Punctuation in X10 Fields (X10 Corporate Names - General Information - Input Conventions)

The punctuation of the subelements of a heading is generally dictated by descriptive cataloging or subject heading system/thesaurus rules. These input conventions clarify MARC punctuation practices.

Fields 110 , 610 , 710 , and 810 end with a mark of punctuation or a closing parenthesis. If the final subfields are subfield $2, $3, $4, or $5, the mark of punctuation or closing parenthesis precedes those subfields.

Examples:

110 2#$aOklahoma Council on Juvenile Delinquency.

110 2#$aMartin Marietta Corporation.$bSpace Systems Division.

110 2#$aWestern Map and Publishing Co.

110 1#$aUnited States.$bCongress$n(87th :$d1961-1962)

Field 410 does not end with a mark of punctuation, unless the last word is an abbreviation, an initial/letter, or data that ends with a mark of punctuation.

Example:

410 21$aIts$tSérie technique ;$v3ème vol.

The name portion of a name/subordinate body or name/title heading ends with a mark of punctuation. The mark of punctuation is placed inside a closing quotation mark.

Examples:

710 1#$aBoston (Mass.).$tLaws, etc.

710 2#$aCasa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana "Benjamín Carrión."$bNúcleo de Imbabura.

710 22$aCatholic Church.$bPope (1978- : John Paul II).$tAperite portas Redemptori.$lEnglish.$f1983.

A name or title portion followed by a subject subdivision does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the name or title portion ends with an abbreviation, initial/letter, or open date.

Example:

610 20$aSociety of Friends$zPennsylvania$xHistory.

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