From: Program for Cooperative Cataloging
<PCCLIST@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV<mailto:PCCLIST@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV>> On Behalf Of
Frank, Paul
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 3:24 PM
To: PCCLIST@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV<mailto:PCCLIST@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV>
Subject: [PCCLIST] ALA-LC Romanization tables review and approval process
Sending on behalf of Beacher Wiggins, Director for Acquisitions & Bibliographic
Access, Library of Congress
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the ALA-LC Romanization tables review and approval process
will resume starting May 1, 2021.
The Library of Congress and the American Library Association (ALA) are the sponsors that
maintain the ALA-LC Romanization
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In the last year and a half, the Library of Congress, African and Asian Materials
(CC:AAM), and Description and Access (CC:DA) within the Metadata and Collections Section
of CORE, a division of ALA, have jointly developed the Revised Procedural Guidelines for
Proposed New or Revised Romanization
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in order to provide a standardized and consistent Romanization used in the metadata
cataloging records for non-Latin script materials.
We thank CC:AAM and CC:DA for their immense support of this endeavor. The two
committees' task force reports provided important input and recommendations to the
revised guidelines.
The proposed review process will involve working collaboratively with language and subject
experts both within the Library of Congress and stakeholders in the communities in order
to address the Romanization issues and manage the review process. To make the review
process as flexible and efficient as possible, LC, CC:AAM, and CC:DA have jointly
established a Review Board that will appoint Review Subcommittees that will be responsible
for coordinating the review and approval of Romanization tables. The revised guidelines
apply to the creation of new tables and the revision of existing tables when needed and as
applicable. Existing tables will not be explicitly revised to conform to these guidelines
unless other major changes are warranted. For details of submitting proposal of new or
revised Romanization tables, visit Revised Procedural Guidelines for Proposed New or
Revised Romanization
Tables<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.loc.gov_…YNEQoej9E5ik-aMGotU&e=>.
Thank you.
Beacher Wiggins, Director, Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access (ABA), Library of
Congress
On behalf of LC, CC:AAM and CC:DA of ALA