Kinds of Authority Records (Introduction)
MARC authority records are distinguished from all other types of MARC records by the presence of code z (Authority data) in Leader/06 (Type of record) . The formulation of a name , subject , subject subdivision , or node label heading in an authority record is based on generally accepted cataloging and thesaurus-building conventions, for example, Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd Edition (AACR 2) and Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).
The content of the remainder of the authority record follows the practice of the organization creating the record.
Kinds of records:
The MARC 21 Format for Authority Data identifies seven kinds of authority records. The kind of record is defined by the code in field 008/09 (Kind of record) :
Established heading and subdivision record
Reference record (for traced and untraced records)
Reference and subdivision record
Related MARC fields or documents:
See also:
Introduction to the MARC 21 Format for Authority Data
