Library Cataloging
The ALCTS Non-English Access Working Group on Romanization invites comment on its draft report. Recommendations
- Belarusian Romanization Table Revision Approved
The Belarusian romanization table is now available. The ALA-LC Romanization tables are developed jointly by the Library of Congress (LC) and the American Library Association (ALA). Romanization schemes enable the cataloging of foreign language materials....
- Cherokee Romanization Table Approved
News from LC. The ALA-LC Romanization tables are developed jointly by the Library of Congress (LC) and the American Library Association (ALA). Romanization schemes enable the cataloging of foreign language materials. Romanized cataloging in turn supports...
- Non-latin Characters In Name Authority Records
News from the CPSO.The major authority record exchange partners (British Library, Library of Congress, National Library of Medicine, and OCLC, Inc., in consultation with Library and Archives Canada) have agreed to a basic outline that will allow for the...
- Working Group On The Future Of Bibliographic Control
The Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control has been charged to:Present findings on how bibliographic control and other descriptive practices can effectively support management of and access to library materials in the evolving information...
- Alcts Non-english Access Report Available For Comment
ALCTS non-English access report available for comment. The 70 page report covers UNICODE, sorting different languages and scripts, committees and areas to be studied. There is also an executive summary available.The Association for Library Collections...
Library Cataloging
Romanization
The ALCTS Non-English Access Working Group on Romanization invites comment on its draft report. Recommendations
- A majority of the Working Group believes that the factors discussed in this report are significant enough to make a general shift to Model B in bibliographic records premature at this point. Some members of the Working Group feel that having romanized access points in records provides enough added value that their use should be continued indefinitely. Others believe that in an environment of shrinking staffs and production pressures we should anticipate future developments in making our decision and recommend a move to Model B sooner rather than later. However, most believe that although a gradual move towards the use of Model B for current cataloging is probable, we should continue current practice for some time longer as we prepare for the transition.Further research is needed into the remaining obstacles so that we can identify decision points that will allow us to move beyond the status quo. We recommend that ALCTS sponsor a survey of libraries and library systems to better understand the status quo and possible future directions from a technical perspective.Automatic transliteration software should be utilized to reduce time needed to create the romanization, when possible.The amount of romanization in records could be reduced by limiting it to fields including key data for access (titles and headings).Since different languages and scripts raise very different issues, some language/script cataloging communities may decide to move to Model B sooner than others. A coordinated decision to change practice within each community would be preferable to individual decisions to implement Model B in different libraries at different times.
- Belarusian Romanization Table Revision Approved
The Belarusian romanization table is now available. The ALA-LC Romanization tables are developed jointly by the Library of Congress (LC) and the American Library Association (ALA). Romanization schemes enable the cataloging of foreign language materials....
- Cherokee Romanization Table Approved
News from LC. The ALA-LC Romanization tables are developed jointly by the Library of Congress (LC) and the American Library Association (ALA). Romanization schemes enable the cataloging of foreign language materials. Romanized cataloging in turn supports...
- Non-latin Characters In Name Authority Records
News from the CPSO.The major authority record exchange partners (British Library, Library of Congress, National Library of Medicine, and OCLC, Inc., in consultation with Library and Archives Canada) have agreed to a basic outline that will allow for the...
- Working Group On The Future Of Bibliographic Control
The Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control has been charged to:Present findings on how bibliographic control and other descriptive practices can effectively support management of and access to library materials in the evolving information...
- Alcts Non-english Access Report Available For Comment
ALCTS non-English access report available for comment. The 70 page report covers UNICODE, sorting different languages and scripts, committees and areas to be studied. There is also an executive summary available.The Association for Library Collections...