[Yulcat-l] Fwd: [eastlib] Clarification of LC practice concerning the use of diacritical marks in Japanese romanization

[Suzuki, Keiko]

Dear YUL catalogers

FYI: I'm away today, but heard about the draft update of the Japanese Romanization in this morning. Then I was a bit shock myself to receive the formal announcement this afternoon.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

- Keiko Suzuki
Japanese Catalog Librarian

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From: "Melzer, Philip" <pmel at loc.gov<mailto:pmel at loc.gov>>
Date: December 14, 2011 15:18:49 EST
To: The eastlib mailing list <eastlib at listserv.unc.edu<mailto:eastlib at listserv.unc.edu>>
Cc: "Johnson, Bruce" <bjoh at loc.gov<mailto:bjoh at loc.gov>>
Subject: [eastlib] Clarification of LC practice concerning the use of diacritical marks in Japanese romanization
Reply-To: "Melzer, Philip" <pmel at loc.gov<mailto:pmel at loc.gov>>

I am posting this message from Bruce Johnson, Policy and Standards Division, Library of Congress, concerning Japanese romanization
-- Philip


Clarification of LC practice concerning the use of diacritical marks in Japanese romanization

The current ALA-LC romanization table for Japanese has been implemented inconsistently due to conflicting guidance from the Library of Congress (LC). The attached file, "Japanese romanization diacritics," clarifies which diacritical marks to use and when to use them when romanizing Japanese from the vernacular. Also attached is the file, "Japanese RT with clarification," which shows what the Japanese romanization table would look like with clearer instructions about diacritical marks added.

Comments on this LC practice clarification should be sent to Bruce Johnson in LC’s Policy and Standards Division < <mailto:bjoh at loc.gov> bjoh at loc.gov<mailto:bjoh at loc.gov> > no later than January 22, 2012.

Bruce Chr. Johnson
The Library of Congress
Policy & Standards Division
Washington, DC 20540-4263 USA

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