Bulgarian, Russian, and Shan Romanization Tables
6/19/12
The ALA-LC Romanization tables are developed jointly by the Library of Congress (LC) and
the American Library Association (ALA). Romanization schemes enable the cataloging of
foreign language materials. Romanized cataloging in turn supports circulation,
acquisitions, serials check-in, shelflisting, shelving, and reference, particularly in
library catalogs that are unable to display non-roman alphabet information.
The ALCTS Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA) recently received and
reviewed LC revision proposals for the Bulgarian and Russian romanization tables. Both
tables were approved.
The Committee on Cataloging: African and Asian Materials (CC:AAM) recently received and
reviewed a proposal from LC for a new Shan romanization table. The table was approved.
The Bulgarian, Russian, and Shan tables are now available for downloading from the ALA-LC
Romanization Tables
webpage<http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/roman.html>ml>. Please
direct any questions about romanization tables to Bruce Johnson, Policy and Standards
Division (bjoh@loc.gov<mailto:bjoh@loc.gov>).
Bruce Chr. Johnson
The Library of Congress
Policy & Standards Division
Washington, DC 20540-4263 USA
bjoh@loc.gov<mailto:bjoh@loc.gov>
www.loc.gov<http://www.loc.gov/>
202.707.1652 (voice)
202.707.1334 (fax)