008 field for name authority records

Music Cataloging at Yale

MARC Tagging

008 field for name authority records

For elements of name authority records, see Elements of name authority records

OCLC name authority record fixed field:

Personal name and name/title authority records
The codes in bold red are those that may need to be changed from the default

position OCLC definition code information

(00-05)

Entered Date entered on file

(06)

Geo subd Direct or indirect geographic subdivision n = Not applicable

(07)

Roman Romanization scheme = No attempt to code

(08)

Language of catalog = No information provided

(09)

Auth/Ref Kind of record a = Established heading

(10)

Rules Descriptive cataloging rules b
c
d = AACR1
= AACR2
= AACR2 compatible heading

(11)

Subj Subject heading system/thesaurus a = Library of Congress Subject Headings

(12)

Series Type of series n = Not applicable

(13)

Ser num Numbered or unnumbered series n = Not applicable

(14)

Name use Heading use-main or added entry a = Appropriate

(15)

Subj use Heading use-subject added entry a = Appropriate

(16)

Ser use Heading use-series added entry b = Not appropriate

(17)

Subd type Type of subject subdivision = Undefined (obsolete)

(28)

Govt agn Type of government agency = No attempt to code

(29)

Ref status Reference evaluation a
b
n = Tracings are consistent with the heading
= Tracings are not necessarily consistent with the heading (found in old records)
= Not applicable (no references)

(31)

Upd status Record update in process a = Record can be used

(32)

Name Undifferentiated personal name a
b = Differentiated personal name (the name in the 1XX is a unique personal name)
= Undifferentiated personal name (the name in the 1XX is used by two or more persons)

(33)

Auth status Level of establishment a
c

d = Fully established
= Provisional (the heading cannot be formulated satisfactorily because of inadequate information; code c may be changed to code a when the needed information is available)
= Preliminary (the heading is taken from a bibliographic record; the bibliographic item was not in hand at the time the heading was established; code d may be changed to code a when the item is in hand)

(38)

Mod rec Modified record = Not modified

(39)

Source Cataloging source
c = National bibliographic
=Cooperative cataloging program agency

Personal name and name/title authority records The codes in bold red are those that may need to be changed from the default
position	OCLC	definition	code	information
(00-05)	Entered	Date entered on file
(06)	Geo subd	Direct or indirect geographic subdivision	n	= Not applicable
(07)	Roman	Romanization scheme		= No attempt to code
(08)		Language of catalog		= No information provided
(09)	Auth/Ref	Kind of record	a	= Established heading
(10)	Rules	Descriptive cataloging rules	b c d	= AACR1 = AACR2 = AACR2 compatible heading
(11)	Subj	Subject heading system/thesaurus	a	= Library of Congress Subject Headings
(12)	Series	Type of series	n	= Not applicable
(13)	Ser num	Numbered or unnumbered series	n	= Not applicable
(14)	Name use	Heading use-main or added entry	a	= Appropriate
(15)	Subj use	Heading use-subject added entry	a	= Appropriate
(16)	Ser use	Heading use-series added entry	b	= Not appropriate
(17)	Subd type	Type of subject subdivision		= Undefined (obsolete)
(28)	Govt agn	Type of government agency		= No attempt to code
(29)	Ref status	Reference evaluation	a b n	= Tracings are consistent with the heading = Tracings are not necessarily consistent with the heading (found in old records) = Not applicable (no references)
(31)	Upd status	Record update in process	a	= Record can be used
(32)	Name	Undifferentiated personal name	a b	= Differentiated personal name (the name in the 1XX is a unique personal name) = Undifferentiated personal name (the name in the 1XX is used by two or more persons)
(33)	Auth status	Level of establishment	a c d	= Fully established = Provisional (the heading cannot be formulated satisfactorily because of inadequate information; code c may be changed to code a when the needed information is available) = Preliminary (the heading is taken from a bibliographic record; the bibliographic item was not in hand at the time the heading was established; code d may be changed to code a when the item is in hand)
(38)	Mod rec	Modified record		= Not modified
(39)	Source	Cataloging source	c	= National bibliographic =Cooperative cataloging program agency