610 Subject Added Entry- -Corporate Name (R) (Variable Data Fields)
First indicator - -Type of corporate name entry element:
The first indicator described the type of heading . For instructions, see "Headings- -General Information."
0 Inverted name [Pre-AACR2]
1 Jurisdiction name
2 Name in direct order
Second indicator- -Subject heading system/thesaurus:
The second indicator describes the source of the heading. For instructions, see "Subject Headings- -General Information."
0 Library of Congress Subject Headings/LC authority files
1 LC subject headings for children's literature
2 Medical Subject Headings/NLM authority files*
3 National Agricultural Library subject authority file*
4 Source not specified [Not used]
5 Canadian subject headings/NLC authority file*
6 Repertoire des vedettes-matiere/NLC authority file*
7 Source specified in subfield $2 *Subfields
For serials the most commonly used subfields, in order of input, are: $a, $b, $t, and $z. For a description of subfields $x, $y, and $z, see "Subject Headings- -General Information." For a description of all other subfields, see "Headings- -General Information." Example:
Name portion of heading:
a Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element (NR)
b Subordinate unit (R)
c Location of meeting (NR)
d Date of meeting or treaty signing (R)
e Relator term (NR)
k Form subheading (R)
Number of part/section/meeting (R)
u Affiliation (NR)
Title portion of heading:
f Date of a work (NR)
g Miscellaneous information (NR)
h Medium [Not used]
l Language of a work (NR)
m Medium of performance for music* (R)
o Arranged statement for music* (NR)
p Name of part/section of a work (R)
r Key for music* (NR)
s Version (NR)
t Title of a work (NR)
Subject subdivisions:
x General subdivision (NR)
y Chronological subdivision (R)
z Geographic subdivision (R)
Control subfields:
2 Source of heading or term* (NR)
3 Materials specified (NR)
4 Relator code (R)
6 Linkage (NR)
Description/Instructions:
Field 610 contains:
1. Names of organized bodies established under their own names or under the political jurisdiction in which they are located or of which they are a part. Names of political jurisdictions standing alone or subdivided by the subject subdivisions x, y, z are considered geographic names (field 651 ). Example:
2. Political jurisdictions with a title. Example:
3. Names of entities such as ships, which are sometimes used as author headings.
4. titles of books or serials entered under corporate author.
Editing instructions:
1. Subfield $a should always end with a period if followed by subfield $b, or $t.
2. Do not input a period preceding subfield $x. Example:
Related fields, etc.
Headings- -General Information , 110 , Subject Headings- -General Information , 710 ; Appendix I
See also:
