Charge (.pdf, November 18, 2025)
Preliminary Report (.pdf)
Final Report (.pdf)
Roster
Iman Dagher (University of California, Los Angeles), Arabic NACO Funnel, and ALA/Core Committee on Cataloging: Asian and African Materials, CCDA (Co-Chair)
Shi Deng (University of California, San Diego), Representative for CJK NACO Funnel (Co-Chair)
Erica Chang (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa), Representative for CJK NACO Funnel Reference Project
Bob Maxwell (Brigham Young University), Representative for Greek script, NACO trainers
Adam Schiff (University of Washington), Representative for NACO trainers and NARDAC
Jasmin Shinohara (University of Pennsylvania), Representative for Hebraica NACO Funnel
Naomi Shiraishi (University of California, Berkeley), Standing Committee on Standards Liaison
Larisa Walsh (University of Chicago), Representative for ACRL/ESS Slavic Cataloging and Metadata Committee
Jessalyn Zoom (Library of Congress, Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate, Asian and Middle Eastern Division), Representative for Library of Congress and ALA-LC Romanization Review Board
Tricia Mackenzie (Library of Congress, NACO Coordinator, Cataloging Policy Specialist, Representative for Policy, Training, and Cooperative Programs Division (PTCP))
Yuji Tosaka (The College of New Jersey), Standing Committee on Training Liaison
Charles Riley (Yale University Library), Standing Committee on Applications Liaison
Rebecca Dean (OCLC liaison)
Gary Strawn (Northwestern University), automation consultant/Authority Toolkit Developer
End of the Term Documents (from predecessor task group: SCS Task Group on Evaluation Guidelines for Non-Latin References in Name Authority Records):
- Guiding Principles
- Guidelines for Non-Latin Script Variant Access Points in the LC_NACO Authority File (.pdf with bookmarks)
- Step by Step Workflow for Non-Latin Script Variants in Name Authority Records
Examples of Records with Evaluated Non-Latin Script Variant Access Points (.pdf with bookmarks)
- Frequently Asked Questions on Non-Latin Script Variants in Name Authority Records
- Proposed Controlled Vocabularies in non-Latin scripts: (Note: These tables are incomplete and will continue to be developed and revised cooperatively with PCC members.)
- Report on the Survey on Evaluation Guidelines for Non-Latin Script References in Name Authority Records
- Proposal for MARC Coding Changes
Non-Latin Variants in Name Authority Records: Different Perspectives, New Practices: Webinar, June 20, 2024
- Slides PCC SCS Non-Latin Script References TG Webinar June 24 (.pdf)
- Video (part 1; part 2; part 3)
- Webinar Q&A.pdf
- PCC SCS Non-Latin Script References TG Webinar June 24 (without notes).pdf
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)
"Non-Latin Script Cross-Reference Coding Practice in LC/NACO Records" SCS Presentation at OpCo, May 5, 2023. (.pdf of slides)
