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
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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.
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