LC-PCC policy statements for language of expression

LC/PCC Core.

LC/PCC practice: In addition to recording the language of the primary content, also supply the languages of other content (summaries, tables of contents, etc.) if it will assist identification and selection.

LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Expression: language of expression.

LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Series/subseries: Expression: language of expression.

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Cataloger's judgment.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option when naming a language in a note. Base the name of the language on the form found in MARC Code List for Languages with appropriate modifications when recording a note on expression.

LC/PCC practice: See the Metadata Guidance documentation: Expression: language of expression.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option if specifically required by policy or the metadata system, as stated in the Metadata Guidance documentation.

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option when recording a value from the MARC Code List for Languages. Apply the option when recording a value from any other vocabulary encoding scheme.

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option.

LC/PCC practice: Apply the option. The identifier should consiste of the language code taken from the MARC Code List for Languages or the ISO 639-3 Code Tables.

LC/PCC practice: Do not apply the option when recording a value from the MARC Code List for Languages. Apply the option when recording a value from any other vocabulary encoding scheme.

LC/PCC practice: If a local encoding scheme is able to record the value of an element as an identifier or IRI, use judgment in applying the recording method.