852 Subfield $a - Location:
Subfield $a identifies the institution or person holding the item or from which access is given. The field contains a MARC code of the holding institution or the name of the institution or person. For U.S. organizations, the source of the MARC code is MARC Code List for Organizations that is maintained by the Library of Congress. For Canadian organizations, the code is formulated by adding the prefix "Ca" to codes found in Symbols and Interlibrary Loan Policies in Canada that is maintained by the National Library of Canada. A sublocation within an organization is contained in subfield $b (Sublocation or collection)
. To assist in differentiating between a subfield $a institutional location and a subfield $b sublocation, subfield:
$a contains the name to be addressed in external communications
$b contains the name within the institution
Examples:
852 ##$aCLU
852 ##$aNational Archives and Records Service$bGenealogical Research Recording$ePennsylvania Ave. at 8th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. USA$ndcu
If the bibliographic item is owned by an individual or organization other than the one identified in subfield $a, the actual owner may be identified in subfield $x (Nonpublic note)
or $z (Public note)
or in field 561 (Ownership and Custodial History)
. If the item is physically located somewhere other than the location from which it is available, the physical location may be identified in subfield $x or $z of field 852.
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