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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
Computers and Romanization of Chinese Bibliographic Records.
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Lo, Karl K.; Miller, R. Bruce – Information Technology and Libraries, 1991
Discusses the romanization of Chinese characters in U.S. library bibliographic records; considers the advantages and disadvantages of changing from Wade-Giles romanization to pinyin; describes word division problems; proposes an alternative that uses a computer program; and considers the future possibilities of a multiscript, general purpose…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Chinese, Computer Software
The Narrow, Rugged, Uninteresting Path Finally Becomes Interesting: A Review of Work in Descriptive Cataloging in 1991 with Trail Marks for Further Research.
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Carpenter, Michael – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1992
Review of the 1991 literature on descriptive cataloging discusses objectives and foundations of cataloging; cataloging simplification; three levels of standards for record content; cataloging techniques, including authority work, provision of main entry, transliteration, formation of name headings, and automation; procedures related to record…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Library Administration
Ambiguities in the Romanization of Yiddish.
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Weinberg, Bella Hass – Judaica Librarianship, 1995
The Romanization of Yiddish in Hebraica cataloging is problematic; inconsistencies are found in machine-readable catalog (MARC) records of various bibliographic utilities. The article describes insufficiencies in the Library of Congress's Romanization table and disparate systems used in transliterating Yiddish dictionaries. Solutions may include…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Dictionaries
The Year's Work in Descriptive Cataloging, 1992.
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Knutson, Gunnar – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1993
Examines the descriptive cataloging literature of 1992. Topics discussed include cataloging simplification and improved practices; artificial intelligence and expert systems; Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, MARC format, and cataloging standards; authority control and bibliographic maintenance; retrospective conversion; romanization and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Artificial Intelligence, Bibliographic Records, Cataloging
A Study of the Effectiveness of the OCLC CJK350 System: From the Point of View of Chinese Language Library Users.
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Bi, Zhiwei – 1990
This study examines the Online Computer Library Center's (OCLC's) CJK350 system with which one is able to input and retrieve Chinese, Japanese, and Korean bibliographic records containing both alphabetical and vernacular characters. In order to study the effectiveness of the system from the Chinese language users' point of view, a field test was…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Records, Bibliographic Utilities, Chinese
Cyrillic Transliteration and Its Users.
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Aissing, Alena L. – College & Research Libraries, 1995
Explores problems of three groups of Russian-language students using romanized Cyrillic bibliographic records. Investigates students' ability to keyword search using Russian records romanized according to Library of Congress transliteration tables. Results show that transliteration is one of the factors limiting access by Russian-language students…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Records, Cyrillic Alphabet, Foreign Language Books