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MARC Code List for Languages
The 2007 edition of the "MARC Code List for Languages" is now available from the Library of Congress. This new publication contains a list of languages and their associated three-character alphabetic codes that allow for the designation of the language or languages in MARC records. References from variant forms and specific language names assigned to group codes are included.
The list includes all valid codes and code assignments as of September 2007 and supersedes the 2003 edition of the "MARC Code List for Languages." There are 27 code additions and 12 changed code captions in this edition.
An XML version of the 2007 edition of the "MARC Code List for Languages" is available for use in applications.
HTML and PDF versions of the 2007 edition of the "MARC Code List for Languages" are available online.
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Additions To Marc Code List For Languages
The following codes have been approved for use in the international language code standard, ISO 639-2 (Codes for the Representation of Names of Languages--Part 2: alpha-3 code) and are also being added to the MARC Code List for Languages. These are being...
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Additions To Marc Code List For Languages
Additions to MARC Code List for Languages The following codes have been approved for use in the international language code standard, ISO 639-2 (Codes for the Representation of Names of Languages--Part 2: alpha-3 code) and are also being added to the...
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Marc Code List For Languages
This is a recent notice from LC:The following codes have been approved for use in the international language code standard, ISO 639-2 (Codes for the Representation of Names of Languages--Part 2: alpha-3 code) and are likewise being added to the MARC Code...
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Marc Codes
The 2003 edition of the Marc Code List for Countries is now available from the Library of Congress. This revision of the 2000 edition contains places and their associated two- or three-character lowercase alphabetic codes used in MARC records. Included...
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Marc Code List For Languages
The 2003 edition of the MARC Code List for Languages is now available from the Library of Congress. This new publication contains a list of languages and their associated three-character alphabetic codes that allow for the designation of the language...
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