RDA in NACO Module 10 NonLatin Languages RDA

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RDA in NACO Module 10 Non-Latin Languages

RDA in NACO Module 10 Non-Latin Languages

RDA and AACR 2 in Non-Latin Authority Work • As in other areas, most

RDA and AACR 2 in Non-Latin Authority Work • As in other areas, most NACO instructions on NAR creation are the same as under AACR 2 • Choices of the agency creating the data are emphasized “Names written in a non-preferred script” (RDA 9. 2. 2. 5. 3) vs. “Names written in a nonroman script” (AACR 2 22. 3 C) 2

RDA as Compared to AACR 2 in Non-Latin Cataloging • RDA is less Anglo-centric

RDA as Compared to AACR 2 in Non-Latin Cataloging • RDA is less Anglo-centric than AACR 2 • It focuses on user needs, as stressed in the International Cataloging Principles • The agency preparing the description can make choices regarding: – Language of additions to access points – Language of supplied data – Script and transliteration – Calendar – Numeric system 3

RDA in Non-Latin Cataloging • Language – Choose a well-accepted form of name in

RDA in Non-Latin Cataloging • Language – Choose a well-accepted form of name in the language and script preferred by the agency creating the data • Name written in a non-preferred script – Choose the preferred name in the preferred language of the agency creating the data; follow ALA-LC Romanization Tables – Non-Latin forms may be recorded as variant access points (already possible for JACKPHY languages) 4

Documentation and Guidelines • ALA Romanization Tables http: //www. loc. gov/catdir/cpso/roman. html • Guidelines

Documentation and Guidelines • ALA Romanization Tables http: //www. loc. gov/catdir/cpso/roman. html • Guidelines for non-Latin script references http: //www. loc. gov/catdir/cpso/nonlatingeneral. html • Background info - White Paper: issues related to nonlatin characters in name authority records http: //www. loc. gov/catdir/cpso/nonlatin. pdf • RDA Toolkit http: //www. rdatoolkit. org • PCC web site http: //www. loc. gov/catdir/pcc/RDA-PCC. html • PSD web site http: //www. loc. gov/aba • DCMZ 1, MARC Authority Format, etc. 5

RDA – Promises it holds • In AACR 2, many undifferentiated NARs have been

RDA – Promises it holds • In AACR 2, many undifferentiated NARs have been created because differing non-Latin characters must be romanized similarly • Newly implemented RDA fields help to differentiate many previously undifferentiated names 6

New Fields under RDA: 370 • “associated place” Name #1: Huang, Yan (黄彦) Birthdate:

New Fields under RDA: 370 • “associated place” Name #1: Huang, Yan (黄彦) Birthdate: 1978 370 $c Taiwan $e Xinzhu Xian, Taiwan Name #2: Huang, Yan (黄雁) Birthdate unvailable 370 $c China $e Hubei Sheng, China 7

New Fields under RDA: 372 and 374 • “field of activity” (372) and “occupation”

New Fields under RDA: 372 and 374 • “field of activity” (372) and “occupation” (374) Name #1: Ch’oe, Yŏng-gi(최 영기) 374 $a Literary critic Name #2: Ch’oe, Yŏng-gi(최 영기) 374 $a Political scientist 8

New Fields under RDA: 375 • “gender” Name #1: Takeuchi, Kaoru, (竹內薰) Birthdate: 1943

New Fields under RDA: 375 • “gender” Name #1: Takeuchi, Kaoru, (竹內薰) Birthdate: 1943 375 $a female Name #2: Takeuchi, Kaoru, (武內薰) Birthdate: October 8, 1943 375 $a male 9

New Fields under RDA: 046 • ISO 8601 Format – Single year 10

New Fields under RDA: 046 • ISO 8601 Format – Single year 10

New Fields under RDA: 046 • ISO 8601 Format – Year/Month/Day 11

New Fields under RDA: 046 • ISO 8601 Format – Year/Month/Day 11

New Fields under RDA: 046 • ISO 8601 Format – If only year and

New Fields under RDA: 046 • ISO 8601 Format – If only year and month, add hyphen 12

New Fields under RDA: 046 • ISO 8601 Format – B. C. date 13

New Fields under RDA: 046 • ISO 8601 Format – B. C. date 13

New Fields under RDA: 046 • ISO 8601 Format – Century 14

New Fields under RDA: 046 • ISO 8601 Format – Century 14

New Fields under RDA: 046 • ISO 8601 Format – Active date 15

New Fields under RDA: 046 • ISO 8601 Format – Active date 15

New Fields under RDA: 046 • EDTF date scheme ($2) – Probable date 16

New Fields under RDA: 046 • EDTF date scheme ($2) – Probable date 16

New Fields under RDA: 046 • EDTF date scheme ($2) – Approximate date 17

New Fields under RDA: 046 • EDTF date scheme ($2) – Approximate date 17

New Fields under RDA: 046 • EDTF date scheme ($2) – Known to be

New Fields under RDA: 046 • EDTF date scheme ($2) – Known to be one of two years 18

Note: There is no such thing as an ESTABLISHED or AUTHORIZED non-Latin HEADING in

Note: There is no such thing as an ESTABLISHED or AUTHORIZED non-Latin HEADING in RDA --just as in AACR 2. 19

Non-Latin references in authority records usually reflect the practices used to create parallel access

Non-Latin references in authority records usually reflect the practices used to create parallel access points in bibliographic fields— thus the style varies with the practices for different languages. 20

As yet, there are no LC- or PCC-sponsored guidelines for the construction of non-Latin

As yet, there are no LC- or PCC-sponsored guidelines for the construction of non-Latin references in authority records. A wide variety of practices can be viewed in the LC-NACO Authority File. Variety is specially evident in references using right-to-left scripts—the scripts of the “HAPY” languages: Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, and Yiddish, and a few others using the Hebrew or Arabic scripts. 21

This Arabic heading includes both $c and $d. 1 st Arabic reference: no subfields

This Arabic heading includes both $c and $d. 1 st Arabic reference: no subfields 2 nd Arabic reference: $c in the script of $a 3 rd Arabic reference: $c in English 22

The presence of Latin characters can be jarring, in parenthetical English qualifiers or such

The presence of Latin characters can be jarring, in parenthetical English qualifiers or such words or abbreviations as “or” and “approximately”. Some libraries provide translated qualifiers and abbreviations in non-Latin references, others omit them entirely. reference contains Arabic word for “or” 1 st ref, no qualifier; 2 nd ref, Hebrew qualifier; 3 rd ref, English qualifier 23

The authority record on the next slide, for a very popular author, shows a

The authority record on the next slide, for a very popular author, shows a great variety of references. At present it has 32 Latin references and 84 non. Latin ones. Here a few favorites. 24

1 st reference: surname , forename, no dates 2 nd reference: surname, forename, dates

1 st reference: surname , forename, no dates 2 nd reference: surname, forename, dates right to left 3 rd reference: all forenames, no dates 4 th reference: all forenames, dates left to right 5 th reference: all forenames, dates right to left 6 th reference: all forenames, dates REALLY right to left 7 th reference: all forenames, date of death only with Hebrew 25 abbreviation

Open Questions on Non-Latin References • Neither AACR 2 nor RDA provides rules for

Open Questions on Non-Latin References • Neither AACR 2 nor RDA provides rules for creating non-Latin 880 fields in bibliographic records • Neither AACR 2 nor RDA provides rules for creating non-Latin references in authority records 26

Linked Data Environment • The future of information access • Non-Latin records accessed by

Linked Data Environment • The future of information access • Non-Latin records accessed by the wider community • Keep in mind the user tasks advocated by RDA THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT AND CLEAR! 27