COMARC/A Format for Authorities Data

PDFCOMARC/AMarch2018

515 Related access point – territorial or geographical name

This field contains the access point for an authorized form of territorial or geographical name that is related to the access point in field 2XX.

Territorial names alone or only with subject subdivisions as additions, which are used as subject access points, are considered territorial names (field 515). Territorial names alone, which are used as author access points, are considered corporate body names (field 510). Territorial names, which are followed by a corporate body subdivision and which are used as author access points or as subject access points, are also considered corporate body names.

Subfields & repeatability

FIELD/SUBFIELDREPEATABILITY
515Related access point – territorial or geographical namer
aEntry elementnr
xTopical subdivisionr
zChronological subdivisionr
3Record numbernr
5Relationship controlnr
9Language of the base access pointnr

Indicators

Indicator values are not defined.

SUBFIELDS

Subfield a is described at field 215, subfields x and z in the Subdivisions chapter, and subfields 3, 5 and 9 in the Control Subfields chapter.

NOTES ON FIELD CONTENTS

This field contains a territorial or geographical name formulated in accordance with the national descriptive cataloguing rules or subject system and related to the access point in field 2XX.

RELATED FIELDS

215AUTHORIZED ACCESS POINT – TERRITORIAL OR GEOGRAPHICAL NAME

EXAMPLES

  1. 215⊔⊔aSri Lanka
    515⊔⊔aCeylon
  2. 215⊔⊔aKabwe (Zambia)
    515⊔⊔5a aBrokes Hill (Zambia)
  3. *

    152⊔⊔bsgc
    215⊔⊔aJadransko morje
    515⊔⊔3<nnn> 5g aSredozemsko morje
    (Sredozemsko morje is a broader term of the term Jadransko morje.)
  4. *

    152⊔⊔bsgc
    250⊔⊔aSlovanski jeziki
    515⊔⊔3<nnn> 5z aSlovanske države
    550⊔⊔3<nnn> 5g aBaltoslovanski jeziki
    550⊔⊔3<nnn> 5g aIndoevropski jeziki
    550⊔⊔3<nnn> 5z aCirilica
    550⊔⊔3<nnn> 5z aGlagolica
    550⊔⊔3<nnn> 5z aPanslavizem
    550⊔⊔3<nnn> 5z aSlavistika
    550⊔⊔3<nnn> 5z aSlovanska imena
    550⊔⊔3<nnn> 5z aSlovanska književnost
    550⊔⊔3<nnn> 5z aSlovanski rokopisi
    (The term Slovanske države in field 515 is related to the term Slovanski jeziki.)
  5. *

    152⊔⊔bsgc
    215⊔⊔aSlovanske države
    515⊔⊔3<nnn> 5z aVzhodna Evropa
    550⊔⊔3<nnn> 5z aSlovani
    550⊔⊔3<nnn> 5z aSlovanske študije
    550⊔⊔3<nnn> 5z aSlovanski jeziki
    (The term Vzhodna Evropa in field 515 is related to the term Slovanske države.)