MARC 21 Format for Authority Data: 376: Family Information (Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of Congress)

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.

$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 - Record control number

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.

$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.

376 - Family Information (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

■ INDICATORS

■ SUBFIELD CODES


Subfield Codes
$a - Type of family (R) $b - Name of prominent member (R) $c - Hereditary title (R) $s - Start period (NR) $t - End period (NR) $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)