CJK NACO Project Report 2014 AAS CEAL Annual

CJK NACO Project Report 2014 AAS CEAL Annual Meeting Sarah S. Elman Columbia University March 2014

RDA NACO-Related Activities �Online training completed in Nov. 2012 �Post-training review ◦ 16 catalogers have been reviewed by CJK NACO Project reviewers-- 8 are independent as of mid-March 2014. ◦ Some were reviewed by their institutional reviewers (status unknown) � 6 new catalogers (in 2 institutions) joined the project in 2013

RDA NACO-Related Activities �Workshops co-sponsored with CEAL CTP: 1) March 2013 �CJK NACO Workshop – RDA highlights, updates, etc. � 53 people registered 2) March 2014 �Advanced CJK NACO Workshop � 40 people registered

CJK NACO Best Practices Document � To clarify cataloging rules and provide recommendations for dealing with CJK NACO records � Location: CJK NACO Project website http: //www. loc. gov/aba/pcc/naco/CJK%20 NAC O%20 Best%20 Practice. doc � Current topics: ◦ Names with “jin shi” (進士) or “ju ren” (舉人) dates ◦ Treatment of 籍貫/本籍/原籍/祖籍 and “<Place>人”, etc. ◦ Treatment of 字 and 號/号 for personal names ◦ Abbreviations in 670 $b ◦ Treatment of variant pronunciations of characters (多音字) ◦ Romanization of ambiguous place names � Will be updated when new topics are proposed

Future Plans �Maintain and update CJK NACO Project website �Engage in discussions related to CJK NACO authority work and work with relevant parties to develop best practices �Organize CJK NACO trainings or webinars as needed �Participate in CJK authority record clean-up projects as needed, e. g. , conversion of Taiwan place names from WG to pinyin, etc. �Increase no. of CJK NACO contributors and reviewers

Contact Information �CJK NACO Project Website http: //www. loc. gov/aba/pcc/naco/CJK. html �Coordinator ◦ Sarah S. Elman (Columbia University) sse 2109@columbia. edu �LC/PCC Liaison ◦ Jessalyn Zoom (Library of Congress) jiwu@loc. gov