DCM Z1: 678 Biographical or Historical Data
General:
When supplying biographical or historical data in a 678 note field, construct the note in concise but complete sentences, keeping in mind that the information will be used in public displays.
Examples:
678 0# $a Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805-1844) was a Mormon prophet and founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
678 1# $a The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a political and military alliance founded upon the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. It has member countries from North America and Europe. Since 1999 several former Warsaw Pact countries have joined NATO including Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania. Additional non-member countries participate in NATO programs such as the Partnership for Peace.
The 678 field was previously used to preserve useful biographical/historical information pertaining to the 1XX when manual NARs and SARs were converted to machine-readable form. When adding biographical or historical information to NARs, the 678 note field should be upgraded to contain full sentences.
Repeatability:
Do not repeat this field.
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