Charge (.pdf, November 18, 2025)

Preliminary Report (.pdf)

Final Report (.pdf)

Membership

MemberInstitutionTG Role(s)

Iman Dagher

University of California, Los Angeles

Co-Chair, and

Representative for Arabic NACO Funnel, and

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

Shi DengUniversity of California, San Diego

Co-Chair, and

Representative for CJK NACO Funnel

Erica ChangUniversity of Hawaiʻi at MānoaRepresentative for CJK NACO Funnel Reference Project
Bob MaxwellBrigham Young UniversityRepresentative for Greek script, NACO trainers
Adam SchiffUniversity of WashingtonRepresentative for NACO trainers and NARDAC
Jasmin ShinoharaUniversity of PennsylvaniaRepresentative for Hebraica NACO Funnel
Naomi ShiraishiUniversity of California, BerkeleyStanding Committee on Standards Liaison
Larisa WalshUniversity of ChicagoRepresentative for ACRL/ESS Slavic Cataloging and Metadata Committee
Jessalyn ZoomLibrary of Congress, Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate, Asian and Middle Eastern Division

Representative for Library of Congress and

ALA-LC Romanization Review Board

Tricia MackenzieLibrary of Congress, NACO Coordinator, Cataloging Policy SpecialistRepresentative for Policy, Training, and Cooperative Programs Division (PTCP)

Yuji Tosaka

The College of New JerseyStanding Committee on Training Liaison
Charles RileyYale University LibraryStanding Committee on Applications Liaison
Rebecca DeanOCLCOCLC liaison
Gary StrawnNorthwestern UniversityAutomation Consultant/Authority Toolkit Developer

Links to Foundational Documents (from predecessor task group: SCS Task Group on Evaluation Guidelines for Non-Latin References in Name Authority Records):

 Links 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)

"Non-Latin Script Cross-Reference Coding Practice in LC/NACO Records" SCS Presentation at OpCo, May 5, 2023. (.pdf of slides)