[Yulcat-l] FW: CCS-exec/CCAAM Forum on NR Scripts in Authority Records

[Suzuki, Keiko]

Dear ALA annual attendees,
FYI -- possible interest for some. -keiko

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International Authority issues: The TIME is NOW for Non-Roman Scripts in
the Name Authority File: CCS-Exec and CC:AAM invite you to attend a
Forum on Monday, June 30th at 8.00AM to hear the latest developments in
the field.

Barbara Tillett (Library of Congress) will give a short presentation on
the Virtual International Authority File and an update on the LC work
for non-Roman scripts in the NAF. Robert Bremer (OCLC) will talk about
the technical dimensions of the project to add non-Roman scripts to
existing authority records; Diane Brooking (University of Washington)
will discuss local planning for Cyrillic scripts; finally Celine Cheung
(City University of Hong Kong) and Maria Lau (Chinese University of Hong
Kong) will give a short presentation on the Hong Kong Chinese Name
Authority File.

Those involved in cataloging Non-Roman scripts will definitely want to
attend!

MEETING NUMBER: 271067
EVENT NAME: CCS Forum
DATE/TIME: Monday, June 30, 2008,  08:00 am - 10:00 am
LOCATION: Marriott Anaheim (MAR), Salon F

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Keiko Suzuki
Japanese Catalog Librarian, East Asian Library
Yale University Library
Tel: (203)432-2778 / Fax: (203)432-7231
keiko.suzuki at yale.edu
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