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1XX - Main Entries-General Information


MARC 21 Bibliographic
February 1999

"Full" documentation refers to the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data that contains detailed descriptions of every data element, along with examples, input conventions and history sections.

"Concise" documentation refers to the MARC 21 Concise Format for Bibliographic Data that contains abridged descriptions of every data element, along with examples.

100 - Main Entry - Personal Name (NR) Full | Concise
110 - Main Entry - Corporate Name (NR) Full | Concise
111 - Main Entry - Meeting Name (NR) Full | Concise
130 - Main Entry - Uniform Title (NR) Full | Concise

DEFINITION AND SCOPE

Fields 100, 110, 111 and 130 contain a name or a uniform title heading used as main entry.

For mixed material, this idea of authorship is not always clear-cut. The main entry may contain the name of the person, family, or entity responsible for bringing the materials together. Alternatively, the main entry may contain the name of the person, family, or entity for whom or which a collection is named.

Descriptions of the first indicator and all subfield codes, as well as input conventions for the 100, 110, 111, and 130 fields, are given in the following General Information sections: X00, X10, X11, and X30. The second indicator is described in the specific section for each field.


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