Charge (.pdf, November 18, 2025)
Preliminary Report (.pdf)
Final Report (.pdf)
Membership
| Member | Institution | TG 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 Deng | University of California, San Diego | Co-Chair, and Representative for CJK NACO Funnel |
| 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 | OCLC liaison |
| Gary Strawn | Northwestern University | Automation 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):
- 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
Links 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)
