In message <[log in to unmask]> Rebecca wrote via [log in to unmask]: > We are particularly concerned with stability in the ISO language codes, > since these have been in use for many years in bibliographic applications. However, it is proposed to change around of dozen of those "stable" MARC language codes in order to conform to ISO 639-2. Just out of interest, why were those codes changed from the MARC codes when ISO 639-2 was being developed? I have not been able to find any documentation on this point, despite asking. Do any other members of the the ISO 639 Joint Advisory Committee know? I look forward to hearing from you Best regards John Clews -- John Clews, SESAME Computer Projects, 8 Avenue Rd, Harrogate, HG2 7PG tel: +44 1423 888 432; fax: + 44 1423 889061; Email: [log in to unmask] Committee Chair of ISO/TC46/SC2: Conversion of Written Languages; Committee Member of ISO/IEC/JTC1/SC22/WG20: Internationalization; Committee Member of CEN/TC304: Information and Communications Technologies: European Localization Requirements Committee Member of TS/1: Terminology (UK national member body of ISO/TC37: Terminology) Committee Member of the Foundation for Endangered Languages; Committee Member of ISO/IEC/JTC1/SC2: Coded Character Sets