MARC 21 Format for Authority Data: 372: Field of Activity (Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of Congress)

For a person: a field of endeavor, area of expertise, etc., in which the person is engaged or was engaged

For a family: a field of endeavor or business, area of expertise, etc., in which the family is engaged or was engaged.

For a corporate body: a field of business in which the corporate body is engaged, its area of competence, responsibility, jurisdiction, etc.

The field is repeated if the entity has multiple fields of activity for different time periods.

$0 - Authority record control number or standard number (R): See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

$1 - Real World Object URI (R): See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

$2 - Source of term (NR): Code from: Subject Heading and Term Source Codes.

$6 - Linkage (NR): See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

$7 - Data provenance (R): See description of this subfield in Appendix H: Data Provenance Subfields.

$8 - Field link and sequence number (R): See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

372	##$adidjeridu player
372	##$aThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a political and military alliance of 26 countries from North America and Europe committed to fulfilling the goals of the North Atlantic Treaty signed on 4 April 1949.
372	##$aPainting$2lcsh
372	##$aSilverwork$2lcsh
372	##$aMusic publishing$2lcsh$s2011

372 - Field of Activity (R)