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Nonroman Scripts in the Bibliographic Environment.

Peer reviewed

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.

Peer reviewed

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