<mods:mods version="3.3" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-3.xsd" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><mods:titleInfo><mods:title>What's Next in the Unicode Environment: Improving Access to Non-Roman Script Materials</mods:title></mods:titleInfo><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">Ann</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Della Porta</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">David</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Bucknam</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:abstract>Ann Della Porta, Assistant ILS Coordinator, Library of Congress; David Bucknam, Digital Projects Coordinator, Library of Congress.&#13;
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Conversion to Unicode at the Library of Congress has enabled improvement in access to non-Roman script materials. This presentation will cover: Library of Congress’ migration of non-Roman script cataloging activities from RLIN to Voyager; Library of Congress’ effort to adapt Gary Strawn's Transliterator application to increase the efficiency of non-Roman script cataloging; metadata policy changes for non-Roman script material; plans for non-Roman script data in LC/NACO authority records; and Library of Congress’ plans to expand beyond JACKPHY and beyond the MARC-8 repertoire to other non-Roman scripts, such as Thai or Armenian. </mods:abstract><mods:classification authority="lcc">Voyager</mods:classification><mods:originInfo><mods:dateIssued encoding="iso8601">2008-07-31</mods:dateIssued></mods:originInfo><mods:genre>Conference or Workshop Item</mods:genre></mods:mods>