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Subfield 9 – Language of the Base Access Point

This subfield is used in fields 2XX, 4XX, 5XX and 7XX. It contains a 3-character code for the language of the base access point. The base access point is that part of the access point that identifies the entity, excluding any qualifiers. The qualifiers are expressed in the language of cataloguing (see example 1).

EXAMPLES

  1. 100⊔⊔cfre
    200⊔19ita aNicolini da Sabbio bDomenico cimprimeur-librarie f15-- to 160-?
    (The base access point (subfields a and b) is in Italian. Since French is the language of cataloguing, the qualifier (subfield c) is in French language.)

  2. *

    100⊔⊔ba cslv gba
    200⊔1aShakespeare bWilliam
    400⊔19scr aŠekspir bViljem

  3. *

    100⊔⊔ba cslv gba
    200⊔1aPeroci bEla
    400⊔19slo aPerocióva bEla
    (The form of female name expressed in Slovak language.)

  4. *

    100⊔⊔ba cslv gba
    200⊔1aŽižek bSlavoj r09979
    400⊔19jpn aJijeku bSuravoi
    400⊔19jpn aJijeku bSuravoj
    400⊔19chi aQizeke bSilawore
    (Names that are transliterated from Japanese and Chinese.)

  5. * COBISS.net

    100⊔⊔ba cbul gca
    200⊔17ca aСоловьев bВладимир Сергеевич f1853-1900
    200⊔17ba aSolov'ev bVladimir Sergeevic f1853-1900
    400⊔17ca aСоловьов bВладимир Сергеевич f1853-1900
    700⊔131324645 7ca 9bul aСоловьoв bВладимир Сергеевич f1853-1900
    (In field 700 the parallel access point is entered in Bulgarian language.)

  6. *

    100⊔⊔ba cslv gba
    152⊔⊔bsgc
    200⊔0aOstržek cizmišljena oseba
    700⊔02sgce 8eng 9ita aPinocchio cFictitious character
    (Field 700 contains the form of the name used in English and corresponds to the Slovenian form of the name in subfield 200.)
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