COMARC/A Format for Authorities Data

PDFCOMARC/AOctober2020

320 General explanatory reference note

This field is used in general explanatory records to provide explanatory information to assist in searching or filing. The word or phrase referred from is entered in field 2XX, and the explanatory information is given in field 320.

Subfields & repeatability

FIELD/SUBFIELDREPEATABILITY
320General explanatory reference noter
aNote textnr

Indicators

Indicator values are not defined.

SUBFIELDS

320a Note text

The text of the explanatory note.

EXAMPLES

  1. 001⊔⊔bz
    200⊔0aDe la
    320⊔⊔aFor names beginning with a prefix, search under the prefix (under each element if the prefix is made up of multiple words) as well as under the name following the prefix.
    (The code in subfield 001b indicates a general explanatory record. The note contains instructions for searching personal names that begin with a prefix.)