GB/T 46969-2025China machine-readable catalogue format for library authority data (English PDF)

National Standard of the People's Republic of China

ICS

35.240

Classification

A 14

Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC

Contents

• Preface
• Introduction
• 1.Scope
• 2 Normative References
• 3.Terms and Definitions
• 4.Field descriptions and symbol conventions 5.
• 4.1 Field Description Structure
• 4.2 Symbol Conventions
• 5.Format Structure 6.
• 5.1 Format Instructions
• 5.2 Overall Structure
• 5.3 Record header
• 5.4 Address Directory Section
• 5.5 Data Fields Area
• 5.6 Required Fields
• 5.7 Record Length
• 5.8 Character Set
• 5.9 Record Type
• 5.9.1 Classification
• 5.9.2 Standard Records
• 5.9.3 Reference Record
• 5.9.4 General Description Record
• 5.10 Relationship between retrieval points
• 5.10.1 Parallel Data
• 5.10.2 Alternating Text Data
• 5.10.3 Data with Different Rules
• 5.10.4 Composite retrieval point
• 5.11 Control Subfield
• 5.11.1 Basic Description of Control Subfields
• 5.11.2 Detailed Description of Control Subfields
• 6.Record headers and data fields --- Basic instructions
• 6.1 Duplicate Fields and Subfields
• 6.2 Field Order
• 6.3 Subfield Order
• 6.4 Character
• 6.5 Characters used when meaning is ambiguous
• 6.6 Data Format and Content
• 6.7 Catalogue Identifier
• 6.8 Field 22 used domestically
• 7.Record headers and data fields --- detailed explanation
• 7.1 Record header
• 7.1.1 Basic Explanation of Record Headers
• 7.1.2 Detailed Description of Record Headers
• 7.2 Identifier Block
• 7.2.1 Basic Description of Identifier Blocks
• 7.2.2 Detailed Description of Identifier Blocks
• 7.3 Encoded Information Block
• 7.3.1 Basic Description of Encoded Information Blocks
• 7.3.2 Detailed Description of Encoded Information Blocks
• 7.4 Standardized retrieval point block
• 7.4.1 Basic Description of Standardized Retrieval Point Blocks
• 7.4.2 Detailed Description of Standardized Retrieval Point Blocks
• 7.5 Note Block
• 7.5.1 Basic Description of the Notes Block
• 7.5.2 Detailed Explanation of Note Blocks
• 7.6 Mutation retrieval point block
• 7.6.1 Basic Description of Mutation Retrieval Point Blocks
• 7.6.2 Detailed Description of Mutation Retrieval Point Blocks
• 7.7 Related search point block
• 7.7.1 Basic Description of Relevant Search Point Blocks
• 7.7.2 Detailed Description of Related Search Point Blocks
• 7.8 Topic Analysis and Entity History Block
• 7.8.1 Basic Explanation of Topic Analysis and Entity History Blocks
• 7.8.2 Detailed Explanation of Topic Analysis and Entity History Blocks
• 7.9 Standardized search points for other languages and/or scripts
• 7.9.1 Basic Description of Standard Retrieval Blocks for Other Languages and/or Scripts
• 7.9.2 Detailed Description of Standard Retrieval Points in Other Languages and/or Scripts
• 7.10 Information Source Block
• 7.10.1 Basic Description of Information Source Block
• 7.10.2 Detailed Description of Information Source Block
• Appendix A (Normative) Related Code
• Appendix B (Informative) Complete Example
• References