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381 - Other Distinguishing Characteristics of Work or Expression (R)

MARC 21 Authority - Full

February 2010

First Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined

Second Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined


Subfield Codes
$a - Other distinguishing characteristic (R) $u - Uniform Resource Identifier (R) $v - Source of information (R) $0 - Record control number (R)	$2 - Source of term (NR) $6 - Linkage (NR) $8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

Any characteristic that is not accommodated in a special field that serves to characterize a work or expression. Examples are an issuing body, arranged statement of music, version, or a geographic term. May be used to differentiate a work from another work with the same title.

Multiple characteristics from the same source vocabulary may be recorded in the same field in separate occurrences of subfield $a (Other distinguishing characteristic). Terms from different source vocabularies are recorded in separate occurrences of the field.

GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

■ INDICATORS

Both indicator positions are undefined; each contains a blank (#).

■ SUBFIELD CODES

$a - Other distinguishing characteristic

A term that specifies a characteristic that differentiates a work or expression from another one.


130	#0$aResearch paper (South African Law Commission)
381	##$aSouth African Law Commission [Attributes of a work]


130	#0$aHarlow (Motion picture : 1965 : Douglas)
381	##$aDouglas
380	##$aMotion picture
046	##$k1965 [Attributes of a work]


130	#0$a1 + 1 = 3 (Choreographic work : D'Amboise)
381	##$aD'Amboise
380	##$aChoreographic work [Attributes of an expression]


130	#0$aBible.$lEnglish.$sAuthorized.$f2004
381	##$aAuthorized
046	##$k2004 [Attributes of an expression]


100	1#$aDebussy, Claude,$d1862-1918.$tChansons de Bilitis (Songs).$pChevelure;$oarranged
380	##$aSongs
381	##$aarranged [Attributes of an expression]


100	1#$aGibbon, Edward,$d1737-1794.$tHistory of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.$kSelections
381	##$aSelections [Attributes of an expression]

$u - Uniform Resource Identifier

Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), for example a URL or URN, which provides electronic access data in a standard syntax. This data can be used for automated access to an electronic item using one of the Internet protocols.

In field 381, subfield $u is used to record the location of electronically accessible source information.

$v - Source of information

Source where the information recorded in field 381 was found if not through a URI.

$0 - Record control number

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

$2 - Source of term

MARC code that identifies the source of the term in subfield $a when it is from a controlled list.

Code from: Subject Heading and Term Source Codes.

$6 - Linkage

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

$8 - Field link and sequence number

See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

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(03/05/2010)