Minnesota Recordkeeping Metadata Standard: Language Element
6. LANGUAGE
| Definition: | The language of the content of the record. |
| Purpose: | To allow searches to be restricted to records in a specific language. |
| Rationale: | Will be of use to agencies which deal with material originating in foreign countries or which produce records in languages other than English. |
| Obligation: | Optional |
| Applicability: | Applicable at the record and/or record series level. |
| Use Conditions: | This element shall be linked to elements 12. AGGREGATION LEVEL and 14. RECORD IDENTIFIER. |
| Repeatable: | Yes |
| Sub-elements: | - |
| Default Value: | eng (English) |
| Assigned By: | System-assigned. Changes to the default value should be entered manually by an authorized agent. |
| Schemes: | ISO 639-2 standard for language encoding. |
| Comments: | - |
Minnesota Recordkeeping Metadata Standard: Version 1.2, April 2003.
