First Indicator Undefined # - Undefined |
Second Indicator Undefined # - Undefined |
Subfield Codes |
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$a - Geographic area code (R) $b - Local GAC code (R) $c - ISO code (R) |
$2 - Source of local code (R) $8 - Field link and sequence number (R) |
Geographic area codes (GAC) for geographic areas associated with the community information entity. Codes 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. Information in textual form about the geographic area served may be contained in field 522 (Geographic Area Note).
Examples of GAC use would be for the geographic area the program serves or the geographic area where an organization is located. A more precise identification of geographic areas associated with a record may be contained in field 052 (Geographic Classification Code) or in field 058 (Other Geographic Classification Code). Subfield $b may be used for a local expansion of a GAC code. GACs are recorded in field 043 in order of importance.
Leader/07 | p [program or service] |
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043 | ##$an-us— [Program serves those in the United States.] |
Leader/07 | p [program or service] |
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043 | ##$an-us-md [Program serves those in Maryland.] |
Leader/07 | o [organization] |
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043 | ##$an-us-wi [Organization is located in Wisconsin.] |
043 | ##$as-bl—$bs-bl-ba$2[source of local code] [Item represented by record related to the state of Bahia in Brazil.] |
043 | ##$cus [Contains an ISO 3166-1 code for the United States with no corresponding MARC GAC code] |
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