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Title: 680 - Public General Note (R)
Information:

The 680 - Public General Note contains a note that 
gives general information about the 1XX heading for 
which a special note field has not been defined. 
The information is written in a form that is 
adequate for public display. Each piece of 
information is contained in a separate note.

Subfield a contains the heading that will be 
explained in the text of the note in subfield i. 
Subfield i contains the explanatory text of 
subfield a. 


Indicators
 
First  Undefined
 
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Subfields
  
     a Heading or subdivision term (R) 

     i Explanatory text (R) 


Examples:

Library of Congress Subject Headings 

     150    _aCarnivals
     680    _iHere are entered works on traveling 
              amusement enterprises consisting of 
              sideshows, games of chance, 
              merry-go-rounds, etc. Works on festivals, 
              merrymaking, and revelry before Lent, are 
              entered under_aCarnival.


     150    _aDrama
     680    _iHere are entered works on drama as a 
              literary form. Works on drama as 
              acted on the stage are entered 
              under_aTheater. iWorks on facilities 
              used to stage drama are entered 
              under_aTheaters.


     150    _aAnimals
     680    _iHere are entered general works on 
              animals. Works on animals of specific 
              places are entered under_aZoology 
             _isubdivided by place.


Sears Subject Heading Lists

     150    _aCarnivals
     680    _iUse for materials on traveling 
              amusement enterprises, consisting of 
              sideshows, games of chance, 
              merry-go-rounds, etc. Materials on 
              festivals, merrymaking, and revelry 
              before Lent are entered 
              under_aCarnival.


     150    _aDrama
     680    _iUse for general materials on drama, 
              not for individual works. Materials 
              on the history and criticism of drama 
              as literature are entered under 
              _aDrama-History and criticism.
            _iMaterials on criticism of drama as 
              presented on the stage are entered 
              under _aDramatic criticism. 
            _iMaterials on the presentation of 
              plays are entered under _aActing; 
              Amateur theater;
            _ior_aTheater-Production and direction.
            _iCollections of plays are entered 
              under _aDrama-Collections; American 
              drama-Collections; English 
              drama-Collections;
            _ietc.


     150    _aAnimals
     680    _i(May subdiv. geog.)
            _iUse for nonscientific materials. 
              Materials on the science of animals 
              are entered under _aZoology.
            _iSubdivisions used under this heading 
              may be used under the names of 
              orders, classes, or individual 
              species of animals.


     150    _aDogs
            _vFiction
     680    _iUse for collections of stories about
             dogs. Materials about dog stories are 
             entered under 
            _aDogs in literature.