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Nonroman Scripts in the Bibliographic Environment.
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Aliprand, Joan M. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
Discusses problems of information distortion resulting from romanization (i.e., representation of nonroman scripts in Latin characters) and modifications of USMARC format to support nonroman scripts in library catalogs. Efforts to develop a universal character set and its potential effects on USMARC are considered. (45 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Machine Readable Cataloging, Non Roman Scripts, Online Catalogs
ALEPH: Israel's Research Library Network: Background, Evolution, and Implications for Networking in a Small Country.
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Lazinger, Susan S. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1991
Describes ALEPH, the research library network in Israel, and analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of its decentralized structure. Highlights include comparisons between RLIN and ALEPH; centralized versus decentralized networks; the format of ALEPH; authority control in ALEPH; and non-Roman scripts in both networks. (16 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis
Computer-Oriented Bibliographic Control for Cyrillic Documents with or without Script Conversion.
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Aissing, Alena L. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
Discusses bibliographic access to documents in nonroman scripts and the need for standards for the way different scripts are encoded for data processing. A microcomputer-based system that transliterates Cyrillic text to a romanized version and back to Cyrillic is proposed. (10 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Computer Software, Cyrillic Alphabet