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LANGUAGE

Label

Language

Sub-Element

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UNTL Definition

The language(s) of the intellectual content of the resource.

Comment

This will be the language(s) in which a text is written or the spoken language(s) of an audio or video. Visual images normally do not have a language unless there is significant text in a caption or in the image itself. Because of the global nature of the Internet, use of this field is recommended. Preferred usage is to utilize a standard schema for language names as defined by ISO639-2 (three letter language codes), followed optionally by a two-letter country code (taken from the ISO 3166 standard).

Required

Mandatory

Repeatable

Yes

Data Type

Enumerated Type


Input guidelines:

  • Select the correct language name/code combination from the language drop box in the metadata entry form.
  • If the desired language is not listed, select "other."  Notify the Portal Administrator of the language that needs to be added.
  • For visual images that do not have a textual caption or text shown in the image, choose "no language" from the dropdown list.
  • A resource may include multiple languages. Repeat the element if the resource is in more than one language.
    • If a complex note is required to accurately describe the nature of the languages, then also add this information in the Note element.
  • To simplify description and data entry, the Portal does not currently support the addition of a country code to the language code.

Examples:

For a map in French.
Language:  fre - French

For a book in English
Language:  eng - English

For a photograph of a busy street in Berlin showing marquees and shop windows with German names.
Language:  ger - German

For an image of an adding machine with a clearly visible label saying "Made in America."
Language:  eng - English

For a photograph with no accompanying caption and no text visible in the picture.
Language:  nol - No Language

For an audio recording of testimony in Czech and German.
Language:  cze - Czech
Language:  ger - German

For a video in Hebrew with English subtitles.
Language:  heb - Hebrew
Language:  eng - English
Note:  Performed in Hebrew with English subtitles.

For an article in Amharic with English translations in parallel columns.
Language:  oth - Other
Language:  eng - English
Note:  In Amharic with English translations in parallel columns

For proceedings with English abstracts and some papers in English and some in Spanish.
Language:  eng - English
Language:  spa - Spanish
Note:  Papers presented in Spanish or English with abstracts in English

 


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