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043 - Geographic Area Code (NR)


MARC 21 Bibliographic - Concise
2007

Geographic area codes associated with an item. Code from: MARC Code List for Geographic Areas. The source of a local code in subfield $b is indicated in subfield $2. The source of codes in subfield $c is ISO 3166, Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions - Part 1 : Country codes or Part 2 : Country subdivision codes.

Indicators
First - Undefined
# - Undefined
Second - Undefined
# - Undefined
Subfield Codes
$a - Geographic area code (R)
$b - Local GAC code (R)
$c - ISO code (R)
$2 - Source of local code (R)
Source from which the local code was assigned. Used only when subfield $b is used to indicate a local GAC code. Code from: MARC Code Lists for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions.
$6 - Linkage (NR)
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)
See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.
Examples
043 ##$an-us---$ae-fr---$aa-ja---
043 ##$anl-----
043 ##$afw-----
043 ##$aa-np---
043 ##$an-us-md
043 ##$an-uso--$an-usm--
043 ##$as-bl---$bs-bl-ba$2BlRjBN
043 ##$cus

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