Match List I with List II

List I		List II
MARC Tag		Field
A.	020 tag	I.	Marks: a personal name main entry (author)
B.	100 tag	II.	Marks the physical description
C.	300 tag	III.	Marks a personal name added entry
D.	700 tag	IV.	Marks the International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct answer is A ‐ IV, B ‐ I, C ‐ II, D ‐ III.

Key Points

• Some important MARC tags:
  • 010 tag: marks the Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN)
  • 020 tag: marks the International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
  • 082 tag: marks DDC number
  • 100 tag: marks a personal name main entry (author)
  • 130 tag: marks Main Entry – Uniform Title.
  • 245 tag: marks the title information (which includes the title, other title information, and the statement of responsibility)
  • 250 tag: marks the edition
  • 260 tag: marks the publication information
  • 270 tag: Marks the Adress
  • 300 tag: marks the physical description (often referred to as the "collation" when describing books)
  • 490 tag: marks the series statement
  • 520 tag: marks the annotation or summary note
  • 600 tag: marks Subject Added Entry– Personal Name 
  • 650 tag: marks a topical subject heading
  • 700 tag: marks a personal name added entry (joint author, editor, or illustrator)

Additional Information 

• MARC is an acronym for Machine-readable cataloging created by Henriette Avram while working with the Library of Congress in 1966
• MARC 21 is the result of the harmonization of U.S and Canadian MARC formats (USMARC and CANMARC)
• MARC  21 record structure consists of 
  • Leader
  • Record Directory
  • Variable field​ 
• ​A tag:
  • ​Each field is associated with a 3-digit number called a "tag."
  • A tag identifies the field -- the kind of data -- that follows.