372 - Field of Activity (R)
MARC 21 Authority - Full
October 2009
First Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined
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Second Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined
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Subfield Codes
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$a - Field of activity (R)
$s - Start period (NR)
$t - End period (NR)
$u - Uniform Resource Identifier (R)
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$v - Source of information (R)
$0 - Record control number (R)
$2 - Source of term (NR)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)
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FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE
For a person: a field of endeavor, area of
expertise, etc., in which the person is engaged or was
engaged
For a corporate body: a field of business in which
the corporate body is engaged, its area of competence,
responsibility, jurisdiction, etc.
The field is repeated if the entity has multiple fields of
activity for different time periods.
GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS
■ INDICATORS
- Both indicator positions are undefined; each contains a
blank (#).
■ SUBFIELD CODES
$a - Field of activity
A field of endeavor or area of expertise in which the
person or corporate body is or was engaged.
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1#$aHudson,
David$cdidjeridu player |
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##$adidjeridu
player |
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2#$aNorth
Atlantic Treaty Organization |
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##$aThe North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a political and
military alliance of 26 countries from North America
and Europe committed to fulfilling the goals of the
North Atlantic Treaty signed on 4 April 1949. |
$s - Start period
The starting date of engagement in a field of endeavor or
field of business for a person or corporate body.
$t - End period
The end date of engagement in a field of endeavor or field
of business for a person or corporate body.
$u - Uniform Resource Identifier
Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), for example a URL or
URN, which provides electronic access data in a standard
syntax. This data can be used for automated access to an
electronic item using one of the Internet protocols.
In field 372, subfield $u is used to record the location of
the source of the information about field of activity
accessible electronically.
$v - Source of information
Source where the information recorded in field 372 was
found if not through a URI.
$0 - Record control number
$2 - Source of term
Specifies a code that identifies the source of a controlled
vocabulary term for activity terms in subfield $a.
$8 - Field link and sequence number