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655 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM (R)
Terms indicating the genre form and/or physical characteristics of the materials being described. A genre term designates the style or technique of the intellectual content of textual materials or for graphic materials aspects such as vantage point intended purpose or method of representation. A form term designates historically and functionally specific kinds of materials distinguished by their physical character the subject of their intellectual content or the order of information within them. Physical characteristic terms designate historically and functionally specific kinds of materials as distinguished by an examination of their physical character subject of their intellectual content or the order of information with them.
Indicators
- First - Type of heading
- # - Basic
- 0 - Faceted
- Second - Thesaurus
The thesaurus or authority file from which the heading came.- 0 - Library of Congress Subject Headings
The subject index term conforms to and is appropriate for use in the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).
- 1 - LC subject headings for children's literature
The subject index term conforms to the "AC Subject Headings" section of the LCSH and is appropriate for use in the LC Annotated Card Program.
- 2 - Medical Subject Headings
The subject index term conforms to the NLM subject authority file.
- 3 - National Agricultural Library subject authority file
The subject added entry conforms to the NAL subject authority file.
- 4 - Source not specified
The subject index term conforms to a controlled list that cannot be identified by another defined value or by a code in subfield $2.
- 5 - Canadian Subject Headings
The subject index term conforms to and is appropriate for use in the Canadian Subject Headings that is maintained by the National Library of Canada.
- 6 - Répertoire de vedettes-matière
The subject index term conforms to and is appropriate for use in the Répertoire de vedettes-matière.
- 7 - Source specified in subfield $2
- 0 - Library of Congress Subject Headings
Subfield Codes
- $a - Genre/form data or focus term (NR)
- $b - Non-focus term (R)
- $c - Facet/hierarchy designation (R)
- $v - Form subdivision (R)
- $x - General subdivision (R)
- $y - Chronological subdivision (R)
- $z - Geographic subdivision (R)
- $2 - Source of term (NR)
Code from: MARC Code Lists for Relators Sources Description Conventions - $3 - Materials specified (NR)
- $5 - Institution to which field applies (NR) See Control Subfields
- $6 - Linkage (NR) See Control Subfields
- $8 - Field link and sequence number (R) See Control Subfields
Examples
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#7$aBird's-eye views$y1874.$2gmgpc |
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07$ck$bLaminated$cm$bmarblewood$cv$abust.$2aat |
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#7$aDictionaries$xFrench$y18th century.$2rbgenr |
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#7$aSigning patterns (Printing)$zGermany$y18th century.$2rbpri |
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#7$3Municipal Fire Station records$aFire reports$zAtlanta Georgia$y1978.$2[thesaurus code] |
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#2$aFestschrift. |
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#2$aDiaries. |
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#7$aAnnotations (Provenance)$zSweden$y18th century.$2rbprov$5MH-H |

