Heidi Lerner
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:59:08 -0800
Heidi G. Lerner Hebraica/Judaica Cataloger Catalog Dept. Stanford University Libraries Stanford, CA 94305-6004 ph: 650-725-9953 fax: 650-725-1120 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: David W Reser To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 11:11 AM Subject: [PCCLIST] White Paper: Issues Related to Non-Latin Characters in Name Authority Records White Paper : Issues Related to non-Latin Characters in Name Authority Records As previously announced, the Library of Congress and its major authority record exchange partners (British Library, Library and Archives Canada, National Library of Medicine, OCLC, Inc.) have agreed to a basic outline that will allow for the addition of non-Latin script references on name authority records distributed as part of the NACO program (no earlier than April 2008). Additional details about this project are contained in a White Paper drafted to frame many of the issues related to future policies for cataloger-added references to authority records that will follow an automatic pre-population of the authority records from relevant bibliographic data. The policies will be developed during a six month period following the automatic pre-population of the authority file. Members of the cataloging community are encouraged to review the White Paper and forward comments to the Cataloging Policy & Support Office ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/nonlatin_whitepaper.html