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MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data
Cataloger's Reference Shelf
MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data
008/22-24 Language (Variable Control Field - Fixed-Length Data Element)
Character position definition and scope:
A three-character MARC code indicates the language of coded data contained in the 863-865 Enumeration and Chronology fields that require a language table to generate chronological terms or ordinal numbers for the codes in a display of the holdings statement. The source of the code is MARC Code List for Languages that is maintained by the Library of Congress. The code is an authoritative-agency data element.
Guidelines for applying content designators:
Special Code: |
Description: |
### |
|
und |
See: Example
Related MARC fields or documents:
863-865 Enumeration and Chronology Fields
For information on other 008 character positions, see:
008 Fixed-Length Data Elements
See also: