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181 - Heading-Geographic Subdivision (NR)


MARC 21 Authority - Full
October 1999

First Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined

Second Indicator
Undefined
# - Undefined


Subfield Codes
$v - Form subdivision (R)
$x - General subdivision (R)
$y - Chronological subdivision (R)
$z - Geographic subdivision (R)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R)

FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE

Geographic name or term used as a heading in a subdivision record.


GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS

Guidelines for applying the content designators defined for field 181 and input conventions are given in the X81 Geographic Subdivisions-General Information section.

EXAMPLES

181 ##$zTahiti
181 ##$zGermany$xHistory$y1933-1945
181 ##$zCalifornia$zSan Francisco
181 ##$zAnarctica$zWeddell Sea Region
181 ##$zForeign countries
181 ##$zForeign countries$xHistory and criticism
181 ##$zParis (France)$vPhotographs
181 ##$zMississippi$zTippah County$xHistory
181 ##$zWashington (D.C.)$y1890-1910
181 ##$zHudson River Vally (N.Y. and N.J.)
181 ##$zNew York (State)$zBuffalo

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