900 Personal Name Entry Equivalence or Cross-Reference (R) [NLC use only] (Variable Data Fields)
First indicator- -Type of personal name entry element:
0 Forename
1 Single surname
2 Multiple surname
3 Family name
Second indicator- -Type of entry:
# Undefined
2 Analytical entry (700)
a Personal name (NR)
b Numeration (NR)
c Titles and other words associated with a name (R)
d Dates associated with a name (NR)
e Relator term (R)
f Date of a work (R)
g Miscellaneous information (NR)
h Medium (NR)
k Form subheading (R)
l Language of a work (NR)
m Medium of performance for music (R)
n Number of part/section of a work (R)
o Arranged statement for music (NR)
p Name of part/section of a work (R)
q Fuller form of name (NR)
r Key for music (NR)
s Version (NR)
t Title of a work (NR)
u Affiliation (NR)
x International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) (NR)
3 Materials specified (NR)
4 Relator code (R)
Description/Instructions:
Field 900 is used for equivalences or cross references to field 100 or 700. The indicator values valid for this field are the same as those used in field 100 or 700, whichever is the object field. The personal name itself will not frequently contain many English-French language differences except with titles associated with the name and for foreign names where translation rules differ for English and French transliteration. Example:
Cross references for personal names occur within compound surnames and in names which are preceded by prepositions. Example:
Usage/Distribution:
This field is not output by OCLC to LC no distributed by LC.
Related fields, etc.
See also: