COMARC/B Format for Bibliographic Data

PDFCOMARC/BFebruary2021

600 Personal name used as subject

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

Subfields & repeatability

FIELD/SUBFIELDREPEATABILITY
600Personal name used as subjectr
aEntry elementnr
bPart of name (not entry element)nr
cAdditions to name (not dates)r
dRoman numeralsnr
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**
2Form of name indicator
0Name entered under forename or direct order
1Name entered under surname (family name, patronymic, etc.)

The second indicator specifies whether the name is entered in direct order (only a forename or a forename and a surname) or under a surname (a surname and a forename).

SUBFIELDS

600a Entry element

Portion of the name used as the entry element in the subject heading that enables sorting and searching in the catalogue. Subfield is mandatory.

600b Part of name (not entry element)

The remainder of the name (forename or names) used when the entry element is a surname (see examples 1, 2, 5). If this subfield is filled in, the value of the second indicator must be set to "1".

600c Additions to name (not dates)

Any additions to the name (other than dates), which do not form an integral part of the name itself, e.g., titles, epithets, etc. (see examples 4, 7). Subfield is repeatable for second and subsequent additions.

600d Roman numerals

Roman numerals associated with names of certain popes, royalty and ecclesiastics. If an epithet (or a further forename) is associated with the numeration, this too should be included (see example 4). If this subfield is filled in, the value of the second indicator must be set to "0".

600f Dates

The dates attached to personal names. Indications of the nature of the date (e.g., born, died, flourished) can also be entered in the subfield in full or abbreviated form (see examples 2, 5, 6, 810).

600x Topical subdivision

A term added to further specify the topic that the subject heading represents (see examples 3, 5, 10).

600y Geographical subdivision

A term to further specify a place in relation to the person that the subject heading represents (see example 5).

600z Chronological subdivision

A term to further specify the time period in relation to the person that the subject heading represents.

600w Form subdivision

A term to further specify the kind or genre of the material (see examples 2, 9).

6002 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 600.

6003 Authority record number

Identification number of an authority record for a personal name (see examples 68).

6006 Linking data

A two-digit number (01–99) for linking the 600 fields with the corresponding 960 fields.

6009 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 600 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 personal names used as subject headings. These headings are structured in the same way as the headings for persons responsible for the content of the bibliographic resource. Subfields a, b, c, d and f follow the same form as in field 700 where you can also find further explanation on the scope and content of these subfields.

Unlike field 700, field 600 can include more than just the name of the person and additions to the name. 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 6006 is used only when a personal name is not linked to an authority record via subfield 6003.

RELATED FIELDS

601CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
When a corporate body rather than a person is the subject, field 601 is used.
602FAMILY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
When a family rather than a person is the subject, field 602 is used.
604NAME AND TITLE USED AS SUBJECT
When the subject is an author/title, field 604 is used.

EXAMPLES

  1. 600⊔1aBurroughs bEdgar Rice 2lc
  2. 600⊔1aShakespeare bWilliam f1564-1616 wQuotations 2lc
  3. 600⊔0aJesus Christ xNativity 2lc
    600⊔0aJesus Christ xTrial 2lc
    (Record for Son of God: birth and trial of Jesus containing two subject headings.)
  4. 600⊔0aGustavus dII Adolphus, cKing of Sweden 2lc
  5. 600⊔1aEinstein bAlbert f1879-1955 xHomes and haunts yGermany yBerlin 2lc
  6. *

    600⊔1315783272 aKopernik bNikolaj f1473-1543 2SGC
    (Subfield 3 contains an identification number of an authority record from the SGC database.)
  7. *

    600⊔031432168 aZevs cgrško božanstvo 2SGC
    (The code in subfield 2 indicates that the subject heading is derived from the COBISS.SI General List of Subject Headings.)
  8. *

    600⊔1316026472 aCankar bIvan f1876-1918 2SGC
  9. *

    600⊔1aRugelj bSamo f1966- wSpomini 2NUK
  10. * COBISS.net

    600⊔1aСкорсезе bМартин f1942- wМотиви 2SR
    (Subject heading for the book Njujork u filmovima Martina Skorsezea.)