6XX Fields: General Instructions
600 Subject Added Entry - Personal Name
610 Subject Added Entry - Corporate Name
611 Subject Added Entry - Meeting or Conference
630 Subject Added Entry - Uniform Title Heading
650 Subject Added Entry - Topical Term
651 Subject Added Entry - Geographic Name
690, 692, 693 Local Subject Headings
At least one 6xx required for all records.
6xx corresponding to 1xx: required when applicable.
Tag order:
Enter 6xx fields in tag order, and in alphabetical order within each tag.
Subdivisions:
Arrange subdivisions in correct order, generally one of the following:
o See LC Subject Cataloging Manual, section H 1075 for more information.
Subdivisions:
Examples:
600 10 ‡a Clarkson, Robert H. ‡q (Robert Harper), ‡d 1826-1884.
600 10 ‡a Wilson, Edmund, ‡d 1895-1972. ‡t Piece of my mind.
600 10 ‡a Millsap, Walter, ‡d 1886- ‡v Archives.
Do not use RDA headings for family names in 600; instead use the form established in LCSH, or create a heading in conformance with LCSH. Always use the name form used in the materials in the 100 and 245 regardless of the spelling/form of the name in LCSH and 600.
100 3_ ‡a Griggs (Family)
245 10 ‡a Griggs family papers, ‡f 1775-1924.
600 30 ‡a Gregg family.
No additional local guidelines.
No additional local guidelines.
If a collection contains material about a publication, but the publication itself is not present, a 630 field with the title of the publication can be used.
Authorized terms:
Contact the Cataloging Coordinator for logon and password for Classification Web.
Literary headings:
For collections of literary personal papers, search for an authorized heading in the following form: [Occupation], [Nationality].
Example:
650 _0 ‡a Authors, American.
Literary subdivisions:
Example:
650 _0 ‡a Authors, American ‡y 20th century ‡v Archives.
Chronological subdivisions:
Examples:
650 _0 ‡a Authors, American ‡y 20th century ‡v Archives.
650 _0 ‡a Dramatists, English ‡y 19th century ‡v Archives.
650 _0 ‡a World War, 1939-1945 ‡v Personal narratives, American.
650 _0 ‡a Frontier and pioneer life ‡z Oregon.
650 _0 ‡a English literature ‡v Translations into German.
650 _0 ‡a Real property ‡z California ‡v Pictorial works.
650 _0 ‡a Mexican War, 1846-1848 ‡x Naval operations, American.
No additional local guidelines.
Always trace the following terms, with ‡z and ‡y subdivisions as appropriate:
655 _7 ‡a Born digital. ‡2 aat
655 _7 ‡a Audiovisual materials. ‡2 aat
655_7 ‡a Photographs. ‡2 aat
For early modern materials: 655 _7 ‡a Cryptograms. ‡2 rbgenr
Human remains (see below)
Standard thesauri:
Examples:
655 _7 ‡a Diaries. ‡2 aat
655 _7 ‡a Drawings (visual works) ‡2 aat
655 _7 ‡a Brocade bindings (Binding) ‡2 rbbin
LCSH terms:
Example:
655 _0 ‡a Manuscripts, Arabic ‡z Syria ‡y 19th century.
Local terms:
Subdivisions:
Examples:
655 _7 ‡a Diaries ‡z Connectictut ‡z New Haven ‡y 18th century. ‡2 aat
655 _7 ‡a Diaries ‡z France ‡y 18th century. ‡2 aat
For collections containing human remains, including human hair, teeth, and ashes, add one or more of the following 655 terms as appropriate:
655_7 ‡a Human remains. ‡2 aat
655_7 ‡a Human hair. ‡2 aat
655_7 ‡a Bone ash. ‡2 aat
In addition, mention the human remains in the 520 to clarify the context and extent of the remains and add the collection to the human remains log.
Standard thesauri:
Examples:
650 _0 ‡a Women architects ‡z California.
656 _7 ‡a Architects ‡z California ‡y 20th century. ‡2 lcsh
656 _7 ‡a Authors ‡z United States ‡y 20th century. ‡2 lcsh
656 _7 ‡a Engineers ‡z France ‡y 18th century. ‡2 lcsh
656 _7 ‡a Poets ‡z United States ‡y 20th century. ‡2 lcsh
Subdivisions:
When appropriate, subdivide geographically and/or by century.
Example:
656 _7 ‡a Architects ‡z California ‡y 20th century. ‡2 lcsh
Do not use.
Optional for local provenance, binding, geographic, or other topical subjects.
For Western Americana, use only in consultation with the curator.
Topical subjects [6]
Geographic [7]
Provenance [8]
Use only for local subjects approved by the Yale Library, or when approved for special Beinecke cataloging projects.
Use the following approved headings as appropriate:
YUL local heading:
690 _4 ‡a LGBTQ resource.
Beinecke local headings for vernacular language materials:
690 _4 ‡a Arabic manuscripts.
690 _4 ‡a Ethiopic manuscripts.
690 _4 ‡a Japanese manuscripts.
690 _4 ‡a Persian manuscripts.
690 _4 ‡a Turkish manuscripts.
Beinecke local headings for YCAL:
690 _4 ‡a Native American literature.
690 _4 ‡a Mexican American literature.
690 _4 ‡a Asian American literature.
Beinecke local headings for WA:
690 _4 ‡a Overland journeys to the Pacific ‡y [yyyy].
Also use: 650 _0 ‡a Overland journeys to the Pacific.
Beinecke local headings for pre-1600:
690 _4 ‡a Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library.
Use for the following early imprints:
Standard wording: [Country or State] ‡x [City, if needed] ‡y [yyyy].
Example:
691 _4 ‡a Louisiana ‡x Shreveport ‡y 1865.
Use for personal or corporate names.
692 14 ‡a [Personal Name], ‡d [dates, if known] ‡x [Local provenance term].
693 24 ‡a [Corporate Name] ‡x [Local provenance term].
Manuscript notes and inscriptions.
Use for stamps.
Examples:
692 14 ‡a Van Vechten, Carl, ‡d 1880-1964 ‡x Bookplate.
692 14 ‡a Alger, Abby L. ‡x Autograph.
692 14 ‡a Rescher, Oscar ‡x Ms. notes.
692 14 ‡a Purdy, James ‡x Presentation inscription to C. Van Vechten.
692 14 ‡a Van Vechten, Carl, ‡d 1880-1964 ‡x Presentation inscription from J. Purdy.
Links
[1] http://classificationweb.net/
[2] https://www.loc.gov/aba/publications/FreeSHM/H0620.pdf
[3] https://msu-cataloging-manual.beinecke.library.yale.edu/genreform-terms
[4] https://rbc-cataloging-manual.beinecke.library.yale.edu/
[5] https://msu-cataloging-manual.beinecke.library.yale.edu/occupation-terms
[6] https://yaleedu.sharepoint.com/sites/YULBRBLCatalogManual/_layouts/CreateWebPage.aspx?List=%7b97C9B2B7-EFC6-4A74-99D3-55EEF089BE9A%7d&RootFolderUrl=/sites/YULBRBLCatalogManual/Wiki%20Pages#topical
[7] https://yaleedu.sharepoint.com/sites/YULBRBLCatalogManual/_layouts/CreateWebPage.aspx?List=%7b97C9B2B7-EFC6-4A74-99D3-55EEF089BE9A%7d&RootFolderUrl=/sites/YULBRBLCatalogManual/Wiki%20Pages#geographic
[8] https://yaleedu.sharepoint.com/sites/YULBRBLCatalogManual/_layouts/CreateWebPage.aspx?List=%7b97C9B2B7-EFC6-4A74-99D3-55EEF089BE9A%7d&RootFolderUrl=/sites/YULBRBLCatalogManual/Wiki%20Pages#provenance
[9] https://msu-cataloging-manual.beinecke.library.yale.edu/7xx#710
[10] https://rbc-cataloging-manual.beinecke.library.yale.edu/provenance-notes-and-tracings