and References-General Information section (for field 480 and 580) and the 7XX Heading Linking Entries-General Information section (for field 780).

INDICATORS

First Indicator - Undefined
Undefined and contains a blank (#).
Second Indicator
In fields 180, 480, and 580, the second indicator position is undefined and contains a blank (#). For field 780, the second indicator position contains one of the values described in the 7XX Heading Linking Entries-General Information section.

SUBFIELD CODES

$i - Reference instruction phrase [480/580]
Reference instruction phrase other than those that may be system generated from the field tag or from the codes defined for subfield $w (Control subfield). Subfield $i is appropriate only in field 480 and 580. Guidelines for applying subfield $i are provided in the Tracings and References-General Information section.
$v - Form subdivision
Designates a specific kind or genre of material as defined by the thesaurus being used. Subfield $v is appropriate in an X80 field only when a form subject subdivision is added to a general subdivision to form an extended heading.
180 ##$xRussian$vDictionaries
$w - Control subfield [480/580/780]
Codes in one or more character positions defined to control the display of information and specify relationships, restrictions, and status. Subfield $w is appropriate only in field 480, 580, and 780. Character position definitions and guidelines for applying the codes defined for subfield $w in field 480 and 580 are provided in the Tracings and References-General Information section. Character position definitions and guidelines for field 780 are in the 7XX Heading Linking Entries-General Information section.
$x - General subdivision
Topical or language subdivision term.
180 ##$xPolitical aspects
180 ##$xRhetoric$xAbility testing
180 ##$xArabic
$y - Chronological subdivision
Subdivision term that represents a period of time. Subfield $y is appropriate in an X80 field only when a chronological subdivision is added to a general subdivision to form an extended subdivision heading.
180 ##$xCivilization$y16th century
180 ##$xHistory$y18th century$xExhibitions
180 ##$xHistory of doctrines$yEarly Church, ca. 30-600
$z - Geographic subdivision
Appropriate in an X80 field only when a geographic subdivision is added to a general subdivision to form an extended subdivision heading.
180 ##$xBoundaries$zCanada
180 ##$xNuclear reactor safety$y1975-1985$zUnited States
180 ##$xCampaigns$zTunisia
$0 - Record control number [580/780]
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
$2 - Source of heading or term [780]
Code that identifies the source of a heading or term when the second indicator position contains value 7. Subfield $2 is appropriate only in field 780. Guidelines for applying subfield $2 are provided in the 7XX Heading Linking Entries—General Information section.
$5 - Institution to which field applies [480/580/780]
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
$6 - Linkage
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
$8 - Field link and sequence number
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

INPUT CONVENTIONS

Punctuation - Punctuation of the subelements of a heading is generally dictated by subject heading system/thesaurus rules. These input conventions clarify MARC punctuation practices. An X80 field does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the field ends with an abbreviation or data that ends with a mark of punctuation.
180 ##$xSalaries, etc.
180 ##$xEconomic conditions$y1960-
Spacing - No spaces are used in initialisms.
180 ##$xHistory$y332-30 B.C.

One space is used between the final period of an abbreviated term and a word or numeral that follows.
180 ##$xHistory$yEarly church, ca. 30-600
Display Constant
- [dash associated with the content of subfield $v, $x, $y, and $z]
Dash (-) that precedes a subdivision in an extended heading is not carried in the MARC record. It may be system generated as a display constant associated with the content of subfield $v, $x, $y, and $z.
Content designated field :
180 ##$xEconomic conditions$y1960-
Display example: 
Economic conditions-1960-

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