Always record the language of primary content in 008/35-37. (CONSER-RDA-CSR) CONSER instructs to record the language of the content in a note if it will assist identification and selection under the following situations: (CCM: 13.6.1)
⮚The language or languages of the item are not apparent from the title data: text in French and English; title in English only. (CCM:13.6.1)
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546 ## $a In English and French.
⮚When the title appears in more than one language but the text is only in one language. (CCM:13.6.1)
245 00 $a[Arabic title] = $b [French title].
546 ## $a In Arabic.
⮚When summaries and/or titles of contents are given in languages different from that of the text. (CCM:13.6.1)
546 ## $a Text in French and German; summaries in English and Spanish.
⮚When one or more languages cannot be transliterated or otherwise represented in the record because the language expertise is not available.
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The Language note is given in conjunction with field 041 (Language code). (CCM:13.6.2)
⮚More than one language. When the text is in more than one language, each is input preceded by a separate subfield $a code. If one language is predominant, input that code first; if no language is predominant, input all codes in alphabetical order. Input codes in lowercase; do not use punctuation between the codes.
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546 ## $a Chiefly in Russian; some also in English.
⮚Abstract or summaries in a language different from text. When the language of the summaries or abstracts is different from that of the text, it is given in coded form in field 041 subfield $b.
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546 ## $a In English; summaries in French and German.
⮚Resource a translation of the original text. For translations of the original text, subfield $h is used when the piece is a translation. The first indicator is set to value "1" and the language of the translation is given in subfield $a. Subfield $h contains the code for the language of the original or intermediate translation.
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