651  Subject Added Entry--Geographic Name (R)

Definition

A geographic name used as a subject access point. Subject access points are assigned to a bibliographic record to provide access according to established subject cataloging principles and guidelines. Any institution assigning subject headings based on the lists and authority files identified in the 2nd indicator position or in subfield ǂ2 may use field 651.

Use field 651 for specific geographic names, including those in the following categories:

• Administrative division of an area (e.g., conservation districts, sanitation districts, utility districts, water districts, etc.)
• Astronomical objects or bodies (e.g., asteroids, comets, planets, stars, etc.)
• Historic or current human settlements (e.g., communes, extinct cities, pueblos, refugee camps, etc.)
• Infrastructure (e.g., bridges, canals, tunnels, streets, etc.)
• Real estate (e.g., estates, farms, plantations, ranches, etc.)
• Natural features (e.g., caves, deserts, seas, valleys, etc.)
• Political jurisdictions (e.g., cities, countries, provinces, states, etc.)
• Recreational areas (e.g., amusement parks, camps, esplanades, squares, etc.)

When in doubt on how an entity should be coded, see Alphabetical List of Ambiguous Headings.

Use field 651 also for a jurisdiction name alone or followed by a subject subdivision. Use field 610 for a name of a jurisdiction that represents an ecclesiastical entity in direct order. Use field 610 for a city section name, a corporate name, an ecclesiastical entity, a form subheading and/or a title of a work entered subordinately. Use field 650 for a geographic name included in a phrase subject heading (e.g., Iran in the Qur'an).

For information about FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) subject access points, see 6xx Introduction.

1st Indicator

Undefined. For information about the 1st indicator position, see Subjects--General Information.

	Undefined

2nd Indicator

Thesaurus. For information about the 2nd indicator position, see Subjects--General Information.

Subfields

Punctuation

For information about punctuation, see Subjects--General Information.

For more information on punctuation, including OCLC policy, see section 2.8, Punctuation.

Indexing

For indexing and searching information, see Searching WorldCat Indexes, field 651.

MARC 21

For more information, including content designator history, see MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data, field 651.