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MARC 21 Format for Authority Data: X62: Medium of Performance Terms-General Information (Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of Congress)
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<span>Medium of Performance Terms-General Information</span></h1> <hr> <div class="formatname"> MARC 21 Authority </div> <div class="datename"> July 2022 </div> <hr> <div class="noprint"> <p>"<strong>Full</strong>" documentation refers to the <em>MARC 21 Format for Authority Data</em> that contains detailed descriptions of every data element, along with examples, input conventions and history sections.</p> <p>"<strong>Concise</strong>" documentation refers to the <em>MARC 21 Format for Authority Data</em> that contains abridged descriptions of every data element, along with examples.</p> </div> <ul class="toc"> <li><strong>162 - Heading - Medium of Performance Term</strong><span> (NR)</span><span class="noprint"> <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad162.html">Full</a> | <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/concise/ad162.html">Concise</a></span></li> <li><strong>462 - See From Tracing - Medium of Performance Term</strong><span> (R)</span><span class="noprint"> <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad462.html">Full</a> | <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/concise/ad462.html">Concise</a></span></li> <li><strong>562 - See Also From Tracing - Medium of Performance Term</strong><span> (R)</span><span class="noprint"> <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad562.html">Full</a> | <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/concise/ad562.html">Concise</a></span></li> <li><strong>762 - Established Heading Linking Entry - Medium of Performance Term</strong><span> (R)</span><span class="noprint"> <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad762.html">Full</a> | <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/concise/ad762.html">Concise</a></span></li> </ul> <hr> <table width="100%" class="indicators"> <tbody> <tr> <th width="45%">First Indicator</th> <th width="45%">Second Indicator</th> </tr> <tr> <td><em>Undefined</em><br><span># - Undefined</span><br><br></td> <td><strong>162/462/562 - </strong><em>Undefined</em><br><span># - Undefined</span><br><br><strong>762 - </strong><em>Thesaurus</em><br><span>0 - Library of Congress Subject Headings</span><br><span>1 - Library of Congress Children's and Young Adults' Subject Headings</span><br><span>2 - Medical Subject Headings</span><br><span>3 - National Agricultural Library subject authority file</span><br><span>4 - Source not specified</span><br><span>5 - Canadian Subject Headings</span><br><span>6 - Répertoire de vedettes-matière</span><br><span>7 - Source specified in subfield $2</span><br><br><br></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr> <table width="100%" class="subfields"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="50%"></td> <td width="50%"></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Subfield Codes</th> </tr> <tr> <td><p class="groupHeading">Main term portion</p> <ul class="nomark"> <li>$a - Medium of performance term<span> (NR)</span></li> </ul><br><p class="groupHeading">Control subfields</p> <ul class="nomark"> <li>$i - Relationship information<span> (R)</span><em> [462/562/762]</em></li> <li>$w - Control subfield<span> (NR)</span><em> [462/562/762]</em></li> <li>$0 - Authority record control number or standard number<span> (R)</span><em> [562/762]</em></li> </ul><br></td> <td> <ul class="nomark"> <li>$1 - Real World Object URI<span> (R)</span><em> [562/762]</em></li> <li>$2 - Source of heading or term<span> (NR)</span><em> [762]</em></li> <li>$4 - Relationship<span> (R)</span><em> [462/562/762]</em></li> <li>$5 - Institution to which field applies<span> (R)</span><em> [462/562/762]</em></li> <li>$6 - Linkage<span> (NR)</span></li> <li>$7 - Data provenance<span> (R)</span></li> <li>$8 - Field link and sequence number<span> (R)</span></li> </ul><br></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr> <h3>GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS</h3> <div class="guidelines"> <div> <p>Content designators identify the elements occurring in medium of performance term headings constructed according to generally accepted thesaurus-building conventions (e.g., Library of Congress Medium of Performance Thesaurus). Medium of performance terms designate instruments, voices, ensembles, and other media that can be used to perform musical compositions.</p> <p>Only generally-applicable content designators are described in full in this section. A small number of content designators with field-specific instructions are described in the <em><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/adtracing.html">Tracings and References-General Information</a></em> section (for field 462 and 562) and the <em><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad7xx.html">7XX Heading Linking Entries-General Information</a></em> section (for field 762).</p> </div> <h4><span class="box">■</span> INDICATORS</h4> <div class="indicators"> <div class="indicator"> <div> <p class="label"><strong>First Indicator - Undefined</strong></p> <div> <p>Undefined and contains a blank (#).</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="indicator"> <div> <p class="label"><strong>Second Indicator</strong></p> <div> <p>In fields 162, 462, and 562, the second indicator position is undefined and contains a blank (#). For field 762, the second indicator position contains one of the values described in the <em><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad7xx.html">7XX Heading Linking Entries-General Information</a></em> section.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h4><span class="box">■</span> SUBFIELD CODES</h4> <div class="subfields"> <div class="subfield"> <div> <p class="label"><strong>$a - Medium of performance term</strong></p> <div> <p>May consist of more than one word</p> </div> <div class="example"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>162</td> <td colspan="9">##$aviolin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>162</td> <td colspan="9">##$astring orchestra</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="subfield"> <div> <p class="label"><strong>$i - Relationship information</strong> <em> [462/562/762]</em></p> <div> <p>Designation of a relationship of the entity in a 462, 562, or 762 field to the 1XX entity in the record or a textual reference instruction phrase. For fields 462 and 562 the phrase may be system-generated from the field tag or from the codes defined for subfield $w (Control subfield). Subfield $i is appropriate only in fields 462, 562, and 762. Guidelines for using subfield $i in fields 462 and 562 are provided in the <em><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/adtracing.html">Tracings and References-General Information</a></em> section. Guidelines for using subfield $i in field 762 are provided in the <em><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad7xx.html">7XX Heading Linking Entries-General Information</a></em> section.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="subfield"> <div> <p class="label"><strong>$w - Control subfield</strong> <em> [462/562/762]</em></p> <div> <p>Codes in one or more character positions defined to control the display of information and specify relationships, restrictions, and status. Subfield $w is appropriate only in field 462, 562, and 762. Character position definitions and guidelines for applying the codes defined for subfield $w in field 462 and 562 are provided in the <em><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/adtracing.html">Tracings and References-General Information</a></em> section. Character position definitions and guidelines for field 762 are provided in the <em><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad7xx.html"> 7XX Heading Linking Entries-General Information</a></em> section.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="subfield"> <div> <p class="label"><strong>$0 - Authority record control number or standard number</strong> <em> [562/762]</em></p> <div> <p>See description of this subfield in Appendix A: <em><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ecadcntf.html">Control Subfields</a></em>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="subfield"> <div> <p class="label"><strong>$1 - Real World Object URI</strong> <em> [562/762]</em></p> <div> <p>See description of this subfield in Appendix A: <em><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ecadcntf.html">Control Subfields</a></em>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="subfield"> <div> <p class="label"><strong>$2 - Source of heading or term</strong> <em> [762]</em></p> <div> <p>Code that identifies the source of a heading or term when the second indicator position contains value 7. Subfield $2 is appropriate only in field 762. Guidelines for applying subfield $2 are provided in the <em><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad7xx.html"> 7XX Heading Linking Entries—General Information</a></em> section.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="subfield"> <div> <p class="label"><strong>$4 - Relationship</strong> <em> [462/562/762]</em></p> <div> <p>Code or URI that specifies the relationship from the entity described in the record to the entity referenced in the field. Guidelines for using subfield $4 in fields 462 and 562 are provided in the <em><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/adtracing.html">Tracings and References-General Information</a></em> section. Guidelines for using subfield $4 in field 762 are provided in the <em><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad7xx.html">7XX Heading Linking Entries-General Information</a></em> section.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="subfield"> <div> <p class="label"><strong>$5 - Institution to which field applies</strong> <em> [462/562/762]</em></p> <div> <p>See description of this subfield in Appendix A: <em><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ecadcntf.html">Control Subfields</a></em>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="subfield"> <div> <p class="label"><strong>$6 - Linkage</strong></p> <div> <p>See description of this subfield in Appendix A: <em><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ecadcntf.html">Control Subfields</a></em>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="subfield"> <div> <p class="label"><strong>$7 - Data provenance</strong></p> <div> <p>See description of this subfield in Appendix H: <em><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/adapndxh.html">Data Provenance Subfields</a></em>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="subfield"> <div> <p class="label"><strong>$8 - Field link and sequence number</strong></p> <div> <p>See description of this subfield in Appendix A: <em><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ecadcntf.html">Control Subfields</a></em>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr> <h3>INPUT CONVENTIONS</h3> <div class="conventions"> <div> <p><strong>Punctuation - </strong>An X62 field does not end with a mark of punctuation unless the field ends with an abbreviation, initial/letter, open date, or other data that ends with in a mark of punctuation.</p> </div> <div> <p><strong>Spacing - </strong>No spaces are used in initialisms, acronyms, or abbreviations.</p> </div> </div> <hr> <h3>CONTENT DESIGNATOR HISTORY</h3> <div class="history"> <div class="historyField"> <div> <em>Field X62 - Medium of Performance Terms-General Information [NEW, 2013]</em> </div> </div> <div class="historySubfield"> <div> <em>$i - Relationship information [762] [NEW, 2014]</em> </div> </div> <div class="historySubfield"> <div> <em>$1 - Real World Object URI [562/762] [NEW, 2017]</em> </div> </div> <div class="historySubfield"> <div> <em>$4 - Relationship code [762] [NEW, 2014]</em> </div> </div> <div class="historySubfield"> <div> <em>$4 - Relationship code [462/562/762] [RENAMED, 2017] [REDESCRIBED, 2017]</em> <div class="subfieldHistoryDsc"> <p>Subfield $4 was renamed and redescribed to allow for the recording of relationship URIs in addition to MARC and non-MARC codes.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="historySubfield"> <div> <em>$7 - Data provenance [NEW, 2022]</em> </div> </div> </div> <hr class="clear"> <div class="head-nav"> <div class="noprint"> <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/">Library of Congress</a> >> <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/">MARC</a> >> <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/">Authority</a> >> <span class="caps"><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/adx00x85.html">Names and Terms</a> >> <strong>X62</strong></span> </div> </div> <div class="left"> <span class="noprint">(07/07/2022)</span> </div> <div class="right"> <a href="https://www-loc-gov.translate.goog/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#a1cfc5ccd2cee1cdcec28fc6ced7" class="noprint">Contact Us</a> </div> <script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script> <script>if(window['_satellite']){_satellite.pageBottom();}</script> <script>function gtElInit() {var lib = new google.translate.TranslateService();lib.translatePage('en', 'en', function () {});}</script> <script src="https://translate.google.com/translate_a/element.js?cb=gtElInit&hl=en-GB&client=wt" type="text/javascript"></script> </body> </html>