TRANSLITERATION IN DOCUMENTATION

Abstract

The validity of transliteration in documentation is questioned in light of the resulting loss of precise information. The process is examined from the linguist's, cataloguer's, and user's points of view. The pros and cons of phonetic transcription vs. scientific transliteration are discussed. Specific problems of several non‐Roman alphabets are touched upon. The author advocates development of non‐Latin print chains for computers used for documentation work. Where the cost of this is prohibitive, scientific transliteration is imperative for the purposes of international documentation. For library purposes, maintenance of separate catalogues for each script is recommended.

Citation

WEINBERG, B. (1974), "TRANSLITERATION IN DOCUMENTATION", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 30 No. 1, pp. 18-31. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb026567