# DataCite: discussion on multilingual resources

**URL:** <https://forum.clarin.eu/t/datacite-discussion-on-multilingual-resources/21>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** datacite, doi, multilingual, metadata\
**Created:** [11 October 2023 08:27 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/datacite-discussion-on-multilingual-resources/21 "2023-10-11T08:27:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![dieter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@dieter](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/dieter)\
**Post date:** [11 October 2023 08:27 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/datacite-discussion-on-multilingual-resources/21/1 "2023-10-11T08:27:39Z")

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Just noticed on the [trello board](https://trello.com/c/0HtttGFV/35-support-for-multilingual-resources) of DataCite there is an interesting feature request for better support for multilingual resource metadata, see:

> **[Metadata for resources with multiple languages + ISO 639-3](https://pidforum.org/t/metadata-for-resources-with-multiple-languages-iso-639-3/2464)**
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> We’ve received several requests to make it easier to describe resources that are in multiple languages. Currently, the Language property in the DataCite Metadata Schema is non-repeatable and asks for the “primary” language of the resource, which...

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**Author:** ![vincent](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.clarin.eu/vincent/32/18_2.png) [@vincent](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/vincent)\
**Post date:** [10 November 2023 08:30 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/datacite-discussion-on-multilingual-resources/21/2 "2023-11-10T08:30:15Z")

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I don’t know whether this is available as a metadata field, but it would be useful to make a distinction between different types of multilingual resources

- parallel resources
- resources with code switching
- comparable resources

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**Author:** ![twagoo](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.clarin.eu/twagoo/32/11_2.png) [@twagoo](https://forum.clarin.eu/u/twagoo)\
**Post date:** [13 November 2023 10:15 UTC](https://forum.clarin.eu/t/datacite-discussion-on-multilingual-resources/21/3 "2023-11-13T10:15:17Z")

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I could be wrong, but this is probably too domain specific for DataCite. Within CLARIN (e.g. [Core Components - work in progress](https://clarin-eric.github.io/cmdi-core-components/)) this is definitely something we should have and try to standardise on as much as possible.