LC Guidelines:  781  Subdivision Linking Entry - Geographic Subdivision

NACO:

NACO participants may provide a 781 field in a name authority record for a geographic heading (151) that may also be used as a geographic subdivision.

Always use second indicator value 0.

Consult LC’s Policy, Training, and Cooperative Programs Division before using subfield $1, $4, or $i.

Do not use subfields:  $v, $w, $x, $y, $0, $2, $5, $6, $8

SACO:

SACO participants should provide a 781 field in a subject authority record for a geographic heading (151) that may also be used as a geographic subdivision.

Always use second indicator value 0.

Do not use subfields:  $i, $v, $w, $x, $y, $0$1, $2, $4, $5, $6, $8


LC:

NAMES/SERIES:

LC catalogers may provide a 781 field in a name authority record for a geographic heading (151) that may also be used as a geographic subdivision.

Always use second indicator value 0.

Consult LC’s Policy, Training, and Cooperative Programs Division before using subfield $1, $4, or $i.

Do not use subfields:  $v, $w, $x, $y, $0, $2, $5, $6, $8

SUBJECTS:

LC catalogers should provide a 781 field in a subject authority record for a geographic heading (151) that may also be used as a geographic subdivision.

Always use second indicator value 0.

Do not use subfields:  $i, $v, $w, $x, $y, $0$1, $2, $4, $5, $6, $8

Local Subfield Code:

$9 - Local field-level nonprint flag  [SUBJECTS only]

Use local subfield $9 to control the printing of the field in output products.

For more information on LC Guidelines, select:

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