INDIVIDUAL ELEMENT DEFINITIONS
Language Alternate

 

  • Element Attribute
  • Definition & Guidelines
NAME Language Alternate
OBLIGATION TO USE

Optional
DEFINITION An alternate language that is presented within the digital asset, separate from the main presentation language.
ELEMENT DEPENDENCIES None
CONTROLLED VOCABULARY Free Text
QUANTITY PERMITTED 0-Unlimited
DATA TYPE Text String
NOTES/GUIDELINES When more than one language is present in the digital asset, this field may be used to identify the secondary or alternate languages.

When possible identify the alternate language leveraging the ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code: http://www.iso.org/iso/english_country_names_and_code_elements
as expressed in English for country names and code elements.
FORMAT/EXAMPLES

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VERSION NUMBER v 1.2

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