Document Actions
Language
- Element name
- Definition
- Where Can the Language Information be Found?
- How Language Works in the Metadata Form?
- How Should the Language be Filled in?
- Other Examples
- Comments
- Resources
Element name
Language
Definition
The language(s) of the intellectual content of the resource.
Where Can the Language Information be Found?
Language is determined by examining the item:
| Item Types |
Information Sources |
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| For text |
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| For images |
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| For maps |
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| For music scores |
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| For videos |
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| For sound files |
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| For computer files |
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How Language Works in the Metadata Form?
- Parts:
- 1. Language -- drop-down menu
- Repeatable?
- Yes - to include multiple languages, click 'Add' to repeat the field
How Should the Language be Filled in?
| Guidelines | Examples |
|---|---|
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eng - English |
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eng - English ger - German |
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nol - No Language |
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Language: eng - English Language: spa - Spanish Note: book is printed in two sections, the first in Spanish and the second in the English translation |
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Language: oth - Other Note: Language is unknown. Note: Text is in the Kutenai Indian language. |
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Language: nol - No Language Note: The name "Bartimaeus" is carved into the top of the box. |
Other Examples
- French map
- Language: fre - French
- Laws of the Republic of Texas
- Language: eng - English
- Photograph of Berlin showing marquees and shop windows
- Language: ger - German
- Adding machine with a label saying, "Made in America"
- Language: eng - English
- Landscape photograph
- Language: nol - No Language
- Audio recording of testimony in Czech and German
- Language: cze - Czech
- Language: ger - German
- Video in Hebrew with English subtitles
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- Language: heb - Hebrew
- Language: eng - English
- Note: Performed in Hebrew with English subtitles.
- Article in Amharic with English translations
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- Language: oth - Other
- Language: eng - English
- Note: In Amharic with English translations in parallel columns.
- Proceedings and abstracts in English and Spanish
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- Language: eng - English
- Language: spa - Spanish
- Note: Papers presented in Spanish or English with abstracts in English.
- Recording of a music recital sung in Italian and French
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- Language: fre - French
- Language: ita - Italian
Comments
- 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).
- [To simplify data entry, the system does not currently support the addition of a country code to the language code.
Resources
- UNT Language Controlled Vocabulary