6XXs: Subject Headings

Enter the name of a person that is a subject of the item.

First Indicator: Type of personal name entry element

0 (Forename)

1 (Surname)

2 (Family name)

Second Indicator: Subject heading system/thesaurus

0 (Library of Congress subject headings/ LC authority files)

1 (LC subject headings for children's literature)

2 (Medical subject headings/NLM authority files)

3 (National Agricultural Library subject authority file)

4  (Source not specified)

5 (Canadian subject headings/NLC authority file)

6 (Repertoire des vedettes-matiere/NLC authority file

7 (Source specified in subfield $2 

(undefined)

Common Subfields: $a Personal name

$d Dates associated with a name

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The field includes entries that consist of general terms, such as the names of events or objects. Institutions can also use the field to assign subject headings.  

First Indicator: Level of subject

(No information provided)

0 (No level specified

1 (Primary)

2 (Secondary)

Second Indicator: Subject heading system/thesaurus

0 (Library of Congress subject headings/ LC authority files)

1 (LC subject headings for children's literature)

2 (Medical subject headings/NLM authority files)

3 (National Agricultural Library subject authority file)

4  (Source not specified)

5 (Canadian subject headings/NLC authority file)

6 (Repertoire des vedettes-matiere/NLC authority file

7 (Source specified in subfield $2)

Common Subfields: $a Topical term

$v Form subdivision (ex, fiction)

$x General subdivision

$y Chronological subdivision

$z Geographic subdivision

$2 Source of heading or term

Example:

650 -0 $a Watch dial painters

$x Diseases

$z United States

$x History

650 -0 $a Radium paint

$x Toxicology

650 -0 $a Industrial Hygiene

$z United States

$x History

$y 20th century

RDA Element:

$z Geographic subdivision

Preferred name of place

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Enter a geographic name from an authoritative list that identifies the content of the material.

First Indicator: Undefined

Second Indicator: Subject heading system/Thesaurus

0 (Library of Congress subject headings/ LC authority files)

1 (LC subject headings for children's literature)

2 (Medical subject headings/NLM authority files)

3 (National Agricultural Library subject authority file)

4  (Source not specified)

5 (Canadian subject headings/NLC authority file)

6 (Repertoire des vedettes-matiere/NLC authority file

7 (Source specified in subfield $2)

Common Subfields: $a Geographic name

$x General Subdivision

RDA Element:

$a Geographic name

Preferred name of place

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This field enters terms regarding the material's genre, form, and physical characteristics. Entries about the genre are used to describe the style or technique used in the material. Form and physical characteristics deal with how the content is arranged and the general display of information within the material. 

First Indicator: Type of heading

(Basic)

0 (Faceted)
Second Indicator: Source of term

0 (Library of Congress subject headings/ LC authority files)

1 (LC subject headings for children's literature)

2 (Medical subject headings/NLM authority files)

3 (National Agricultural Library subject authority file)

4  (Source not specified)

5 (Canadian subject headings/NLC authority file)

6 (Repertoire des vedettes-matiere/NLC authority file

7 (Source specified in subfield $2)

Common Subfields: $a Genre/form data or focus term

$2 Source of term

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