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780 - Subdivision Linking Entry-General Subdivision (R)


MARC 21 Authority - Full
October 2002

First Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined

Second Indicator
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
$v - Form subdivision (R)
$w - Control subfield (NR)
    /0 - Link display
    /1 - Replacement complexity
$x - General subdivision (R)
$y - Chronological subdivision (R)
$z - Geographic subdivision (R)
$0 - Record control number (R)
$2 - Source of heading or term (NR)
$5 - Institution to which field applies (R)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

General subdivision term that is equivalent to the 150 topical term or 180 general subdivision field of the same record. It links headings within a system or from different thesauri or authority files.


GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

Most of the content designators defined for field 780 are the same as those defined for field 180 (Heading-General Subdivision), field 480 (See From Tracing-General Subdivision), and field 580 (See Also From Tracing-General Subdivision). Description, guidelines, and input conventions for shared content designators are given in the X80 General Subdivisions-General Information section.

Guidelines for applying the second indicator, subfield $w (Control subfield), and $2 (Source of heading or term) in field 780 are given in the 7XX Heading Linking Entries-General Information section.

EXAMPLES

Equivalent terms used within a thesaurus in established heading and subdivision records:

008/09 a
[established heading record]
008/11 a
[code indicating LCSH]
150 ##$aUniforms
780 #0$xUniforms$0 [record control number]
008/09 d
[subdivision record]
008/11 a
[code indicating LCSH]
180 ##$xUniforms
750 #0$aUniforms$0 [record control number]

Established heading topical term is also used as a general subdivision; no separate subdivision record:

008/09 a
[established heading record]
008/11 a
[code indicating LCSH]
150 ##$aHistory
780 #0$wa$xHistory

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