Re: [CODE4LIB] Language codes

[Mark A. Matienzo]

+1 for using BCP-47, which will give you the overall most flexiblity.

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On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 7:51 PM, Andrew Cunningham 
wrote:

> It is better to refer to BCP-47 instead.
>
> https://tools.ietf.org/html/bcp47
>
> An RFC can be updated, when it is, it recieves a new number. For language
> tagging, the relevant information is split across two RFCs. BCP-47 is a
> permanent IEFT ifentifier referencing the latest versions of the two RFCs
> relating to language tagging.
>
> Andrew
>
> On 2 Jun 2016 9:24 am, "Stuart A. Yeates"  wrote:
> >
> > I recommend reading https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5646 which seems to
> do
> > what you need.
> >
> > cheers
> > stuart
> >
> > --
> > ...let us be heard from red core to black sky
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 10:59 AM, Greg Lindahl  wrote:
> >
> > > Some of the Internet Archive's library partners are asking us about
> > > language metadata for regional languages that don't have standard
> > > codes.  Is there a standard way of dealing with this situation?
> > >
> > > Overall we use MARC codes https://www.loc.gov/marc/languages/ which
> > > were last updated in 2007. LOC also maintains ISO639-2
> > > https://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php last updated
> > > in 2014.
> > >
> > > The languages in question are regional languages which are currently
> > > lumped together in both standards. With the recent rise in interest
> > > and funding for regional languages, it's no surprise that some
> > > catalogers want to split these languages out into separate codes.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > -- greg
> > >
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Language codes

[Andrew Cunningham]

It is better to refer to BCP-47 instead.

https://tools.ietf.org/html/bcp47

An RFC can be updated, when it is, it recieves a new number. For language
tagging, the relevant information is split across two RFCs. BCP-47 is a
permanent IEFT ifentifier referencing the latest versions of the two RFCs
relating to language tagging.

Andrew

On 2 Jun 2016 9:24 am, "Stuart A. Yeates"  wrote:
>
> I recommend reading https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5646 which seems to do
> what you need.
>
> cheers
> stuart
>
> --
> ...let us be heard from red core to black sky
>
> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 10:59 AM, Greg Lindahl  wrote:
>
> > Some of the Internet Archive's library partners are asking us about
> > language metadata for regional languages that don't have standard
> > codes.  Is there a standard way of dealing with this situation?
> >
> > Overall we use MARC codes https://www.loc.gov/marc/languages/ which
> > were last updated in 2007. LOC also maintains ISO639-2
> > https://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php last updated
> > in 2014.
> >
> > The languages in question are regional languages which are currently
> > lumped together in both standards. With the recent rise in interest
> > and funding for regional languages, it's no surprise that some
> > catalogers want to split these languages out into separate codes.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > -- greg
> >

Re: [CODE4LIB] Language codes

[Andrew Cunningham]

On 2 Jun 2016 9:40 am, "Andrew Cunningham"  wrote:
>
>
> Ultimately it is what a library is working on, if you are cataloguing
then all you have is ISO-639-3/B
>

Opps, meant to input ISO-639-2/B

Andrew

Re: [CODE4LIB] Language codes

[Andrew Cunningham]

Outside the library sector, the most common approach to language tagging
and matching isn't ISO-639-2 or ISO-639-3, rather BCP-47.

Quite a number of ISO-639-2 language tags represent what ISO-639-3 refers
to as macro languages. For instance 'kar' in ISO-639-2 resolves to 20
language codes in ISO-639-3

But ISO-639-3 by itself isn't sufficient to fully identify a written
language.

Eg you could have sr-Cyrl for Serbian in the Cyrillic script. Sr-Latn to
represent Serbian written in the Latin orthography, sr-Latn-alalc97 ...
Romanised Cyrillic Serbian based on the ALA-LC Cyrillic romanisation table
published in 1997.

Its worth noting the only ALA-LC romanisation tables that can be specified
in BCP-47 are the 1997 editions.

Ultimately it is what a library is working on, if you are cataloguing then
all you have is ISO-639-3/B

If you are working on a digitisation or linked data project it is much
better to correctly use BCP-47 which would align your resources more
accurately with the rest of the broader information ecosystem in which your
resources would exist.

Andrew
On 2 Jun 2016 9:15 am, "Craig Franklin"  wrote:

> We've never had any problems sticking to ISO639-2 codes (in cases there
> isn't a shorter ISO639-1 code available).  I'm interested in what sort of
> regional languages you might be dealing with where there are significant
> gaps in that standard?
>
> You might also look at ISO 639-3, which is quite comprehensive but also
> introduces a fair chunk of complexity:
>
> http://www-01.sil.org/iso639-3/download.asp
>
> Cheers,
> Craig Franklin
>
> On 2 June 2016 at 08:59, Greg Lindahl  wrote:
>
> > Some of the Internet Archive's library partners are asking us about
> > language metadata for regional languages that don't have standard
> > codes.  Is there a standard way of dealing with this situation?
> >
> > Overall we use MARC codes https://www.loc.gov/marc/languages/ which
> > were last updated in 2007. LOC also maintains ISO639-2
> > https://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php last updated
> > in 2014.
> >
> > The languages in question are regional languages which are currently
> > lumped together in both standards. With the recent rise in interest
> > and funding for regional languages, it's no surprise that some
> > catalogers want to split these languages out into separate codes.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > -- greg
> >
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Language codes

[Stuart A. Yeates]

I recommend reading https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5646 which seems to do
what you need.

cheers
stuart

--
...let us be heard from red core to black sky

On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 10:59 AM, Greg Lindahl  wrote:

> Some of the Internet Archive's library partners are asking us about
> language metadata for regional languages that don't have standard
> codes.  Is there a standard way of dealing with this situation?
>
> Overall we use MARC codes https://www.loc.gov/marc/languages/ which
> were last updated in 2007. LOC also maintains ISO639-2
> https://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php last updated
> in 2014.
>
> The languages in question are regional languages which are currently
> lumped together in both standards. With the recent rise in interest
> and funding for regional languages, it's no surprise that some
> catalogers want to split these languages out into separate codes.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -- greg
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Language codes

[Craig Franklin]

We've never had any problems sticking to ISO639-2 codes (in cases there
isn't a shorter ISO639-1 code available).  I'm interested in what sort of
regional languages you might be dealing with where there are significant
gaps in that standard?

You might also look at ISO 639-3, which is quite comprehensive but also
introduces a fair chunk of complexity:

http://www-01.sil.org/iso639-3/download.asp

Cheers,
Craig Franklin

On 2 June 2016 at 08:59, Greg Lindahl  wrote:

> Some of the Internet Archive's library partners are asking us about
> language metadata for regional languages that don't have standard
> codes.  Is there a standard way of dealing with this situation?
>
> Overall we use MARC codes https://www.loc.gov/marc/languages/ which
> were last updated in 2007. LOC also maintains ISO639-2
> https://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php last updated
> in 2014.
>
> The languages in question are regional languages which are currently
> lumped together in both standards. With the recent rise in interest
> and funding for regional languages, it's no surprise that some
> catalogers want to split these languages out into separate codes.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -- greg
>

[CODE4LIB] Language codes

[Greg Lindahl]

Some of the Internet Archive's library partners are asking us about
language metadata for regional languages that don't have standard
codes.  Is there a standard way of dealing with this situation?

Overall we use MARC codes https://www.loc.gov/marc/languages/ which
were last updated in 2007. LOC also maintains ISO639-2
https://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php last updated
in 2014.

The languages in question are regional languages which are currently
lumped together in both standards. With the recent rise in interest
and funding for regional languages, it's no surprise that some
catalogers want to split these languages out into separate codes.

Thanks!

-- greg

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[CODE4LIB] Registration Open: Code4Lib New York State (Aug. 4-5)

[Christina Harlow]

Hi all-

Registration is now open for the Code4lib New York State 
Meeting on August 4-5 at Mann Library, 
Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. You can register at this link: 
http://goo.gl/forms/jQNwoOiROug4DHCS2. Registration is free, but space is 
limited. Please let me know if you have any questions, issues, or have to 
change your registration later.

We hope you will take part in this meeting, which aims to be a great place to 
learn new skills, share ideas, and network with other library technologists 
from the region. The meeting is structured loosely around the “unconference” 
model, which encourages attendees to hold and run the activities, but with some 
workshops and talks planned in advance. You can see, propose, and comment on 
the schedule and breakout sessions here: 
http://code4libnys.github.io/2016/#sched

We are very excited to say that we will start out each with morning with 
workshops on Fedora 4, Introduction to CLI for Librarians, and a 
WriteTheDocs-style bootcamp. We have some fantastic community leaders teaching 
these workshops.

We will end out each day with invited talks from two fantastic and engaging 
members of our community: Patricia Hswe and Tara 
Robertson  Their talks will help wrap up each day’s 
activities, as well as give needed context and grounding to our broader library 
technology work.

The event website: http://code4libnys.github.io/2016/ The registration link: 
http://goo.gl/forms/jQNwoOiROug4DHCS2 (also available on the website).

Thanks!

Christina