Korean Mc CuneReischauer Romanization Dictionary Wooseob Jeong School

Korean Mc. Cune-Reischauer Romanization Dictionary Wooseob Jeong School of Information Studies University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Project Members l l l l l Sun-yoon Lee: University of Southern California Younghee Sohn: University of Chicago Young Ki Lee: Library of Congress [Quality Controller] Hee-Sook Shin: Columbia University Mikyung Kang: Stanford University Hana Kim: University of Toronto Jaeyong Chang: University of California – Berkeley Eunseung Oh: OCLC Wooseob Jeong: University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee [System Maintenance]

Background l l l In 2005 CEAL CKM session, Young Ki Lee at LC mentioned that he had to look up a dictionary in some cases for a definite decision for Romanization. “Wow! That’s it, a dictionary!” “Let somebody look up a dictionary once and share the result over and over!”

Project Rationale l Accepting the reality of Korean Romanization in the U. S. l l l LC Romanization revision efforts Korean Romanization standard efforts None of them can replace the current system in a near future at least. Provide the authoritative Korean Romanization tool Ready for expansion or transition, if any.

Project Progress l l http: //www. romanization. org PHP/My. SQL As of April 1, 2006, there are more than 4000 entries. Unicode l Copy to other Unicode-based programs

Project Strategy l Most commonly used words first l l l Not all the words in dictionaries are used in cataloging. Utilize vendors’ book lists like those from Panmun Unicode l l Copy to other programs like OCLC Connexion Input special characters by HTML entities l Ex) breve + o : &#335

Known Issues l Chinese Characters l l Comprehensive Particle Handling l l Cross-reference: Unicode problem Currently only 5 attached automatically Phrase Conversion l Currently only “starting with – ” search

Expandability l If any new standards are adopted, additional fields can be added easily to the database. l Can be used as knowledge-base for automatic conversion programs if necessary.

Conclusion l l Closely work with the Romanization revision project group and Korean national Romanization standard agencies. More volunteers needed. l l Good addition to your resume for annual evaluation or tenure promotion Spread word on the project, please. l http: //www. romanization. org