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376 - Family Information (R)


MARC 21 Authority - full
December 2023

First Indicator Second Indicator
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Subfield Codes
  • $a - Type of family (R)
  • $b - Name of prominent member (R)
  • $c - Hereditary title (R)
  • $d - Other designation (R)
  • $s - Start period (NR)
  • $t - End period (NR)
  • $u - Uniform Resource Identifier (R)
  • $v - Source of information (R)
  • $0 - Authority record control number or standard number (R)
  • $1 - Real World Object URI (R)
  • $2 - Source of term (NR)
  • $6 - Linkage (NR)
  • $7 - Data provenance (R)
  • $8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

Additional information about families, including type of family, prominent member of the family, and hereditary title.


GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

INDICATORS

SUBFIELD CODES

$a - Type of family

A categorization or generic descriptor for the type of family, e.g Family, Clan, Dynasty, Royal House.

046 ##$s1925$t1979
100 3#$aPahlavi (Dynasty : $d1925-1979)
376 ##$aDynasty
046 ##$s1529$t1739
100 3#$aNayak (Dynasty :$cMadurai, India)
370 ##$fMadurai, India
376 ##$aDynasty
100 3#$aYan (Family : China)
370 ##$cChina
376 ##$aFamily

$b - Name of prominent member

A well-known individual who is a member of the family.

100 3#$aMedici (Royal house : $gMedici, Lorenzo de’, 1449-1492)
376 ##$aRoyal house$bMedici, Lorenzo de’, 1449-1492
100 3#$aDenney (Family : $gDenny, Anthony, 1501-1549)
376 ##$aFamily$bDenny, Anthony, 1501-1549
100 3#$aDenney (Family : $gDenny, Arthur Armstrong, 1822-1899)
[two families with the same name differentiated by addition of prominent member of the family]
376 ##$aFamily$bDenny, Arthur Armstrong, 1822-1899

$c - Hereditary title

A title of nobility, etc., associated with a family.

$d - Other designation

An appropriate designation in the language preferred by the agency creating the data of an attribute of the family that is not provided for in subfields $a, $b, or $c, or in another field.

376 ##$dMāori (New Zealand people)$2lcdgt
376 ##$dChinese Americans$dAmericans$2lcdgt
376 ##$dPhilanthropists$2lcsh
376 ##$dMachishū$2aat
376 ##$dBaptists$2lcdgt
376 ##$dDemocratic Party members (United States)$2lcdgt
376 ##$dDukes$dEarls$2aat
376 ##$dFictitious characters$2lcsh
376 ##$dImaginary creatures$2cyac

$s - Start period

Starting date associated with a family, such as date of origin.

100 3#$aCholmley (Family)
400 3#$aCholmeley (Family)
400 3#$aCholmondeley (Family)
376 ##$aFamily$cMarquesses of Cholmondeley
376 ##$aFamily$cDukes of Cholmondeley$s1852

$t - End period

End date associated with a family, such as date of termination.

$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 376, subfield $u is used to record the location of the source of information about the family accessible electronically.

$v - Source of information

Source where the information recorded in field 376 was found if not through a URI.

$0 - Authority record control number or standard number

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

$1 - Real World Object URI

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

$2 - Source of term

Specifies a code that identifies the source of a controlled form of the name in subfield $b.

Code from: Name and Title Authority Source Codes.

Specifies a code that identifies the source of a term for type of family in subfield $a or for other designation in subfield $d, when they are from a controlled list.

100 3#$aDenney (Family :$gDenny, Anthony, 1501-1549)
376 ##$aFamilies$2lcdgt
376 ##$bDenny, Anthony, 1501-1549$2naf
376 ##$dBritons$2lcdgt
100 3#$aNayak (Dynasty :$cMadurai, India)
376 ##$aDynasty$2wikidata
376 ##$dTelugu (Indic people}$2lcsh
100 3#$aKoteda (Clan :$dactive 15th century-17th century :$cHirado-shi, Japan)
376 ##$aClans$2lcsh
376 ##$bKoteda, Sakae$2naf
376 ##$dJapanese$2lcdgt

$6 - Linkage

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

$7 - Data provenance

See description of this subfield in Appendix H: Data Provenance Subfields.

$8 - Field link and sequence number

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


CONTENT DESIGNATOR HISTORY

$d - Other designation [NEW, 2023]
$0 - Record control number [REDEFINED, 2010]
$1 - Real World Object URI [NEW, 2017]
$2 - Source of term [REDESCRIBED, 2023]

The definition of subfield $2 was broadened to allow for the recording of source codes of terms for type of family (subfield $a) and other designation (subfield $d).

$7 - Data provenance [NEW, 2022]

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