647 Subject Added Entry - Named Event (R) (Variable Data Field)
Field 647 contains a subject added entry in which the entry element is a named event.
Subject added entries are assigned to a bibliographic record to provide access according to generally accepted thesaurus-building rules (e.g., Faceted Application of Subject Terminology (FAST)). Field 647 may be used by any institution assigning subject headings based on the lists and authority files identified in the second indicator position or in subfield $2 (Source of heading or term).
Named events are those which cannot be regarded as responsible agents, e.g., battles, earthquakes, famines, financial crises, fires, hurricanes, riots, strikes, volcanic eruptions, wars, etc.
Named events which can be regarded as responsible agents such as meetings or conferences as well as athletic contests, competitions, expeditions, expositions, fairs, festivals, sports events, tournaments, etc., are recorded in field 611.
The National level record requirement for this field is Mandatory if applicable.
Field 647 is repeatable.
Guidelines for applying content designators:
For indicator and subfield code definitions and examples, National-level (NLR) and Minimal-level (MLR) record requirements, and designator repeatability, see table below:
Position |
Description |
NLR |
MLR |
Repeatability |
Field 647 |
Subject Added Entry - Named Event |
A |
O |
R |
Indicator: |
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First |
Undefined; contains a blank |
M |
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Second |
M |
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0 |
A |
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1 |
A |
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2 |
A |
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3 |
A |
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4 |
A |
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5 |
A |
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6 |
A |
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7 |
A |
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Subfield code: |
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$a |
M |
O |
NR |
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$c |
A |
O |
R |
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$d |
A |
O |
NR |
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$g |
A |
O |
R |
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$v |
A |
O |
R |
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$x |
A |
O |
R |
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$y |
A |
O |
R |
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$z |
A |
O |
R |
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$0 |
O |
O |
R |
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$1 |
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R |
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$2 |
A |
O |
NR |
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$3 |
O |
O |
NR |
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$6 |
A |
O |
NR |
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$8 |
O |
O |
R |
Field 647 - Subject Added Entry - Named Event [new, 2016]
Subfield $1 - Real World Object URI [new, 2017]
Related MARC fields or documents:
RDA in MARC Bibliographic Data
Source Codes for Vocabularies, Rules, and Schemes:
Subject Heading and Term Source Codes
See also: