--- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 08:51:29 -0500 From: Paige Andrew <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Fwd: Announcement for Nunavut Sender: Paige Andrew <[log in to unmask]> For all you map catalogers in particular, and map librarians too! Nunavut is officially a province of Canada! Paige p.s. hmm, after all the bombing stops in Kosovo wonder what further changes we'll need to make in the coming months... -------------------------------------------------- > >MARC: News and Announcements (March 24, 1999) > > TECHNICAL NOTICE > ADDITION TO THE MARC COUNTRY AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE LISTS FOR >NUNAVUT > > Network Development and MARC Standards Office > > > As a result of the establishment of the new Canadian territory of >Nunavut on April 1, 1999, new country and geographic area codes are being >defined for use in MARC records. Nunavut will be formed from land that >has been part of the Northwest Territories. The area constituting the >remainder of the present Northwest Territories will continue to use the >same name until such time as residents vote on a new constitution, which >would then require Canadian federal legislative approval. Consequently >the codes for the Northwest Territories will remain the same (ntc for >country code; n-cn-nt for geographic area code). > >The new codes for Nunavut are: > nuc (Country code) > n-cn-nu (Geographic area code) > >Subscribers can anticipate receiving MARC records reflecting these changes >in all distribution services not earlier than June 20, 1999. 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: [log in to unmask] > > March 24, 1999 --- End Forwarded Message ---