MARC Geographic Codes
TECHNICAL NOTICE
Addition to the MARC Country and Geographic Area Code Lists for Aruba, Bonaire and East Timor
Network Development and MARC Standards Office
As the result of East Timor's gaining its independence from Indonesia in May 2002, new country and geographic area codes are being defined for use in MARC records.
The new codes for East Timor are:
em (Country code)
a-em (Geographic area code)
The Netherlands Antilles is an internally self-governing and integral part of the Netherlands. It consists of the islands of Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Saint Eustatius and the southern half of the island of Saint Martin. Aruba was part of the Netherlands Antilles until it seceded in 1986 to become a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Therefore, a new geographic area code is being defined for Aruba. Moreover, because all of the separate islands of the Netherlands Antilles have their geographic area codes, a geographic area code is being defined for Bonaire for use in MARC records.
The new code for Aruba is:
nwaw (Geographic area code)
The new code for Bonaire is:
nwbn (Geographic area code)
Subscribers can anticipate receiving MARC records reflecting these changes in all distribution services not earlier than September 3, 2002. Questions regarding the country and geographic area codes should be directed to:
Cataloging Policy and Support Office
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20540-4305
(202) 707-4380
INTERNET: [email protected]
June 3, 2002
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