Technical Support for Technology Services at Smathers Libraries

Subject Authority Submission Form

(Based on LC SACO workform; in-house use at the University of Florida Libraries only)

Use the pull-down menus to select the appropriate MARC 21 tag for each field.
Use the dollar sign $ to note a delimiter before the subfield code (e.g, $x, $z)
If proposed heading is 100, 110, 111, or 130, supply the appropriate indicator; 150s-151s do not require indicator; apply this instruction to 4xxs and 5xxs also.
1XX, 4XX, or 5XX headings with subdivisions require keying the subfields by using a delimiter ($) and the appropriate MARC subfield code.
Add diacritics preceding the affected letter (e.g., M(acute)exico) as appropriate.
When citing geographic coordinates spell out the coordinates (e.g., 47deg. 35min. 34sec.N)

Today's date:

040:

053: Input classification number, if appropriate (cf. SCM H365)

* Select 1XX from pull-down tab.

Select 4XX from pull-down tab.

Broader Term (BT) select 5XX from pull-down tab. Subfield information is supplied based on selection of this field.

Broader Term (BT) select 5XX from pull-down tab.

670 Work cat.: (Include subfield $b when appropriate)

670 Additional Sources: (cf. SCM H202, paragraph 2.a.(1))

670 Additional Sources:

675 Sources not found: (When supplying more than one title precede each with a subfield $a)

680 Scope Note: (cf. SCM H400 for instructions)

If the 1XX is a 151, supply the 781 field according to SCM H836. Input subfield $z as needed (e.g., Mexico $z Tanchipa Mountains)
781 Geographic subdivision:

When the 781 field is not appropriate (e.g., when the 151 heading is a celestial body or a geographic entity in a city; cf. SCM H836) cut and paste this note into a 667 field: This heading is not valid for use as a geographic subdivision.
667 Note:

952: LC pattern or SCM instruction sheet:

Comments/Additional 4XX, 5XX, or 670 fields.

Name of cataloger:

E-mail: