371 Address (R) (Variable Data Field)
Field definition and scope:
Field 371 contains an address (as well as electronic access information such as email, telephone, fax, TTY, etc. numbers) associated with the entity described in the record. Multiple addresses, such as mailing addresses and addresses corresponding to the physical location of an item or facilities, are recorded in separate occurrences of field 371.
For a person: the address
of a person's place of residence, business, or employer and/or an e-mail
or Internet address.
For a corporate body: the
address of the corporate body's headquarters or offices, or an e-mail
or Internet address for the body.
Distinction between field 371 (Address) and field 370 (Associated Place): Field 370 (Associated Place) includes information about places associated with a person or a corporate body at the level of the country, the town, etc. Field 371 (Address) contains information relating to the location of a person or a corporate body, at which they can be found or reached (e.g., printed mail address, e-mail address, etc.).
The National level record requirement for this field is Optional.
Field 371 is repeatable.
Guidelines for applying content designators:
For indicator and subfield code definitions and examples, National level (NLR) record requirements, and designator repeatability, see table below:
Position |
Description |
NLR |
Repeatability |
Field 371 |
Address |
O |
R |
Indicator: |
|
|
|
First |
Undefined; contains a blank |
M |
|
Second |
Undefined; contains a blank |
M |
|
|
|
|
|
Subfield code: |
|
|
|
$a |
M |
R |
|
$b |
A |
NR |
|
$c |
A |
NR |
|
$d |
A |
NR |
|
$e |
A |
NR |
|
$m |
A |
R |
|
$s |
A |
NR |
|
$t |
A |
NR |
|
$u |
A |
R |
|
$v |
A |
R |
|
$z |
A |
R |
|
$4 |
A |
R |
|
$6 |
A |
NR |
|
$8 |
O |
R |
Field
371 - Address
[new, 2009]
Subfield
$4 - Relator
code [renamed, 2017] [redescribed, 2017]: Subfield
$4 was renamed to Relationship
and redescribed to allow for the recording of both codes and URIs representing
relationships.
Related MARC fields or documents:
See also: