IdRef for developers

3.2.  UNIMARC/MARCXML format

XML syntax records conform to the UNIMARC format of the authorities.

The XML syntax used is the following: http://www.loc.gov/standards/marcxml/

IdRef contravenes the UNIMARC standard format on the following point: each UNIMARC/MARCXML record has at least one 9xx field which, in the $a subdivision, contains a complete and standardized title. Thus, in this record ( in this record ), the 900 field contains the standardized name of the person described as: "Onassis, Aristotle (1906-1975)". This 900 field takes over in a single block of text the elements of information contained in the 200 field, which are divided into 3 sub-fields.

For example:

Standard 200 field, where the title is decomposed :

<datafield tag="200" ind1=" " ind2="1">

<subfield code="7">ba0yba0y</subfield>

<subfield code="9">1</subfield>

<subfield code="a">Onassis</subfield>

<subfield code="b">Aristotle</subfield>

<subfield code="f">1906-1975</subfield>

</datafield>

Non-standard 900 field, where the title is reconstructed :

<datafield tag="900" ind1=" " ind2=" ">

<subfield code="a">Onassis, Aristotle (1906-1975)</subfield>

</datafield>

Correspondence and specifications table

Fields

Title

Constructed from:

900

Personal name

200

901

See Reference Tracing – Personal name

400

902

Linking heading – Personal name

700

910

Corporate or meeting name

210

911

See Reference Tracing – Corporate or meeting name

410

912

Linking heading – Corporate or meeting name

710

915

Territorial or geographic name

215

916

See Reference Tracing – Territorial or geographic name

415

917

Linking heading – Territorial or geographic name

715

920

Family name

220

921

See Reference Tracing – Family name

420

922

Linking heading – Family name

720

930

Uniform title

230

931

See Reference Tracing – Uniform title

430

932

Linking heading – Uniform title

730

940

Name and title

240

941

See Reference Tracing – Name and title

440

942

Linking heading – Name and title

740

950

Topical subject

250

951

See Reference Tracing – Topical subject

450

952

Linking heading – Topical subject

750

960

Trademark

216

961

See Reference Tracing – Trademark

416

962

Linking heading – Trademark

716