<br clear="all">Using the 041 MARC field to search for works in a specific language
will not return all works in your database in the specific language.
Field 041 is *not* coded in all records, only in exceptions.<br>
<br>
The MARC21 field definition/scope of the 041 field @ <a href="http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd041.html" target="_blank">http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd041.html</a> explains --<br>
<br>
"Codes for languages associated with an item when the language
code in field 008/35-37 of the record is insufficient to convey
full information. Includes records for multilingual items, items
that involve translation..."<br>
<br>
"Used when one or more of the following conditions exist: <br>
-- The item contains more than one language...<br>
-- The item is or includes a translation<br>
-- The language of the summaries, abstracts, or
accompanying material differs from the language of the main
item<br>
-- The language of a table of contents differs
from the language of the main item"<br>
<br>
Example: If an item is in Spanish and is *not* a translation and has no
other language in the item, the 041 field should not be coded per
MARC21 standards. The only way you can retrieve such an item is through
field 008/35-37.<br>
<br>
If you do want to search the 041 -- to find translations perhaps --
there is a challenge not mentioned in this thread: "In 2001: the
practice of placing multiple
language codes in one subfield, e.g., $aengfreger, was made
obsolete and subfields $a, $b, $d, $e, $f and $g were changed
from Not-repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R). The field was also
changed from Not-repeatable (NR) to Repeatable (R) to accommodate
non-MARC language codes." [same URL as above] Unless your database has only very recent
imprints it's probable that you have items with 041 field coded
according to the new standard as well as the old standard.<br>
<br>A way for patrons to search for items where the predominate language can be selected from a pick list where the language is expressed in its full form and not as a 3-character code is muy importante!<br>
<br clear="all">Christine Mueller<br>Database Administrator<br>Office of Information Technology<br>New Mexico State Library<br>1209 Camino Carlos Rey<br>Santa Fe, NM 87507<br>Phone: 505-476-9744<br><a href="mailto:christine.mueller@state.nm.us" target="_blank">christine.mueller@state.nm.us</a><br>
<a href="http://www.stlib.state.nm.us/" target="_blank">http://www.stlib.state.nm.us/</a><br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/9/17 Melisa Canales <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mcanales29@gmail.com" target="_blank">mcanales29@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hello,<br><br>On the OPAC Advanced Search page one of the search options on the drop down list is "Language." Our collection contains a lot of foreign language films and it was my understanding we could use this field to search for all films in a particular language. Does anyone know the MARC tag that links to this search field? I've tried different ones, but have been unable to find the right one. Or maybe my understanding of the search field is incorrect...<br>
<br>Thank you,<br><font color="#888888">Melisa Canales<br>
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