Library Cataloging
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.
- Romanization Considered
The final report of the ALCTS Non-English Access Working Group on Romanization has been released. The Working Group was established by the ALCTS Non-English Access Steering Committee in June 2009 to examine the current use of romanized data in bibliographic...
- Resource Description And Access
The ALA/ALCTS/SS Continuing Resources Cataloging Committee Task Force for Reviewing RDA Documents has made available its final report on the Dec. 2005 draft of RDA Part I. The comments contained therein were submitted to the ALA/ALCTS/CCS Committee on...
- Copy Cataloging Guidelines
A new ALCTS publication entitled Differences Between, Changes Within: Guidelines on When to Create a New Record has just been published. The Task Force on an Appendix of Major and Minor changes authored this document under the direction of the ALCTS Cataloging...
- Preparing 21st Century Catalogers
ALCTS/ALISE Task Force Releases Proposal for Preparing 21st Century CatalogersA joint ALCTS/ALISE task force has responded to a call from the Library of Congress to recommend appropriate training and education for bibliographic control of Web resources....
- Nal
Dear Colleagues,As some of you may be aware, a special task force recently studied the mission, management, programs, and operation of the National Agricultural Library in pursuit of its legislated mandate to serve as the chief agricultural information...
Library Cataloging
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 & Technical Services (ALCTS) is pleased to announce the availability of a report on providing access to non-English materials in libraries.The report was the result of action introduced at the 2005 ALA Annual Membership Meeting and ALA Council on the topic. The ALCTS Task Force on Non-English Access, chaired by Beth Picknally Camden, was charged in October 2005 by the ALCTS Board of Directors to review past and current activities in providing access to materials in non-English languages, and make recommendations for future actions by ALCTS and others.The Task Force gathered information from ALCTS and American Library Association groups, the Library of Congress, the bibliographic utilities (OCLC and RLG), other library organizations, and library systems and authority vendors. The task force found that substantial activity has taken place over many years to address the complex issues associated with multiscript and multilingual access. The Task Force report also includes recommendations for specific actions concerning technical specifications, cataloging guidelines, continuing education, communication, and staffing. These findings and recommendations are summarized in the report of the Task Force available on the ALCTS web site: www.ala.org/alcts.If you are interested in commenting on the findings in the report, a comment form is also available on the ALCTS web site. Comments should be submitted by December 1, 2006.UNICODE
- Romanization Considered
The final report of the ALCTS Non-English Access Working Group on Romanization has been released. The Working Group was established by the ALCTS Non-English Access Steering Committee in June 2009 to examine the current use of romanized data in bibliographic...
- Resource Description And Access
The ALA/ALCTS/SS Continuing Resources Cataloging Committee Task Force for Reviewing RDA Documents has made available its final report on the Dec. 2005 draft of RDA Part I. The comments contained therein were submitted to the ALA/ALCTS/CCS Committee on...
- Copy Cataloging Guidelines
A new ALCTS publication entitled Differences Between, Changes Within: Guidelines on When to Create a New Record has just been published. The Task Force on an Appendix of Major and Minor changes authored this document under the direction of the ALCTS Cataloging...
- Preparing 21st Century Catalogers
ALCTS/ALISE Task Force Releases Proposal for Preparing 21st Century CatalogersA joint ALCTS/ALISE task force has responded to a call from the Library of Congress to recommend appropriate training and education for bibliographic control of Web resources....
- Nal
Dear Colleagues,As some of you may be aware, a special task force recently studied the mission, management, programs, and operation of the National Agricultural Library in pursuit of its legislated mandate to serve as the chief agricultural information...