371  Address (R)  (Variable Data Field)

Field definition and scope:

Field 371 contains an address (as well as electronic access information such as email, telephone, fax, TTY, etc. numbers) associated with the entity described in the record.  Multiple addresses, such as mailing addresses and addresses corresponding to the physical location of an item or facilities, are recorded in separate occurrences of field 371.

For a person:  the address of a person's place of residence, business, or employer and/or an e-mail or Internet address.

For a corporate body:  the address of the corporate body's headquarters or offices, or an e-mail or Internet address for the body.

Distinction between field 371 (Address) and field 370 (Associated Place):  Field 370 (Associated Place) includes information about places associated with a person or a corporate body at the level of the country, the town, etc.  Field 371 (Address) contains information relating to the location of a person or a corporate body, at which they can be found or reached (e.g., printed mail address, e-mail address, etc.).

The National level record requirement for this field is Optional.

Field 371 is repeatable.

Guidelines for applying content designators:

For indicator and subfield code definitions and examples, National level (NLR) record requirements, and designator repeatability, see table below:

Content designator history:

Field 371 -  Address  [new, 2009]

Subfield $4 - Relator code  [renamed, 2017] [redescribed, 2017]:  Subfield $4 was renamed to Relationship and redescribed to allow for the recording of both codes and URIs representing relationships.

LC Guidelines:

 371  Address

DCM Z1 Instructions:

 371  Address

Related MARC fields or documents:

RDA in MARC Authority Data

MARC Code List for Relators

See also:

1XX, 3XX  Headings

Variable Data Fields