COMARC/A Format for Authorities Data

PDFCOMARC/ASeptember2023

830 General cataloguer's note

This field is used to record biographical, historical, or other information about the access point.

Subfields & repeatability

FIELD/SUBFIELDREPEATABILITY
830General cataloguer's noter
aNote textr

Indicators

Indicator values are not defined.

SUBFIELDS

830a Note text

This subfield contains the text of the note.

NOTES ON FIELD CONTENTS

The data may include references to specific rules applied, notes justifying the choice of form of access point, etc. (see example 2). Such data could also appear as part of other fields, e.g. in field 810.

EXAMPLES

  1. 200⊔1aKorman, bGerd
    830⊔⊔ab. 1928; aPhD
  2. 200⊔1aOtter, bA.A. den, f1941-
    830⊔⊔aAACR2 22.4A. Name established according to author's preference.
  3. *

    200⊔1aRužič bErnest
    400⊔05z aE. R.
    400⊔05z aER
    830⊔⊔aPodpisuje se tudi: e. R. in eR
  4. *

    200⊔0aOrakelj
    830⊔⊔aOrakelj je psevdonim, avtor noče biti razrešen.
    (The record does not contain the real name. The note is not written for public display, it is intended only for cataloguers.)
  5. *

    250⊔⊔aEgipčanska književnost v arabščini
    830⊔⊔aUredniška opomba: Povezave na geslo LCSH "Egyptian literature, Modern" ne dodamo.