COMARC/A Format for Authorities Data

PDFCOMARC/ADecember2019

C Search indexes

C.1 Authority records (CONOR)

BASIC INDEX

It is possible to search through the complete basic index without using a search suffix. Search suffixes have been created for subfields that best display the content of the indexed document and are therefore most frequently used for searching. They can be used to limit the search to specific subfields.

Basic index - authority data
suffixmeaningsearchsubfields
/CBCorporate body nameword210abcdefgh, 410abcdefgh, 510abcdefgh
/CPLoc. of meet./Add. to corp. body n.word210ce, 410ce, 510ce, 710ce
/MYDate of meetingword210f, 410f, 510f
/NTNotesword300a, 330a, 340a, 820a, 830a
/PNPersonal nameword200abcdf, 400abcdf, 500abcdf, 700abcdf

ADDITIONAL INDEXES

Additional indexes - record data
prefixmeaningsearchsubfields
AB=Adopted recordsphrase
CR=Record created byphrase
DM=Date of creationphrase
DR=Date of last updatephrase
ID=Record identificationphrase
IS=ISNIphrase010a
LC=Other system control numbersphrase035a
RE=Record modified byphrase
Additional indexes - authority data
prefixmeaningsearchsubfields
BI=Record marksword992b
CB=Corporate body namephrase210abcdefgh, 410abcdefgh, 510abcdefgh
CF=Most frequent creatorphrase911b
CH=Auth. access point - corporate body namephrase210abcdefgh
CP=Loc. of meet./Add. to corp. body n.phrase210ce, 410ce, 510ce, 710ce
FR=Frequencyphrase911c
MY=Date of meetingphrase210f, 410f, 510f
NP=Other identification marksphrase017a
OR=Replacement record IDword001x
PH=Auth. access point - person. namephrase200abcdf, 700abcdf
PN=Personal namephrase200abcdf, 400abcdf, 500abcdf, 700abcdf
RN=Conversion notephrase916x
VN=Unlinked see referencephrase915abcdf

Notes

CB=, CH=, PH=, PN=, VN=

Since subfields of an individual field are indexed as one phrase, it is advisable to truncate the search term with the "*" character when searching with CB=, CH=, PH=, PN= or VN=. The access points in indexes CB=, CH=, PH= and PN= are indexed with all diacritics entered in the access point. They are not findable without the diacritics.

Additional indexes - coded data
prefixmeaningsearchsubfields
AS=Researcher's codephrase200r
FC=Institution/organization codephrase911a
LA=Language used by person/corp. bodyphrase101a
NA=Nationalityphrase102a
RS=Record statusphrase001a

LIMITING

suffixmeaningsubfields
/CBRCorporate body name record001c = "b"
/PNRPersonal name record 001c = "a"