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ALA-LC Romanization Tables Korean 2009 Edition March 2009. Cataloging Service Bulletin Number 123 (Spring 2009) http://www.loc.gov/cds/PDFdownloads/csb/CSB_123.pdf
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Cataloging Service Bulletin Number 123 (Spring 2009) http://www.loc.gov/cds/PDFdownloads/csb/CSB_123.pdf Please send comments on this Revised Romanization Table for Korean to Policy and Standards Division, Library of Congress (Policy@loc.gov) by June 1, 2009
Background • Apr. 2004- LC’s Revision TF team formed • Feb. 2005- First draft submitted to LC Korean Staff Meetings • July 2005- LC’s Proposal submitted to the Chair of CKM • Aug. 2005- CKM’s Review teams formed • Jan. 2006- CKM’s recommendations submitted to LC • June 2007- LC Korean Staff Meetings • Jan. 2008- CPSO’s comments submitted to RCCD • Mar. 2008- CC:AAM’s recommendations submitted to LC • May 2008- LC submitted revised proposal to CC:AAM, CKM • Jun. 2008- Final proposal was submitted to CPSO • Jan. 2009- LC submitted final proposal to ALA and CEAL • Mar. 15, 2009- Revised guidelines into effect in LC
Contributors • LC TF Team Elaine H. Kim Young Ki Lee Philip Melzer, Coordinator • CEAL Proposal Review Team Mikyung Kang (Harvard University) Hana Kim (University of Toronto) Joy Kim (University of Southern California) Bill McCloy (University of Washington) Seunghi Paek (Harvard University) Heija Ryoo (University of Washington) Hee-Sook Shin (Columbia University) Younghee Sohn (Chicago University) Hyokyoung Yi (University of Washington) Yunah Sung (University of Michigan), Coordinator • ALA CC:AAM Erica Soonyoung Chang (University of Hawaii) William Kopycki, Chairman
Distinctive Features Simplify Improve the organization and language of the guidelines Apply the guidelines consistently throughout Provide examples to make the guidelines conveniently used and remembered
Distinctive Features • EASY TO USE • Sections are formed for each of the nine basic parts of speech, along with sections on affixes and abbreviated forms • Sections dealing with numerals, personal names, corporate and geographical names, and terms of Western origin retained • Section on scientific terms, nomenclature, etc., has been added • Section on capitalization remains unchanged
Distinctive Features • CONSISTENT FORMAT • Begin with General Guidelines • List the Exceptions next • Provide more examples
Distinctive Features • NOUN AS SEARCH KEYWORD • Functionality of the “Noun” as a search keyword • Facilitate machine searching in large databases • Maximized search results • Separating “Noun” from Compound words, Derived words, Adjectives, and Verbs
Distinctive Features • APPENDICES • Seven Appendices were added; They are • Suggested Dictionaries • List of Auxiliary verbs • List of Numeral quantifiers • List of Prefixes • List of Suffixes • List of Imperfect Nouns • Korean Romanization Table
Notable Differences • HYPHENS • FormerRule 8(b)(5): • the term of jurisdiction pukto (Northern Province)
Notable Differences • HYPHENS • FormerRule 8(b)(6): a word of Western origin is modified by a term of Korean or Sino-Korean origin
Notable Differences • HYPHENS • 1) Former rule 4(d): • coordinated charactersAND • Former rule 8(c): • abbreviated forms combined coordinately • 2) Revised Guidelines Chapter 10: • Hyphenate only forms of • proper Noun
Notable Differences FORENAMES 1) Separate with a hyphen only when they are preceded by a family name 2) Connect when they are not preceded by a family name
Notable Differences • PUBLICATION TITLE • Former rule 7(B): write publication title separately from its modifier • 2) Revised rule 14(f): connect single syllable modifiers to the words that precede them
Notable Differences MULTI-SYLLABIC PARTICLES Creation of binaries for coordinated or multi-syllabic particles (Section 6 Part (b)); Drop the special treatment for ‘의’
Notable Differences ARCHAIC KOREAN Strictly apply McCune-Reischauer rules and tables when romanizing archaic Korean
In The Future If, in the future, a strong consensus of Library users form around another specific Romanization system or set of practices, Library of Congress would be most willing to revisit and reconsider these MCR Romanization and word division guidelines.
Thanks Young Ki Lee Senior Cataloging Specialist Northeast Asia Section Library of Congress