MARC 21 Format for Community Information Data: 043: Geographic Area Code (Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of Congress)

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).

Indicators

First - Undefined: # - Undefined
Second - Undefined: # - Undefined

Subfield Codes

$a - Geographic area code (R)

$b - Local GAC code (R)

$c - ISO code (R)

$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 - Source of local code (R): Codes from: Geographic Area Code and Term Source Codes.

$8 - Field link and sequence number (R): See description of this subfield in Appendix A: Control Subfields.

Examples

043	##$an-us—
043	##$an-us-md
043	##$an-us-wi
043	##$cus

043 - Geographic Area Code (NR)

Indicators

Subfield Codes

Examples