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MARC 21 Format for Authority Data: Table of Contents (Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of Congress)
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html lang="auto"> <head> <base href="https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/"> <meta name="generator" content="HTML Tidy, see www.w3.org"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <title>MARC 21 Format for Authority Data: Table of Contents (Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of Congress)</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="description" content="This page lists the table of contents for the MARC 21 Format for Authority Data (Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of Congress)"> <meta name="keywords" content="marc, marc21, marc standards"> <meta name="author" content="Library of Congress Network Development and MARC Standards Office"> <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> <script src="//assets.adobedtm.com/dac62e20b491e735c6b56e64c39134d8ee93f9cf/satelliteLib-6b47f831c184878d7338d4683ecf773a17973bb9.js"></script> <meta http-equiv="X-Translated-By" content="Google"> <meta http-equiv="X-Translated-To" content="en"> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.gstatic.com/_/translate_http/_/js/k=translate_http.tr.en_GB.omlEigW4xY8.O/am=DgY/d=1/rs=AN8SPfpjsL9kUWY0h-sp7Ilu7hZWGwEmeg/m=corsproxy" data-sourceurl="https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/"></script> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Material+Symbols+Outlined:opsz,wght,FILL,GRAD@20..48,100..700,0..1,-50..200" rel="stylesheet"> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.gstatic.com/_/translate_http/_/js/k=translate_http.tr.en_GB.omlEigW4xY8.O/am=DgY/d=1/exm=corsproxy/ed=1/rs=AN8SPfpjsL9kUWY0h-sp7Ilu7hZWGwEmeg/m=phishing_protection" data-phishing-protection-enabled="false" data-forms-warning-enabled="true" data-source-url="https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/"></script> <meta name="robots" content="none"> </head> <body> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.gstatic.com/_/translate_http/_/js/k=translate_http.tr.en_GB.omlEigW4xY8.O/am=DgY/d=1/exm=corsproxy,phishing_protection/ed=1/rs=AN8SPfpjsL9kUWY0h-sp7Ilu7hZWGwEmeg/m=navigationui" data-environment="prod" data-proxy-url="https://www-loc-gov.translate.goog" data-proxy-full-url="https://www-loc-gov.translate.goog/marc/authority/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" data-source-url="https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/" data-source-language="auto" data-target-language="en" data-display-language="en-GB" data-detected-source-language="en" data-is-source-untranslated="false" data-source-untranslated-url="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/&anno=2" data-client="tr"></script> <div class="head-nav"><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> >> <strong>Authority</strong> </div> <hr><a name="skip_menu" id="skip_menu"></a> <div class="banner"><img src="images/marc21ad.gif" alt="MARC 21 FORMAT FOR AUTHORITY DATA" height="108" width="500"> </div> <hr> <div class="introduction"> 1999 Edition </div> <div class="introduction"> Update No. 1 (October 2000) through Update No. 38 (June 2024) </div> <hr> <p>This online publication provides access to both the full and concise versions of the <em>MARC 21 Format for Authority Data</em>. The "full" authority format contains detailed descriptions of every data element, along with examples, input conventions, and history sections. The "concise" authority format contains abridged descriptions of every data element, along with examples. The full and concise versions are identified in the header of each field description.</p> <p>Changes to the <em>MARC 21 Format for Authority Data</em> that resulted from Update No. 38 (June 2024) are displayed in <span class="changed">red</span> print. The date located in the header of the full version of each field indicates the last month and year of update.</p> <hr> <div class="contents"> Table of Contents </div> <div class="contentslist"> <ul> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/adintro.html">Introduction</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/adsummary.html">Format Summary</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/adleader.html">Leader</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/addirectory.html">Directory</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad00x.html">00X: Control Fields</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad01x09x.html">01X-09X: Numbers and Code Fields</a></li> <li><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 - General Information</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad1xx3xx.html">1XX, 3XX: Heading Information Fields</a></li> <li><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></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad2xx3xx.html">260, 360: Complex Subject Reference Fields</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad4xx.html">4XX: See From Tracing Fields</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad5xx.html">5XX: See Also From Tracing Fields</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad64x.html">64X: Series Treatment Fields</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad663666.html">663-666: Complex Name Reference Fields</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad66768x.html">667-68X: Note Fields</a></li> <li><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 Entry Fields</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ad8xx.html">8XX: Other Variable Fields</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ecadcntf.html">Appendix A: Control Subfields</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/examples.html">Appendix B: Full Record Examples</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ecadmulti.html">Appendix C: Multiscript Records</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ambiguous-headings.html"> Appendix D: Alphabetical List of Ambiguous Headings</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/adapndxe.html">Appendix E: Initial Definite and Indefinite Articles</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/adapndxf.html">Appendix F: Format Changes for Update No. 38 (June 2024)</a></li> <li><a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.loc.gov/marc/authority/ecadorg.html">Appendix G: Organization Code Sources</a></li> <li><a href="https://www-loc-gov.translate.goog/marc/authority/adapndxh.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Appendix H: Data Provenance Subfields</a></li> </ul> </div> <hr> <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> >> <strong>Authority</strong> </div> </div> <div class="left"> <span class="noprint">(06/07/24)</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#0e606a637d614e62616d20696178" 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>