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Subfield $b in 040 in authority and
bibliographic records
Subfield $b of the 040 field (Language of cataloging) contains a code for
the language used in cataloging; i.e., the language used in notes, subject
headings, etc. Do not confuse this with the language of text (008/35-37) in
the bibliographic record. Apparently there is a misunderstanding about this
code. In bibliographic records issued by the Library of Congress, regardless
of source, there should either be no 040 $b or if one is retained
it should only contain the code for English (eng).
Note that for authority records, LC began using 040 $b in 1998 (cf. Authority
Data Elements Implementation posted on the CPSO Home Page). But
again, the only valid code is "eng".
Kay Guiles CPSO
Library of Congress Guidelines for the treatment of copy cataloging records
for books with language of cataloging other than English.
Language code in 040 $b in bibliographic records
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