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An Alphabetic List of Ambiguous Entities

Name vs. Subject file where to establish what (Based on Subject Headings Manual H 405, February, 2008, updated August 2010)

NOTE: This list is not exhaustive!

Heading	MARC 21 Tag	Contribute Through		Formulate Using
Heading	MARC 21 Tag	NACO (Group 1)	SACO (Group 2)	AACR2 LCRIs	SHM
Abbeys	110	X		X
Academies	110	X		X
Airplanes, Named	110	X		X
Airports	110	X		X LCRI24.1, p.6
Almshouses	110	X		X
Amusements parks	151		X		X
Apartment houses	110		X		X
Aquariums, Public	110	X		X
Aqueducts	151		X		X
Arboretums	110	X		X
Arches	150		X		X
Arenas	110		X		X
Armories	110		X		X
Art works, Individual	100,110,130	X		X LCRI25.3A
Artificial satellites	110	X		X
Artists' groups	150		X		X
Asian conglomerate corporations	110		X		X
Astronomical features (asteroids, comets, galaxies, planets, etc.)	151		X		X
Asylums (Charitable institutions)	110	X		X
Athletic contests	111	X		X
Auditoriums	110		X		X
Awards	150		X		X
Banks	110	X		X
Bars	110	X		X
Bathhouses	110		X		X
Baths, Ancient	110		X		X
Biblical characters	100	X		X
Biological stations	110	X		X
Boards of trade (Chambers of commerce)	110	X		X
Botanical gardens	110	X		X
Bridges	151		X		X
Broadcasting stations	110	X		X
Building details	150		X		X
Buildings, Private	110		X		X
Buildings occupied by corporate bodies	110		X		X
Bus terminals	110		X		X
Camps	151		X		X
Canals	151		X		X
Capitols	110		X		X
Castles	110		X		X
Cathedrals	110	X		X
Celestial bodies	151		X		X
Cemeteries	110	X		X LCRI24.1, p. 6
Chambers of commerce	110	X		X
Chapels	110	X		X
Churches (in use or in ruins)	110	X		X
Circuses	110	X		X
Cities, Extinct (Pre-1500)	151		X		X SCM H715
City halls	110		X		X
City sections	151	X		X LCRI23.4F2
Civic centers	110		X		X
Clans	100		X		X
Club houses	110		X		X
Coliseums	110		X		X
Collections, Public or Private	110		X		X
Collective farms	151		X		X
Collective settlements	151	X		X
Colleges	110	X		X
Comic strips	130	X		X
Communes	151	X		X
Community centers	110		X		X
Competitions	111	X		X
Computer languages	150		X		X
Computer networks	150		X		X
Computer programs and software	130	X		X
Computer systems	150		X		X
Concentration camps	110	X		X LCRI24.1, p.7
Concert halls	110	X		X
Conservation districts	151	X		X
Contests	111	X		X
Convention centers	110		X		X
Convents	110	X		X
Correctional institutions	110	X		X
Country clubs	110	X		X
Courthouses	110		X		X
Crematories	110	X		X
Customhouses	110		X		X
Dance halls	110	X		X
Denominations, Religious (individual)	110	X		X
Details, Building	150		X		X
Dispensaries	110	X		X
Docks	151		X		X
Doors	150		X		X
Dwellings	110		X		X
Ecclesiastical entities that are also names of places, e.g. (Catholic Church. Diocese of Basel (Switzerland))	110	X		X
Ecological stations	110	X		X
Educational institutions	110	X		X
Electronic discussion groups	130	X		X
Embassies	110	X		X
Estates	151		X		X
Events (generic; no formal name; not repeatable -- funerals)	150		X		X
Events (named) (events that are formally convened, etc.)	111	X		X LCRI24.7-24.8
Exhibition buildings	110		X		X
Exhibitions	111	X		X
Expeditions, Military	111	X		X
Expeditions, Scientific	111	X		X
Experiment stations	110	X		X
Expositions	111	X		X
Factories	110	X		X
Fairgrounds	151		X		X
Fairs	111	X		X
Families	100		X		X
Farms	151		X		X
Feasts	150		X		X
Ferry buildings	110		X		X
Festivals and celebrations	111	X		X
Fire stations	110		X		X
Fish hatcheries	110	X		X
Folk festivals and celebrations	111	X		X
Forest districts	151	X		X
Forests	151		X		X
Funds	110	X		X
Fortresses (Structures)	151		X		X
Fountains	150		X		X
Funeral homes, mortuaries	110	X		X
Galleries	110	X		X
Games (Events)	111	X		X
Gangs (Named)	110	X		X	X
Gardens	151		X		X
Gates	150		X		X
Golf courses	151		X		X
Grain elevators	110		X		X
Gymnasiums	110		X		X
Halfway houses	110	X		X
Hazardous waste sites	151		X		X
Helplines, hotlines	110	X		X
Herbariums	110	X		X
Highways	151		X		X
Historic sites (incl. historic districts not in cities)	151		X		X
Hospitals	110	X		X
Hotels	110	X		X
Immigration stations	110		X		X
Islands, Non-jurisdictional	151		X		X
Individual works of art	100, 110 or 130	X		X LCRI25.6
Jurisdictions, Ancient (other than cities)	151	X		X
Laboratories	110	X		X
Land grants	151		X		X
Libraries	110	X		X
Library districts	110	X		X
Lighthouses	110		X		X
Manors	110		X		X
Mansions	110		X		X
Market buildings	110		X		X
Markets	110	X		X
Military installations (Active: also all after 1899)	151	X		X
Military installations (Before 1900 and inactive)	151		X		X
Mine buildings	110		X		X
Mines	151		X		X
Mining districts	151	X		X
Mints	110		X		X
Monasteries	110	X		X
Monuments (Structures, statues, etc.)	150		X		X
Morgues	110	X		X
Mosques	110	X		X
Motels	110	X		X
Motion pictures	130	X		X
Museums	110	X		X
Music halls	110		X		X
Night clubs	110	X		X
Nursing homes	110	X		X
Observatories	110	X		X
Office buildings	110		X		X
Official residences	110		X		X
Old age homes	110	X		X
Opera houses	110	X		X
Orphanages	110	X		X
Palaces	110		X		X
Parades	111	X		X
Park districts	151	X		X
Parks (administrative agencies)	110	X		X
Parks (geographic entities)	151		X		X
Pavilions	110		X		X
Pipelines	151		X		X
Planetariums	110	X		X
Planned communities	151	X		X
Plans (Programs)	110	X		X LCRI24.1, p.8
Playgrounds	151		X		X
Plazas (Open spaces squares etc.)	151		X		X
Police stations	110		X		X
Pools, Public	151		X		X
Poorhouses	110	X		X
Port authorities	110	X		X
Ports (Physical facilities)	151		X		X
Post offices	110		X		X
Posthouses	110		X		X
Power plants	110		X		X
Presidential mansions	110		X		X
Prisons	110	X		X
Projects, plans, etc.	110	X		X
Public celebrations, pageants, anniversaries	111	X		X
Publisher's imprints	110	X		X
Public comfort stations	110		X		X
Pueblos	151	X		X
Races (Contests)	111	X		X
Racetracks	110		X		X
Radio programs	130	X		X
Railroads	110	X		X
Railway stations	110		X		X
Ranches	151		X		X
Recreation areas	151		X		X
Recreation districts	151	X		X
Refugee camps	110	X		X
Religious denominations	110	X		X
Research stations	110	X		X
Reservations, Indian	151		X		X
Reserves (Administrative agencies)	110	X		X	X
Reserves (Parks, forests, etc.)	151		X		X
Resorts	110		X		X
Restaurants	110	X		X
Roads	151		X		X
Rooms	150		X		X
Sanatoriums	110	X		X
Sanitary landfills	151		X		X
Sanitation districts	151	X		X
Sanitariums (also spelled: Sanatoriums)	110	X		X
Satellites (i.e., moons)	151		X		X
Satellites, Artificial	110	X		X
School districts	110	X		X
Schools	110	X		X
Schools of artists	150		X		X
Service stations	110	X		X
Ships	110	X		X
Shipyards	110	X		X
Shopping centers	110		X		X
Shows (Exhibitions)	111	X		X
Shrines (not churches)	150		X		X
Software, Computer	130	X		X
Sound recording labels	110	X		X
Space vehicles	110	X		X
Spas	110		X		X
Sports arenas	110		X		X
Sports facilities	110		X		X
Sporting events	111	X		X
Stadiums	110		X		X
Stagecoach stations	110		X		X
Stock exchanges	110	X		X
Stores, Retail	110	X		X
Streets	151		X		X
Structures (non-geographic, e.g. towers)	150		X		X
Studies (Research Projects)	110	X		X
Synagogues	110	X		X
Television programs	130	X		X
Temples (in ruins)	110		X		X
Temples (in use)	110	X		X
Terminal buildings	110		X		X
Theater buildings	110		X		X
Theater companies	110	X		X
Theme parks	151		X		X
Tombs	150		X		X
Tournaments	111	X		X
Towers	150		X		X
Trails	151		X		X
Tribes (as legal entities; U. S. only)	151	X		X
Tribes (Ethnic groups)	150		X		X
Truck stops	110	X		X
Tunnels	151		X		X
Undertakers	110	X		X
Universities	110	X		X
Utility districts	151	X		X
Villas	110		X		X
Walls	150		X		X
Water districts	151	X		X
Waterways	151		X		X
Web sites	130	X		X
Wells	151		X		X
Works of art, Individual	100, 110 or 130			X
Zoological gardens	110	X		X

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