041 - Language Code (R)
MARC 21 Community Information - Full
October 2008
First Indicator
Translation indication
# - No information
provided
0 - Not translation
1 - Translation
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Second Indicator
Source of code
# - MARC language code
7 - Source specified in subfield $2
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Subfield Codes
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$a - Language code associated with
community information entity (R)
$b - Language code of supertitle or subtitle (R)
$h - Language code of original (R) |
$2 - Source of code (NR)
$6 - Linkage (NR)
$8 - Field link and sequence number (R) |
FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE
Codes for languages associated with the community
information entity when the language code in field 008/12-14
(Language) is insufficient for a multilingual entity. Codes
from: MARC
Code List for Languages or other code lists, such as
ISO 639-1 (Codes for the representation of names of
languages -- Part 1: alpha-2 code).
Used in conjunction with 008/12-14 (Language). The code in
008/12-14 is also recorded as the first code in subfield $a of
field 041. If a non-MARC code is used to express the
predominate language in an item, field 008/12-14 is coded with
three fill characters (| | |).
Used when one or more of the following conditions exist:
- There is more than one language
associated with the community information entity.
- The language of the supertitle or
subtitle differs from the language associated with the
community information entity.
- The language of the community
information entity is a translation.
In records for organizations or agencies (Leader/07, code o)
and programs or services (Leader/07, code p), the language
associated with the community information entity is the
language spoken by the staff; for individuals (Leader/07, code
n) and events (Leader/07, code q), the language is that spoken
by the individual or by those participating in the event.
Languages may also be recorded in textual form in field 546
(Language Note).
GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS
■ INDICATORS
First Indicator - Translation indication
Value that specifies whether the language is a translation.
# - No information provided
No information is provided as to whether the entity is
or includes a translation.
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041 |
##$aeng$hger
[The entity includes text in English and
German.] |
0 - Not translation
Language of the community information entity is not a
translation.
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041 |
0#$aeng$aspa |
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546 |
##$aFluent in English and Spanish. |
1 - Translation
Language of the community information entity is a
translation.
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041 |
1#$aeng$hrus
[The opera was originally written in Russian
and is being performed in English.] |
Second Indicator - Source of code
Source of the language code used in the field.
7 - Source specified in subfield $2
Source of the language code is indicated by a code in
subfield $2.
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041 |
07$aen$afr
$ait$2iso639-1 |
■ SUBFIELD CODES
$a - Language code associated with community
information entity
Codes for languages associated with the community
information entity. The first language code in subfield $a
is also contained in field 008/12-14.
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041 |
0#$aeng$afre
$aspa |
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##$aThe staff
speaks English, French, and Spanish. |
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041 |
0#$aeng$aspa |
| 546 |
##$aIn
English and Spanish. |
$b - Language code of supertitle or subtitle
Codes for languages of supertitles or subtitles when the
language of the supertitle or subtitle is other than that
associated with the community information entity.
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041 |
0#$aita$beng |
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2#$aNew York
City Opera. |
| 245 |
#0$aRigoletto. |
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##$aEnglish
language supertitles. |
$h - Language code of original
Codes for languages of the original.
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041 |
1#$aita$beng
$hfre |
| 245 |
#0$aDon
Carlos. |
| 546 |
##$aIn
Italian with English language supertitles.
[The opera was originally written in French and is
being performed in Italian with the use of English
supertitles.] |
$2 - Source of code
Code that identifies the source of the language code scheme
used in the field. Code from:
Language Code and Term Source Codes. If a non-MARC code is used to express
the predominate language in an item, field 008/12-14 is
coded with three fill characters (| | |).
If more than one code scheme is used in a record, repeat
the field.
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041 |
0#$aeng$afre |
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07$aen$afr
$2iso639-1
[Two language code schemes are used and field 041
is repeated] |
$8 - Field link and sequence number
INPUT CONVENTIONS
Capitalization - All language codes are
recorded in lowercase alphabetic characters.
Spacing - No spaces separate multiple codes
in subfield $a.
Order of codes - When there is more than one
language associated with the community information entity,
the codes for the languages involved are recorded in the
order of their predominance; the other codes are recorded in
English alphabetical order. If no language is predominant,
the codes are recorded in English alphabetical order. For
practical purposes, code (multiple languages) can be used if
many languages are involved.
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041 |
0#$aeng$achi
$ager$arus$aspa |
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##$aThe staff
speaks English, Chinese, German, Russian, and
Spanish.
[English is the predominant language.] |
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041 |
0#$aeng$afre
$ager |
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##$aThe staff
speaks English, French, and German. |
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041 |
0#$aeng$amul
[The staff speaks English (the predominant
language) and eight other languages.] |
Punctuation - Field 041 does not end with a
period.
CONTENT DESIGNATOR HISTORY
In 2001, the practice of placing multiple language codes in
one subfield, e.g., $aengfreger, was made obsolete and
subfields $a, $b, and $h were changed from Not-repeatable
(NR) to Repeatable (R). The field was also changed from
Not-repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R) to accommodate for
non-MARC language codes.
Indicator 1 - Translation indication
# - No information provided [NEW,
2008]
Indicator 2 - Source of code [NEW, 2001]
Prior to 2001, indicator 2 was undefined, but the field was
specified to contain a MARC language code. Thus, value #
prior to 2001 can be interpreted as the current # value: MARC
language code.
$2 - Source of code [NEW, 2001]