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Svensk titel: Originalskrift i flerspråkiga bibliotekskataloger
Engelsk titel: Original script in multi-lingual library catalogues
Författare: Elisabet Risberg
Färdigställt: 2003
Handledare: Miguel Benito, Kollegium 2
Abstract:
Romanization as a method in the bibliographic environment makes retrieval difficult in many aspects. The object
of this thesis is to illustrate the importance and the possibility to include non-Roman script in the records of the
library catalogue. The questions at issue are about the consequenses of romanization, the technical requirements
for implementing non-Roman script, and bibliographical resources that have been developed during the last 20
years. The thesis is based on a literature study and correspondence with people who are familiar with the subject.
The thesis points out that Romanization causes information to be distorted in various ways and is inconsistent
with the requirements of exactitude in bibliographic control. Different Romanization schemes make information
exchange difficult and the method impede access to the literature for the readers.
In the computorized environment different character-sets have been used in different settings to represent non-
Roman script. The need for a single global character-set led to the development of the Unicode standard which
has a capacity to encode all characters used for written languages.
Queens Library in New York and SOAS in London are examples of libraries implementing original script. They
use the bibliographic resources developed by OCLC and RLG which also are described in the thesis. In Sweden
both LIBRIS and BURK are interested in the subject and discussions between the International Library of
Stockholm and Btj/BURK are in progress.
The conclusion is that Romanization constitutes a conflict between the treatment and the retrieval of document
with non-Roman script. The solution is to describe the documents in their proper script and so treat all
documents equivalently. This will increase retrieval and make the library more user-friendly.
Nyckelord: Bibliotekskataloger, originalskrift, romanisering, translitterering,
Unicode