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2007 Edition

Table of Contents

• Introduction (PDF)
  Changes in 2007 Edition
  Structure of the Codes
  Relationship to ISO 639-2
  Individual Language Codes
  Language Group Codes
  Names of Languages and Dialects
  Special Codes for Special Situations
  Arrangement of the List
  Use of Language Names in Cataloging
  MARC 21 Fields in which Codes are Used
  Publication Background
  Code Maintenance
  Related MARC 21 Documents
  Other Related Documents

• Name Sequence (HTML)
• Name Sequence (PDF)

• Code Sequence (HTML)
• Code Sequence (PDF)

• Changes in 2007 edition (PDF)

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