Advanced Field Code Keyword
Searching
Finding Event Dates and Places Using
the
033 Field Code
Field 033 contains specially formatted information
representing the date, time, and place of an event,
especially of a captured broadcast, recording, or filming.
The rules call for a textual description of this event in a
note whenever field 033 is used. The official USMARC
description of this field is available at
Date and Time
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Subfield |a, and the 033A search, relates to dates
and times. As with 045B, a 033 field may contain multiple
subfields |a, with the significance of each
specified by an indicator unfortunately not available for
examination in keyword searching. It may be a specific
date, a beginning date, or an ending date. This example
finds materials coded for March, 1965:
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Sample Keyword Command Search:
033A 196503?
Geographical Codes
- Subfields |b and |c contain a geographical
location as a number and a Cutter line, respectively, from
the G section of the Library of Congress classification
(the subsection for maps). Specific counties and cities
usually require both subfields. Here are the codes for a
few of the world's major cities:
Field Codes for Major Cities
|
Name |
033B |
033C |
|
Boston |
3764 |
B6 |
|
New York |
3804 |
N4 |
|
Philadelphia |
3824 |
P5 |
|
Washington, D.C |
3850 |
|
|
Chicago |
4104 |
C5 |
|
Los Angeles |
4364 |
L8 |
|
London |
5754 |
L8 |
|
Paris |
5834 |
P3 |
|
Berlin |
6299 |
B3 |
|
Vienna |
6494 |
V4 |
|
Rome |
6714 |
R7 |
|
Moscow |
7004 |
M6 |
|
Tokyo |
7964 |
T7 |
- The following example finds material coded for Chester County or
West Chester, PA:
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Sample Keyword Command Search:
(033B 3823 AND 033C C5) OR (033B 3824 AND 033C W?)
- The following Web page from NYU includes a list by country
giving their numbers in LC class G, with examples of a few cities.
http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/tsd/cat/033fram.htm