COMARC/B Format for Bibliographic Data

PDFCOMARC/BFebruary2021

602 Family name used as subject

This field contains the name of a family, which is one of the subjects of the resource, in access point form, with the optional addition of extra subject information.

Subfields & repeatability

FIELD/SUBFIELDREPEATABILITY
602Family name used as subjectr
aEntry elementnr
cType of familynr
fDatesnr
xTopical subdivisionr
yGeographical subdivisionr
wForm subdivisionr
zChronological subdivisionr
2System codenr
3Authority record numbernr
6Linking datanr
9Previous authority record number*nr

Indicators

INDICATORVALUEMEANING
1Name display indicator*
⊔No value
0Not displayed**
1Displayed in catalogues**
2Displayed in bibliographies**
3Displayed in catalogues and bibliographies**
2Not defined

SUBFIELDS

602a Entry element

The family name as a search element.

602c Type of family

A generic descriptor for the type of family that includes categories such as clan, dynasty, family unit, patriarchy, matriarchy, etc. (see example 4).

602f Dates

Dates associated with the family when they are required as part of the subject heading (see example 2).

602x Topical subdivision

A term added to further specify the topic that the subject heading represents (see examples 5, 6).

602y Geographical subdivision

A term to further specify a place in relation to the family that the subject heading represents.

602z Chronological subdivision

A term to further specify the time period in relation to the family that the subject heading represents (see example 6).

602w Form subdivision

A term to further specify the kind or genre of the material (see examples 1, 2, 6).

6022 System code

Code of the system or subject heading list (thesaurus) from which the subject heading is derived. It is recommended that this subfield is always filled in in a field 602.

6023 Authority record number

Identification number of an authority record for a family name (see examples 3, 4).

6026 Linking data

A two-digit number (01–99) for linking the 602 fields with the corresponding 962 fields.

6029 Previous authority record number*

This subfield is generated automatically in the compatibility process of bibliographic and authority records that are marked to be deleted.

If field 602 is linked to such authority record, the identification number of the authority record, that is used instead of the "deleted" record, is entered automatically in subfield 3 during the compatibility process; the former content of subfield 3 is transferred into subfield 9.

NOTES ON FIELD CONTENTS

This field is intended for entering family names used as subject headings. Subfield a contains the name of the family, whereas qualifying data is entered in subfields c, d and f.

The field can include more than just the name of the family in subfield a. Terms may be added to a subject heading to further specify the form, topic, place or time. Subfields are formulated in accordance with the subject system.

Subfield 6026 is used only when a family name is not linked to an authority record via subfield 6023.

RELATED FIELDS

600PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
When a person rather than a family name is the subject, field 600 is used.
601CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
When a corporate body rather than a family is the subject, field 601 is used.
604NAME AND TITLE USED AS SUBJECT
When the subject is an author/title, field 604 is used.

EXAMPLES

  1. 602⊔⊔aSwinnerton cFamily wPeriodicals 2lc
    (A subject heading assigned to a document entitled Swinnerton family history: heraldic and genealogical studies of the Swinnerton family.)
  2. 602⊔⊔aArchaemenid dynasty f559-330 B.C.

  3. *

    602⊔⊔34777576 aCankar (rodbina) 2SGC
    (A subject heading assigned to the book Rod in mladost Ivana Cankarja.)

  4. *

    602⊔⊔33116648 aHerbersteini cplemiška rodbina 2SGC

  5. *

    602⊔⊔aArko (rodbina) xZgodovina 2NUK

  6. * COBISS.net

    602⊔⊔aБалшићи (династија) z1360-1421 xПовеље wИзложбени каталози 2CG
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