>   is it acceptable MARC21 practice in the 008 Lang to enter either
>the first code from field 041$a OR enter 'mul' if the institution
>prefers?

We use the much criticized rule of three, i.e., mul in 008 if more
that three languages in 041.  It seems to us better to have some
principle, rather than the mood of the cataloguer at the time.


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