The below will impact records we work with. An information session about using 
these codes, to be held in May, was also announced today; I'll send it after 
this message. Please consider attending.

Thanks, Jasmin


________________________________
From: Program for Cooperative Cataloging <[email protected]> on behalf 
of Ford, Kevin <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2026 5:43 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: [PCCLIST] Language/Script Codes in Modern MARC Records


Starting 16 March, Library of Congress bibliographic records created using its 
BIBFRAME linked data editor Marva began to include BCP47 language tags when 
converted to MARC.  Most BCP47 language tags are associated with 880 fields and 
their regular-field pairs.



The Modern MARC 
documentation<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.loc.gov/marc/ModernMARC-March2026.pdf__;!!IBzWLUs!UF64ML-xKZvxzYbjG8kzOFmPJOe1UsqrSLuAaQrIEBTQeenJoThNiYJjSjn1ZjMb0VESzt1eHSaKUtsZ4GU$>
 on the MARC Standards 
website<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.loc.gov/marc/__;!!IBzWLUs!UF64ML-xKZvxzYbjG8kzOFmPJOe1UsqrSLuAaQrIEBTQeenJoThNiYJjSjn1ZjMb0VESzt1eHSaKYNrR24w$>
 has been updated to reflect this practice and provide more information about 
BCP47 codes and their use. For questions, please contact 
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>.



Examples:



245 00 $6 880-03 $a 50-onbetsu denwachō. $p Saitama-ken chuō-ban. $7 
(bcp47)ja-latn

880 00 $6 245-03/$1 $a 50音�e������.$p�斡癖h中央版. $7(bcp47)ja



264  #1 $6 880-22 $a Tōkyō-to Chiyoda-ku : $b Nihon Denshin Denwa Kōsha, $c 
Shōwa 52 [1977] $7(bcp47)ja-latn

880  #1 $6 264-22/$1 $a�|京都千代田区 : $b日本��信����公社, $c昭和52 [1977] $7(bcp47)ja



710 2#  $6 880-70 $a Nihon Denshin Denwa Kōsha $e contributor $0 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80119836__;!!KGKeukY!3fHZD6y4h0XcQpd5mVglR4i0PR-Pvuq2HEXSCItDaNIIjw2HGizKpqKsd23xxCD_vgiGktlo7DyzmneOFPhuGQ$
 
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80119836__;!!IBzWLUs!UF64ML-xKZvxzYbjG8kzOFmPJOe1UsqrSLuAaQrIEBTQeenJoThNiYJjSjn1ZjMb0VESzt1eHSaKmcVgCOk$>
 $1 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n80119836__;!!KGKeukY!3fHZD6y4h0XcQpd5mVglR4i0PR-Pvuq2HEXSCItDaNIIjw2HGizKpqKsd23xxCD_vgiGktlo7Dyzmnfjs7sbpQ$
 
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n80119836__;!!IBzWLUs!UF64ML-xKZvxzYbjG8kzOFmPJOe1UsqrSLuAaQrIEBTQeenJoThNiYJjSjn1ZjMb0VESzt1eHSaKPAARVjU$>

880 2#  $6 710-70/$1 $a日本��信����公社 $e contributor $0 $7 (bcp47)ja-latn 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80119836__;!!KGKeukY!3fHZD6y4h0XcQpd5mVglR4i0PR-Pvuq2HEXSCItDaNIIjw2HGizKpqKsd23xxCD_vgiGktlo7DyzmneOFPhuGQ$
 
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80119836__;!!IBzWLUs!UF64ML-xKZvxzYbjG8kzOFmPJOe1UsqrSLuAaQrIEBTQeenJoThNiYJjSjn1ZjMb0VESzt1eHSaKmcVgCOk$>
 $1 
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n80119836__;!!KGKeukY!3fHZD6y4h0XcQpd5mVglR4i0PR-Pvuq2HEXSCItDaNIIjw2HGizKpqKsd23xxCD_vgiGktlo7Dyzmnfjs7sbpQ$
 
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n80119836__;!!IBzWLUs!UF64ML-xKZvxzYbjG8kzOFmPJOe1UsqrSLuAaQrIEBTQeenJoThNiYJjSjn1ZjMb0VESzt1eHSaKPAARVjU$>
 $7 (bcp47)ja



Source:  
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lccn.loc.gov/2026317273__;!!KGKeukY!3fHZD6y4h0XcQpd5mVglR4i0PR-Pvuq2HEXSCItDaNIIjw2HGizKpqKsd23xxCD_vgiGktlo7Dyzmne0ebdIPA$
 
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lccn.loc.gov/2026317273__;!!IBzWLUs!UF64ML-xKZvxzYbjG8kzOFmPJOe1UsqrSLuAaQrIEBTQeenJoThNiYJjSjn1ZjMb0VESzt1eHSaKKBGTA7M$>





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Kevin Ford

Network Development and MARC Standards Office

Library of Congress

Washington, DC






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