Non-Roman languages in OPAC

[Michaela Brenner <brennerm at pdx dot edu>]

This email was cross-posted. My apology in case you got it more than once.



Dear colleagues,



I'd like to hear from everybody who is willing to share their experience 
with or has some thoughts about OPAC display, indexing and retrieval of 
non-Roman language material, for example Arabic, CJK, Hebrew, Russian, 
etc., in the vernacular script.

Please let me know about

- highlights and frustrations with your particular library system;

- what's working, what needs to be improved;

- whether you have indexed the vernacular script and how much work and 
money you had to invest in this venture;

- whether it was worth it (did you get positive feedback from 
users/others?);

- display problems and pleasures;

- whether you provide search capabilities in vernacular script on your 
library computers, i.e. the possibility to write in Arabic characters;

- everything else you'd like to share.



If possible, please include what library system you are using, what 
vernacular search options you are offering, the approximate number of 
items in this particular language, and the patrons this service is aimed at.



I'd greatly appreciate every response.


With best regards,

Michaela

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Michaela M. Brenner
Cataloging and Database Management Librarian
Portland State University
503.725.5778



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