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• Reference Services
• Feb 07
• Issue: 209

FirstSearch Library Holdings Page Now Includes ISO Country Codes

The “Location” column in the FirstSearch “Libraries that Own Item” page now includes the ISO country code. Previously the code provided was for broad and general regions and included codes like EU and ZZ, grouping a large numbers of countries together. US and Canadian libraries are now distinguished by country code and state (or province). For example, New York libraries are listed in the “Location” column as US,NY and an Ontario library is listed as CA,ON. A future planned improvement is to have the country code spelled out.

OCLC FirstSearch Contact Information

For more information about OCLC's FirstSearch service, please contact Nylink's Joyce Rambo (ramboj@nylink.org) or Donna Dixon (dixond@nylink.org). They are available via email or phone (800-342-3353/518-443-5444).