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066 - Character Sets Present (NR)


MARC 21 Authority - Concise
2007
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Used in records encoded with characters from sets other than ISO 10646 (or Unicode) to specify the character sets for data content that are present in the record. The field alerts users that special processing may be required. A detailed description of the standard escape sequences used in MARC records is provided in MARC 21 Specifications for Record Structure, Character Sets and Exchange Media.

Codes for identifying character sets are all but the first character of the escape sequences that designate the sets (the first character is the escape character, hex 1B).

Indicators
First - Undefined
# - Undefined
Second - Undefined
# - Undefined
Subfield Codes
$a - Primary G0 character set (NR)
Code is composed of the Intermediate and Final characters of the escape sequence that designates and invokes the default G0 character set.
$b - Primary G1 character set (NR)
Code is composed of the Intermediate and Final characters of the escape sequence that designates and invokes the default G1 character set.
$c - Alternate G0 or G1 character set (R)
Code is composed of the Intermediate and Final characters of each escape sequence that will be used to designate an alternate graphic character set used in the record.
Examples
066 ##$a(N
066 ##$a$1
066 ##$b$)1
066 ##$b)Q
066 ##$c)2

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