22.3C. Names written in a nonroman script

Applicability:

Persons who bear names derived from a nonroman script but who write in a roman-alphabet language should not be treated under this rule. The decision that the person is writing in a roman-alphabet language is based on the first item cataloged, i.e., the fact that the text of this item was originally written in a roman-alphabet language. (If it becomes evident later that most of the person’s works were written in a nonroman script, apply the provisions of this rule interpretation.)

Alternative Rule:

Apply the alternative rule found in footnote 4 to rule 22.3C2.

If a person entered under a given name or a surname is likely to appear in general English-language reference sources, search Academic American Encyclopedia ( ,FN 1), The Encyclopedia Americana, and Encyclopaedia Britannica (15th ed.). If the name is found in all three of these sources in a single form, use the form found there. If the form varies in these three sources, use the form found in Encyclopaedia Britannica (15th ed.). If the name is not found in all three of these sources, use the systematically romanized form of the name in the heading. Exception: For famous persons entered under given name but not found in all three of the general English-language encyclopedias because of specialized fame, consult major specialized encyclopedias (e.g., New Catholic Encyclopedia, The Oxford Classical Dictionary) to determine if there is a well-established English-language form of the name. ("Found in" the reference source means that there is an article under the person’s name.)

For persons of too recent fame to be included in the three general English-language encyclopedias named above (e.g., new authors, dancers, persons recently becoming famous as political figures, Soviet dissidents, chess players), consult the yearbooks of the encyclopedias and the indexes of such major newspapers as The New York Times and The Washington Post to determine if there is a well-established English-language form of the name.

Names of Persons With Surnames Written in the Cyrillic Alphabet:

Note: Headings originally established before January 1981 containing a surname that is spelled the same as that found in the three English-language reference sources (Collier’s Encyclopedia, The Encyclopedia Americana, and Encyclopaedia Britannica, or the form found in Encyclopaedia Britannica when the forms varied) were coded "AACR2" before September 1982 even though the pre-1981 heading varied from the reference sources in one or more of the following elements: the presence or absence of diacritical marks; the presence, absence, or spelling of forenames and patronymics. Continue to use the existing form of the established heading in post-August 1982 cataloging. (Headings coded after August 1982 will be in accord with current policy.)

Example

Names of Persons With Surnames Written in the Hebraic Alphabet:

Follow this order of preference when establishing headings for Hebrew and Yiddish persons with surnames:

1. If the name is found in Academic American Encyclopedia ( ,FN 1), and in The Encyclopedia Americana, and in Encyclopaedia Britannica (15th ed.), use the form found in these three sources; if the form varies in these three sources, use the form found in Encyclopaedia Britannica (15th ed.).

2. If the name is found prominently in a romanized form on the person’s works in Hebrew or Yiddish, use this form.

3. If the name is found in The Encyclopaedia Judaica, use this form.

4. Otherwise, use the systematically romanized form of the name.

(Note:

1. If the heading for an author reflects the systematically romanized form and a subsequently received work of the author in Hebrew or Yiddish shows a non-systematically romanized name, generally do not change the heading. This means that only in exceptional cases will systematically romanized names be candidates for change.

2. If the heading for a Hebrew or Yiddish author reflects a non-systematically romanized form and a subsequently received work of the author in Hebrew or Yiddish shows a different non-systematically romanized form, do not change the heading until the different form clearly predominates.)

22.3C2.