Criteria for languages?

[Rebecca S Guenther]

The most current information is online:
http://www.loc.gov/marc/languages/

Rebecca

Rebecca S. Guenther                                                       
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>>> Peter Constable <petercon at microsoft.com> 11/23/2009 2:18 AM >>>
From: ietf-languages-bounces at alvestrand.no [mailto:ietf-languages-bounces at alvestrand.no] On Behalf Of Michael Everson

>> Now, in the case of lav, the MARC Language Code List 
>> (http://www.loc.gov/marc/languages/language_name.html
>> ) explicitly states that Latgalian is encompassed under lav. So, 
>> option 2 would break compatibility with MARC. We should not consider 
>> option 2 unless the MARC community explicitly indicates that this is 
>> acceptable.

> To when does that date? The document seems to be dated 15 October 2009.

I don't know for certain, but I do not think it is recent. I've got a copy of the MARC Language Code List from several years ago I might be able to dig up. Or someone from LOC might be able to tell us.


Peter

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