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Subject: [PCCLIST] Additions to the MARC Country and Geographic Area
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Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 09:44:00 -0500
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Subject: TECHNICAL NOTICE (December 6, 2011) - Additions to the MARC
Country and Geographic Area Code Lists
TECHNICAL NOTICE (December 6, 2011)
Additions to the MARC Country and Geographic Area Code Lists
Network Development and MARC Standards Office
On October 10, 2010, the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved, resulting
in two new constituent countries within the Kingdom of the
Netherlands: Curaçao and Sint Maarten (Aruba seceded from the
Netherlands Antilles in 1986 to become a separate country within the
Kingdom of the Netherlands). The remaining islands of the Netherlands
Antilles--Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (or the "BES
islands")--joined the Kingdom of the Netherlands as three special
municipalities collectively administered by the National Office for the
Caribbean Netherlands. As the result of the Netherlands Antilles being
dissolved, new country and geographic area codes are being defined for
use in MARC records.
The coding for Netherlands Antilles, country code na and GAC nwna, will
remain valid only for items prior to December 2011.
1. MARC country code changes
The new country codes are:
* co - Curaçao
* sn - Sint Maarten
* ca - Caribbean Netherlands
Both Curaçao and Sint Maarten (previously called Saint Martin, Southern,
on the country code list) were previously coded na for Netherlands
Antilles before December 2011. Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba were
previously coded na for Netherlands Antilles before December 2011 and
will now collectively be coded ca for Caribbean Netherlands.
2. MARC geographic area code changes
The new geographic area code is:
* nwsn - Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten was previously coded nwst for Saint Martin (West
Indies) before December 2011. Code nwst will now apply only to the
French collectivity of Saint-Martin. Current geographic area codes
assigned to the islands of the former Netherlands Antilles remain
unchanged: nwaw for Aruba, nwco for Curaçao, nwbn for Bonaire, nwsd for
Saba, and nweu for Sint Eustatius.
On July 15, 2007, the French island communes of Saint-Barthélemy and
Saint-Martin separated from the French overseas region of Guadeloupe to
become two separate overseas territorial collectivities of France. As
the result of this separation, new country and geographic area codes are
being defined for use in MARC records.
1. MARC country code changes
The new country codes are:
* sc - Saint-Barthélemy
* st - Saint-Martin
Both Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin (previously called Saint Martin,
Northern, on the country code list) were previously coded gp for
Guadeloupe before December 2011.
2. MARC geographic area code changes
The new geographic area code is:
* nwsc - Saint-Barthélemy
Saint-Barthélemy was previously coded nwgp for Guadeloupe before
December 2011. Saint-Martin will retain the code nwst, but the
geographic area code name on the list will change from Saint Martin
(West Indies) to Saint-Martin. Code nwst will now apply only to the
French collectivity of Saint-Martin. Sint Maarten, a constituent country
of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, will be coded nwsn (see above).
Subscribers can anticipate receiving MARC records reflecting these
changes in all distribution services not earlier than February 6, 2012.
Questions regarding the country and geographic area codes should be
directed to:
Policy and Standards Division
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20540-4305
(202) 707-4380
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
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