Authority Tutorial
Table of Contents: Introduction Getting Started! What does MARC mean? Authority Terms Authority Records Glossary
MARC Terms

Please take a look at the following example of MARC Authority format. Note the different colors. Then, look carefully at the terms below. Do you see how each color is associated with a term? Now compare them within the context of the MARC Authority format.

100 1 _ Smith, J. A. ‡q (Julie A.)
400 1 _ Smith, Julie ‡q (Julie A.)
670 _ _ Tommy, Marvin and the animals, 1998: ‡b t.p. (J.A. Smith) cover (Julie Smith)

    field         tag           indicator     delimiter     subfield code

The terms you just reviewed define the important elements or components of the MARC authority format. It is important to know these terms in order to read and understand a MARC authority record.