DCM Z1:  371  Address

General:

Best practice:

Supply based on cataloger's judgment, if the information is readily available and not already being recorded in field 370 subfield $e (Place of residence/headquarters).

In cases where subfield $a is not recorded, include at a minimum subfield $m (Electronic mail address) or subfield $b (City).

Do not record physical addresses for living people.

Catalogers are not required to maintain address information when updating a record that contains an address.

Repeatability:

Record multiple addresses, with or without ranges of dates, in separate occurrences of field 371.

Subfield $m - Electronic mail address:

Subfield $m should contain only an e-mail address.  Do not add an internet address for the 1XX in this field.

Subfield $s - Start period and Subfield $t - End period:

Follow the LC/PCC practice for subfield $s and subfield $t provided in the 373 field (DCM Z1).

Subfield $u - Uniform Resource Identifier and Subfield $v - Source of information:

Follow the LC/PCC practice for subfield $u and subfield $v provided in the 046 field (DCM Z1).

For more information on DCM Z1 Instructions, select:

DCM Z1:  Introduction

DCM Z1