Specificity of MARC Tags

Below is a computer catalog display of one of the previous book examples. When looking again at this record, notice that it contains two different subject headings, one for a topic and one for a name.

Author: Palin, Michael.
Title: Full circle : a Pacific journey / with Michael

Palin.

Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1997.

Description: p. cm.

Dewey No.: 919.04 21

ISBN: 0312169604

Subjects: Pacific Area -- Description and travel.

Palin, Michael -- Journeys -- Pacific Area.

Here is the MARC display for this same record. Again, look for the two different subject headings.

001 1652498
005 19970502082209.6

008 970428s1997 nyu 000 0aeng

035 $9(DLC) 97014664

906 $a7$bcbc$corignew$d1$eocip$f19$gy-gencatlg

955 $apc05 to sa00 04-28-97; lg09 to lg03 04-30-97; lg03 to sl 04-30-97; lg08

05-01-97 to DDC

010 $a 97014664

020 $a0312169604

040 $aDLC$cDLC

043 $ap------

050 00$aDU23.5$b.P35 1997

082 00$a919.04$221

100 1 $aPalin, Michael.

245 10$aFull circle :$ba Pacific journey /$cwith Michael Palin.

260 $aNew York :$bSt. Martin's Press,$c1997.

263 $a9710

300 $ap. cm.

651 0$aPacific Area$xDescription and travel.

600 10$aPalin, Michael$xJourneys$yPacific Area.

Remember that MARC assigns different tags to different types of information within each section. The 600 tag in the subject headings section means that the subject heading is a personal name. The 651 tag for a subject heading indicates a geographic heading. This distinction provides for the option of searching only for geographic headings, or only for name headings.