GLEETT - University of Washington
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dith would ptwide for Cyrilhic aid rcirenized records. In order to risks<br />
use <strong>of</strong> this erthaxmaent, an I( PC terminal aid less than $50 in<br />
s<strong>of</strong>tware will be required. or t1. libraries with the I4 PC terminal,<br />
the display will, hav, dual (Cyrilhic aid liTan) 245, 250,260, aid 400<br />
fields. Otherwise, the records will açesr in totally ratanized form. The<br />
systes is patterned after the th -7apanese-Yoren vernacolar<br />
project.<br />
Zora Kipel desoribed NyPL's need for a vernaatlar cnline catalog as<br />
the inçeths for this RLIN ethaint. NyPX. rn,, uses reversible<br />
ratanizatiat (IC rorianizaticn is not reversible, or ate-to-ate with<br />
Cyrillic tharactsrs) for irçutting.<br />
A major advantage siwisiated is the universal use <strong>of</strong> Cyrilhic,<br />
to rsplaoe the many iutandard transliteraticsi systers. IC has not<br />
yet beoce involved in the RIG CyrU.l.ic online project because it cannot<br />
incur the additicmai eicpense <strong>of</strong> converting anized IQiPC tapes.<br />
IkMever, IC did join RIG for the 01K project.<br />
There was a discussiat <strong>of</strong> 1.0 record coding practices wtiith<br />
aeared to itradict Nia2 rules. George 'Ibth explained that sa<br />
records created in an l8-th period prior to 1982 are<br />
11-crsçatible, bot were sd "c' (full ) aid carsiot be<br />
recoded to "d'.<br />
In reply to a question about IC backlogs, George stated that IC<br />
catalogs the latest books to in first, so that at least for<br />
desoriptive catalogIng, 1984-85 isprints are -to-data. There is a<br />
backlog <strong>of</strong> 19,000 pre-1940 titles aid 22,000 1940-to date titles.<br />
Subject cataloging is, <strong>of</strong> irme, farther bablid. There was a 50-60%<br />
reduction In cataloging voltm i4ien was Inatituted.<br />
Ccamnittee on O.xitlrath'ig Psmtim at Slavic aid East 11rean<br />
Librarianship in North Mierice<br />
D4 ."iai <strong>of</strong> the SEB )4aiislettr (the first issue <strong>of</strong> tdiith recently<br />
appeared aid was enthusiastically received) centered at two<br />
areasshould the present format be tinied, aid should the Qiaiiittee<br />
itixaie to asause editorial r...lbility for it.<br />
Wojciedr Zalewski, d edited the first issue, amr*i that 280<br />
copies were distribrted in the U.S. rd abroad, aid that an adit1atal $600<br />
request for next year's pob].icattut baa been granted by L, &tth will<br />
beax*forth print the Ns1ettar fron ra-ready y produced at<br />
Stanford. Viveca S'acur will. contir.a serving as editorial assistant.<br />
It was generally agreed that the editorial policy as stated in the first<br />
issue should be ccsitln.ied, following the diacussicn <strong>of</strong> several<br />
alternatives, aid that the Nexelettsr would appear annosily, in tirie for<br />
AlA.<br />
The Oemaittee'a project to ccrpile a Ra1ok at Book Oilthre<br />
in Eastern re aid the Soviet Uhicn is nearing ocripletiat...<br />
Because <strong>of</strong> the lack <strong>of</strong> itribrtors for certain sections, aid to ewpeclite<br />
the project, it was decided that... sectiais dealing with ainigres aid<br />
nat-Slavic Soviet republice be pt aside until later. It was noted that<br />
the MASS B & D giitt.e is working at emigre projects and that<br />
pethape these sections could be worked at jointly.<br />
To aiure editorial consistency, Woiciect su]gested writing a grant<br />
prcpceal to ubtain funds for editorial work, iideidng, aid translating.<br />
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