X00 Personal Names - General Information (Variable Data Field)
Each personal name field is unique in its definition and scope. For specific information, select from the list below.
100 Heading - Personal Name (NR)
400 See From Tracing - Personal Name (R)
500 See Also From Tracing - Personal Name (R)
700 Established Heading Linking Entry - Personal Name (R)
Record requirements: The National level record requirement
for the personal name fields is Mandatory if applicable, except for field 700 which is Optional. For the national level requirements by subfield, see the specific field.
Field repeatability: See the specific field for its repeatability
.
Guidelines for applying content designators:
The content designators identify the subelements occurring in a name or name/title heading that contains a personal name constructed according to the generally accepted cataloging and thesaurus-building rules [e.g., Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR 2), Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)].
Personal names used in phrase subject headings (e.g., John, the Baptist, Saint, in the Koran) are contained in the X50 fields .
The indicators, subfield codes, and input conventions for the personal name fields 100, 400, 500, and 700 follow similar patterns. Guidelines for applying them are below. Subfields are grouped by type of entry.
For indicator and subfield code definitions and examples, National level (NLR) record requirements , and designator repeatability , see table below. An asterisk ( * ) in the column indicates that the requirement varies. See table in the specific field.:
Position | Description | NLR | Repeatability |
Field X00 | Personal Names | * | * |
Indicator: | |||
First | M | ||
0 | A | ||
1 | A | ||
3 | A | ||
Second | |||
100, 400, 500 | Undefined; contains a blank | M | |
700 | M | ||
0 | A | ||
1 | A | ||
2 | A | ||
3 | A | ||
4 | A | ||
5 | A | ||
6 | A | ||
7 | A | ||
Subfield code: | |||
Name portion | |||
$a | M | NR | |
$q | A | NR | |
$b | A | NR | |
$c | A | R | |
$d | A | NR | |
$e | * | R | |
Name and title portions | |||
$g | A | NR | |
$k | A | R | |
Title portion | |||
$t | A | NR | |
$f | A | NR | |
$h | * | NR | |
$j | O | R | |
$l | A | NR | |
$m | A | R | |
$n | A | R | |
$o | A | NR | |
$p | A | R | |
$r | A | NR | |
$s | A | NR | |
Subject subdivision portion | |||
$v | A | R | |
$x | A | R | |
$y | A | R | |
$z | A | R | |
Tracing and linking subfields | |||
$i | Reference instruction phrase [400, 500] | A | NR |
$w | Control subfield [400, 500, 700] | A | NR |
$0 | Record control number [500, 700] | A | R |
$2 | A | NR | |
$5 | Institution to which field applies [400, 500, 700] | A | R |
$6 | A | NR | |
$8 | O | R |
Ambiguous headings
(what is considered a "personal" name)
Display constant for X00 fields
First Indicator - Type of personal name entry element
Values 1 - Single surname [redefined]
2 - Multiple surname [obsolete]
In 1996, the first indicator value 2 (Multiple surname) was made obsolete. Value 1 (Single surname) was redefined as Surname to be used for headings with either single or multiple surnames.
Second Indicator - Nonfiling characters [100, 400, 500] [obsolete]: The second indicator position was made obsolete in fields 100, 400, and 500 in 1993. The values were: 0-9 (Number of nonfiling characters present).
Subfields $v - Record control number [700] [obsolete] [USMARC only]
$0 - Record control number [500, 700] [new]
$3 - Authority record control number [obsolete, 1997] [CAN/MARC only]
In USMARC, from 1993 to 1995, subfield $v was defined as Record control number in the 7XX Heading Linking Entry fields. When subfield $v was adapted for form subdivisions in MARC bibliographic and authority heading fields in 1995, subfield $v was redefined as Form subdivision. In 1997, subfield $0 was added as Record control number in 5XX and 7XX fields.
X00 Personal Names
[General Information]
Alphabetic List of Surname Prefixes
Related MARC fields or documents:
7XX Heading Linking Entries - General Information
880 Alternate Graphic Representation
Tracing and Reference Fields - General Information
MARC Code List for Organizations
Symbols and Interlibrary Loan Policies in Canada
See also:
