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Charge

Under the guidance of the PCC Standing Committee on Standards, the Non-Latin Script Variants in NARs Task Group:

  • Plan and conduct pilot testing according to established guidelines, and review/finalize the evaluation guidelines as needed.

  • Trial both Option 1 (

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Preliminary Report (.pdf)

Final Report (.pdf)

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  • application of 4XX $w and $i for readability) and Option 2 (application of 4XX $7 for machine coding), as well as any other options that may emerge during the pilot.

  • Develop and deliver training for both the pilot and official implementation phases, in collaboration with the PCC SCT. Evaluate and revise training materials as needed.

  • Review LC/PCC documentation and suggest recommended changes.

  • Identify categories of records suitable for machine processing and recommend tools to support this work, in collaboration with PCC SCA.

  •  Recommend best practices for consistently implementing preferred non-Latin script references in bibliographic access points across communities.

  • Establish a target “Day 1” for implementation and develop a corresponding training timeline.

Membership

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titleCurrent Task Group Membership
MemberInstitutionTG Role(s)

Iman Dagher

University of California, Los Angeles

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Co-Chair, and

Representative for Arabic NACO Funnel, and

ALA/Core Committee on Cataloging: Asian and African Materials,

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CCDA 

Shi Deng

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University of California, San Diego

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Co-Chair, and

Representative for CJK NACO Funnel

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Erica Chang

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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

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Representative for CJK NACO Funnel Reference Project
Bob Maxwell

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Brigham Young University

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Representative for Greek script, NACO trainers
Adam Schiff

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University of Washington

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Representative for NACO trainers and NARDAC
Jasmin Shinohara

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University of Pennsylvania

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Representative for Hebraica NACO Funnel
Naomi Shiraishi

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University of California, Berkeley

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Standing Committee on Standards Liaison
Larisa Walsh

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University of Chicago

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Representative for ACRL/ESS Slavic Cataloging and Metadata Committee
Jessalyn Zoom

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Library of Congress, Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate, Asian and Middle Eastern Division

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Representative for Library of Congress and

ALA-LC Romanization Review Board

Tricia Mackenzie

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Library of Congress, NACO Coordinator, Cataloging Policy Specialist

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Representative for Policy, Training, and Cooperative Programs Division (PTCP)

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Yuji Tosaka

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The College of New Jersey

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Standing Committee on Training Liaison

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Charles RileyYale University LibraryStanding Committee on Applications Liaison
Rebecca DeanOCLCOCLC liaison
Gary Strawn

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Northwestern University

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Automation Consultant/Authority Toolkit Developer

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  • Full Charge (.pdf, November 18, 2025)

  • Link to Foundational and Background Documents from predecessor task group

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  • , "SCS Task Group on Evaluation Guidelines for Non-Latin References in Name Authority Records

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Non-Latin Variants in Name Authority Records: Different Perspectives, New Practices: Webinar, June 20, 2024

Background Documents:

PCC White Paper: Issues Related to Non-Latin Characters in Name Authority Records (.pdf, December 2007)

SCA Report on Non-Latin Script Cross Reference Coding Practice in NACO Name Authority File (.pdf, September 7, 2022)

Updated SCS Policy Recommendations Non-Latin Script Cross-reference Coding Practice in NACO Name Authority File (.pdf, updated July 27, 2023)

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  • Preliminary Report (.pdf)

  • Final Report (.pdf

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