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Headings from schemes we don't use (including FAST and headings in other languages) should be deleted from a record

600 Subject added entry - Personal name (R)

Use this field to provide a subject heading for a person. Take the name from the Library of Congress name authorities.

Indicators

The first indicator changes depending on the form of name. Most of the time it will be 1, for surname. If the heading begins with a forename (or is just one name), use 0. If the subject is a family, use 3.

The second indicator should be 0 to show it is a Library of Congress heading.

Construction

You can use subdivisions to give dates (|d), relator terms, form subdivisions (e.g. Biography) (|v) and titles (|t). See OCLC for full list of subfields.

60010Radcliffe, John,|d1650-1714.

60010Bontempo, Dawn|xHealth.

60030Carucci family|vPortraits

60000Wonder Woman|c(Fictitious character)

610 Subject added entry - Corporate name (R)

Use this field to provide a subject heading for an organisation or jurisdiction. Take the name from the Library of Congress name authorities.

Indicators

The first indicator shows what type of name is being used. It is usually 2 for a name in direct order or 1 for a name beginning with a geographic term (often used for government departments).

The second indicator should be 0 to show it is a Library of Congress heading.

Construction

You can use subdivisions to give dates (|d), relator terms, form subdivisions (e.g. Biography) (|v) and titles (|t). See OCLC for full list of subfields.

61010Great Britain.|bNational Health Service.

61020Bethlem Royal Hospital (London, England)|xHistory|y18th century.

61020National Museum of Scotland|vExhibitions.

611 Subject added entry - Meeting name (R)

This field is used to add a subject heading for a meeting, usually a conference. Take the name from the Library of Congress name authorities.

Indicators

The first indicator shows what type of name is being used. It is usually 2 for a name in direct order or 1 for a name beginning with a geographic term.

The second indicator should be 0 to show it is a Library of Congress heading.

Construction

It is often subdivided by number (|n), date (|d) and location (|c). This information should be put in brackets.

61120International Conference on Population and Development|d(1994 :|cCairo, Egypt)

61120International Labour Conference|n(42nd :|d1958 :|cGeneva, Switzerland)

648 Subject added entry - Chronological term (R)

Take these from the local list of time periods. Only add a term if the item is about a specific time period.

Indicators

The first indicator is blank and the second indicator is 4 to show the source of the term is not specified.

648 4Medieval (500-1300)

648 415th-17th centuries.

648 420th century.

650 Subject added entry - Topical term (R)

This field is used to add topical subject terms to items. See Subject headings for more information about the schemes we use and how to apply terms.

Indicators

The second indicator indicates which scheme the term is from. It should be 0 for Library of Congress (LOC) headings, 2 for Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) or 7 for other schemes (including Homosaurus or local terms).

The first indicator is usually blank except for when using MeSH headings, where it is used to specify the level of heading. Indicator 1 is used for primary terms and 2 for secondary terms.

Format

Subdivisions are often used in LOC and MeSH headings to make terms more specific, such as form (|v), time period (|y), geography (|z).

When using Homosaurus or local terms, you need to add a subfield |2 at the end of the field giving the source of the term.

650 0Tobacco|xPhysiological effect.

650 0Art criticism|zFrance|zParis|xHistory|y19th century.

650 0Older people|xSocial aspects|zRomania|vComic books, strips, etc.

650 0Streets|zLondon|vPictorial works.

65012Autism Spectrum Disorder.

65012Dyspepsia|xdiet therapy.

650 7LGBTQ+ culture.|2homoit

650 7Mad studies.|2local

655 Index term - Genre (R)

Use the local genre headings where appropriate to specify the type of item.

Indicators

The first indicator should always be blank. The second indicator is usually 7 (where the source is specified in subfield 2) or 0 (for Library of Congress terms).

Format

Use |2 to specify the source of the term (if second indicator is not 0).

655 7Artists' books.|2rbgenr

655 0CD-ROMs.

695 Library of Congress classification (R)

This field is used locally to record the Library of Congress classification. LOC classifications should be used for Medical Collection books where there isn't an appropriate National Library of Medicine (NLM) classification. Use ClassWeb to find a classification.

Indicators

Both indicators are blank.

Construction

Use |b to specify the year of publication.

695 BF448|b2016

696 National Library of Medicine classification (R)

This field is used locally to record the National Library of Medicine (NLM) classification. NLM classifications should be used for Medical Collection books. Use NLM Classification to find an appropriate classification.

Indicators

Both indicators are blank.

Construction

Use |b to specify the year of publication.

696 WW240|b1985

698 Barnard classification

This field is used locally to record the Barnard classification. Barnard should be used for History of Medicine books. Use the local Barnard list to find a classification.

Indicators

Both indicators are blank.

698 BJK.AM

There's more information on classifications and shelfmarks in Classifications