Punctuation in X10 Fields: (X10 Corporate Names - General Information - Input Conventions)
The punctuation of the subelements of a heading is generally dictated by descriptive cataloging or subject heading system/thesaurus rules. These input conventions clarify MARC punctuation practices.
Fields 110, 610, 710, and 810 end with a mark of punctuation or a closing parenthesis. If the final subfields are subfield $2, $3, $4, or $5, the mark of punctuation or closing parenthesis precedes those subfields.
Examples:
110 2# $aOklahoma Council on Juvenile Delinquency.
110 2# $aMartin Marietta Corporation.$bSpace Systems Division.
110 2# $aWestern Map and Publishing Co.
110 1# $aUnited States.$bCongress$n(87th :$d1961-1962)
Field 410 does not end with a mark of punctuation, unless the last word is an abbreviation, an initial/letter, or data that ends with a mark of punctuation.
Example:
410 21 $aIts$tSérie technique ;$v3ème vol.
The name portion of a name/subordinate body or name/title heading ends with a mark of punctuation. The mark of punctuation is placed inside a closing quotation mark.
Examples:
710 1# $aBoston (Mass.).$tLaws, etc.
710 2# $aCasa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana "Benjamín Carrión."$bNúcleo de Imbabura.
710 22 $aCatholic Church.$bPope (1978- : John Paul II).$tAperite portas Redemptori.$lEnglish.$f1983.
A name or title portion followed by a subject subdivision does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the name or title portion ends with an abbreviation, initial/letter, or open date.
Example:
610 20 $aUnited Methodist Church (U.S.)$zPennsylvania$xHistory.
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