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043  Geographic Area Code (NR)

       

Input Standards
Optional/Optional
1st Indicator  Undefined
blank character  Undefined
2nd Indicator  Undefined
blank character  Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable  NR=Nonrepeatable) Input Standards 
‡a Geographic area code  (R) Mandatory/Mandatory
‡b Local GAC code (R) Optional/Optional
‡c ISO code  (R) Optional/Optional
‡2 Source of local code  (R) Required if applicable/Required if applicable




Definition

 Contains the geographic area code, which is an aid to a subject approach to the item. It provides a hierarchical breakdown of geographical and/or political entities.

You may base your code selection on geographic names and/or subdivisions in 6xx subject added entry and index term fields. Enter codes in order of importance, usually the same order as the geographic names and/or subdivisions in the 6xx fields.

Each geographic area code has seven character positions, which use lowercase letters or hyphens. All seven positions must be filled or the field will fail validation; complete any unfilled character positions with hyphens so the entry is seven characters long. See MARC Code List for Geographic Areas ( http://www.loc.gov/marc/geoareas/).

If the item deals with an area that is too specific to be represented by a code, assign the code for the next larger jurisdiction or area.

1st Indicator

 Undefined. The 1st indicator position is undefined and contains a blank ( blank character ).
 
blank character Undefined 

2nd Indicator

 Undefined. The 2nd indicator position is undefined and contains a blank ( blank character ).
 
blank character Undefined 

Subfields

  
‡a Geographic area code   Geographic area code. Use a separate subfield ‡a for each GAC. Use the following guidelines:
  • Do not assign geographic area codes for linguistic works. For example, in the subject heading Sermons, German, the adjective applies to the language and does not justify a geographic area code.

  • Assign a geographic area code if a subject heading assigned to the item has a geographic term in any form or position.

    Subject heading Geographic area code
    Great Lakes Region.
    043     nl-----
    Rabat (Morocco)
    043     f-mr---
    Oaxaca (Mexico)--Antiquities.
    043     n-mx---
    Education--Washington (State)--Seattle.
    043     n-us-wa
    Indians of North America--Southern States.
    043     n-usu--
    Geology--Northwest Territories--Baffin Island
    043     n-cn-nt
    Engineers, French.
    043     e-fr---
    Art, British. [The work is about art created by British artists, of the British school, or located in Great Britain.] 
    043     e-uk---
    Art, British. [The work is about British art located in the United States.] 
    043     e-uk--- ‡a n-us---


  • Assign geographic area codes if the subject matter warrants, even if the subject heading does not use a specific geographic term.

    Subject heading Geographic area code
    Cigarette habit. (Title: Cigarettes: America's no. 1 public health problem.)
    043     n-us---
    Bathing suits--History. (Title: Women's bathing and swimming costumes in the United States.)
    043     n-us---


  • If several geographic areas are involved, assign multiple area codes.

    Subject heading Geographic area code
    Mexicans--United States.
    043     n-mx--- ‡a n-us---
    Roads--United States.Roads--Canada.
    043     n-us--- ‡a n-cn---
    Corporations, American--France.Corporations, American--Great Britain.
    043     n-us--- ‡a e-fr--- ‡a e-uk---
    Copyright--France.Copyright--Great Britain.Copyright--United States. Copyright--Canada.
    043     e------ ‡a n------
    America.
    043     n------ ‡a s------


  • Assign codes for histories and criticisms of national literatures and for individual or collected works of literature if the subject headings show geographical content.

    Subject heading Geographic area code
    English poetry--History and criticism.
    043     e-uk-en
    Little Big Horn, Battle of the, 1876--Fiction.
    043     n-us-mt


  • Assign codes for collective national and local biographies. Do not assign codes to works of individual biography and autobiography, unless a subsequent subject heading cites the geographic entity.

    Subject heading Geographic area code
    New Salem (Sangamon County, Ill.)--Biography. (Title: New Salem; early chapter in Lincoln's life.)
    043     n-us-il


  • Assign geographic area codes for cultural and ethnic features.

    Subject heading Geographic area code
    Civilization, Phoenician.
    043     aw-----
    Hermanos Penitentes.
    043     n-us-nm ‡a n-us-co
    Hopi Indians.
    043     n-us-az


  • Assign geographic area codes for corporate bodies.

    Subject heading Geographic area code
    San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway Company.
    043     n-us-ca
    University of Illinois at Urbana--Champaign.
    043     n-us-il


‡b Local GAC code   Local expansion of a geographic area code. Use a separate subfield ‡b for each local GAC code. The source of the code is indicated in subfield ‡2 . It is recommended that standard geographic area codes also be included in subfield ‡a for international exchange and understanding.
‡c ISO code   A code taken from the International Organization for Standardization's Codes for the Representation of Names of Countries and Their Subdivisions–Part 1: Country Codes or Part 2: Country Subdivision Codes (ISO 3166).

When creating MARC bibliographic records according to AACR2, see MARC Code List for Geographic Areas ( http://www.loc.gov/marc/geoareas/) for the list of codes. Each geographic area code has seven character positions composed of lowercase letters and hyphens.

When creating Dublin Core® records, non-MARC code lists may be used.
‡2 Source of local code   Code for the source of the local code. Use only when subfield ‡2 indicates a local expansion of a GAC code. See MARC Code Lists for Relators, Sources, Description Conventions ( http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/relators).

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