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052 - Geographic Classification (R)

MARC 21 Bibliographic - concise

December 2017

Geographic classification code that represents the geographic area and, if applicable, the geographic subarea and populated place name covered by an item.

Indicators

First - Code source: # - Library of Congress Classification; 1 - U.S. Dept. of Defense Classification; 7 - Source specified in subfield $2
Second - Undefined: # - Undefined

Subfield Codes

$a - Geographic classification area code (NR): Numeric or alphanumeric code that represents the main geographic area covered by an item.

$b - Geographic classification subarea code (R): Geographic subarea code related to the geographic area coded in subfield $a.

$d - Populated place name (R): Approved form of name for a populated place.

$0 - Authority record control number or standard number (R): See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

$1 - Real World Object URI (R): See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

$2 - Code source (NR): MARC code for the source of the geographic classification. Code from: Classification Scheme Source Codes.

$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

052	##$a3810
052	1#$aBK
052	##$a4034$bR4$bR8
052	##$a4033$bF65
052	1#$aUS$b51

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(12/18/2017)