Tony,

Thank you for providing an explanation. I suspected that this was the
case but I wanted verification.

Wayne Richter
Asian Materials Specialist/PCC Liaison
The Libraries
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA 98225-9103

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From: Program for Cooperative Cataloging [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Antony Robert David Franks
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 7:26 AM
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Subject: Re: [PCCLIST] NARs & bibs based on languages without ALA-LC
romanisation tables

Wayne's recent posting on coding authority records for Kyrgyz and Kazakh
and its impact on BIBCO records was sufficiently puzzling that I
referred it to the LC--CPSO specialists in romanisation.

Their response is that the lack of adequate resources to substantiate
the form of name (e.g., lack of a romanisation table) is sufficient to
code an NAR provisional 008/33 = c; however, a BIBCO record may be
contributed if it is supported by an NAR coded provisional for this
reason.

As this situation reflects the absence of a required cataloging tool (a
romanization table) and not a lack of expertise, it does not fall within
the prohibition against creating BIBCO records that include such
headings that is contained in DCM Z1, section 008/31, "Level of
Establishment"

Anthony R.D. Franks
Team Leader, Cooperative Cataloging Team
Library of Congress
202-707-2822 (voice)
202-252-2082 (fax)