Important MARC 21 Fields

Sr. No. Name of the Field MARC Tag Sub Fields
1 Title 245

$a - Title (NR)
$b - Remainder of title (NR)
$c - Statement of responsibility, etc. (NR)
2 Personal Name: Main Entry 100

$a - Personal name (NR)
$c - Titles and words associated with a name (R)
$d - Dates associated with a name (NR)
$e - Relator term (R)
3 Personal Name: Added Entry 700

$a - Personal name (NR)
$c - Titles and words associated with a name (R)
$d - Dates associated with a name (NR)
$e - Relator term (R)
4 Corporate Name: Main Entry 110

$a - Corporate name (NR)
$b - Subordinate unit (R)
5 Corporate Name: Added Entry 710

$a - Corporate name (NR)
$b - Subordinate unit (R)
6 Meeting Name: Main Entry 111

$a - Meeting name (NR)
$c - Location of meeting (R)
$d - Date of meeting (NR)
$e - Subordinate unit (R)
$n - Number of part/section/meeting
7 Meeting Name: Added Entry 711

$a - Meeting name (NR)
$c - Location of meeting (R)
$d - Date of meeting (NR)
$e - Subordinate unit (R)
$n - Number of part/section/meeting
8 Edition Statement 250

$a - Edition statement (NR)
$b - Remainder of edition statement (NR)
9 Publication, Distribution, etc. 260

$a - Place of publication (R)
$b - Name of publisher (R)
$c - Date of publication (R)
10 ISBN 020

$a - International Standard Book Number (NR)
11 Language 041

$a - Language code of text
12 Physical Description 300

$a - Extent (R)
$b - Other physical details (NR)
$c - Dimensions (R)
$e - Accompanying material (NR)
13 Dewey Decimal Classification Number 082

$a - Classification number (R)
$b - Item number (NR)
$2 - Edition number (NR)
14 Other Classification Number 084

$a - Classification number (R)
$b - Item number (NR)
$2 - Number source (NR)
15 Subject Added Entry-Topical Term 650

$a - Topical term or geographic name entry element (NR)
16 Index Term-Uncontrolled 653

$a - Uncontrolled term
17 Series Statement 490

$a - Series statement (R)
$v - Volume/sequential designation (R)
$x - International Standard Serial Number
18 Accession No.

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