CCM13.6. Language notes (Field 546)

13.6.1. When to give (AACR2 12.7B2)
According to LCRI 1.7B2, give a language note when:
• The language or languages of the item are not apparent from the title data
text in French and English; title in English only
245 00 $a [English title]
546 ## $a In English and French.
245 00 $a Elle.
260 ## $a New York, N.Y. : ...
546 ## $a In English.
• When the title appears in more than one language but the text is only in one language
titles in French and Arabic; text solely in Arabic
245 00 $a [Arabic title] = $b [French title].
546 ## $a In Arabic.
• When one or more languages cannot be transliterated or otherwise represented in the record because the language expertise is not available
title pages and text in Russian and Georgian
245 00 $a [Russian title]
546 ## $a Text and title also in Georgian.
• When summaries and/or titles of contents are given in languages different from that of the text
546 ## $a Text in French and German; summaries in English and Spanish.
13.6.2. Form of the note
When including more than one language in the note, give first the predominant language of the text. If there is no predominant language, give the languages in alphabetic order. Separate the languages by the word "and" in all cases (LCRI 1.7B2).
245 00 $a [Title in French only]
546 ## $a English and French.
546 ## $a In French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
The language note is given in conjunction with field 041 (Language code). For instructions on use of field 041 see the CEG. For further instructions on the use of the language note (field 546), see LCRI 1.7B2.