Romanization
ARABIC: Quick suggestions for searching Arabic resources in HOLLIS:
PERSIAN: Quick suggestions for searching Persian resources in HOLLIS:
HEBREW: Quick suggestions for searching Hebrew resources in HOLLIS (adapted from Ornan and Leket-Mor, 2016; Biella, Fryser, and Lerner 2014)
The letter ה is always represented by h whether they indicating a consonant or a vowel
The definite article ה, the conjunction ו, and the prepositions ל ,מ ,כ and ב written as prefixes in Hebrew script, are separated by hyphenation from the words to which they are prefixed in Romanization.
When א is word-initial or syllable-final (including word-final), it is disregarded in Romanization. It is also omitted when used to indicate the presence of a vowel. When the Alef carries its own vowel, the character (’) is used to Romanize the letter, whereas (‘) is used for ע.
Works Cited and Further Reading:
Biella, Joan, Benjamin Fryser, and Heidi Lerner. 2014. Hebraica Cataloging, RDA, A Guide to ALA/LC Romanization and Descriptive Cataloging, Draft, June 2014. Israel/Judai-ca Section Library of Congress, accessed January 1, 2015, http://rascat.pbworks.com/w/page/144076554/Documentation.
Molavi, Fereshteh. “Main Issues in Cataloging Persian Language Materials in North America.” Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 43, no. 2 (December 8, 2006): 77–82.
Ornan, Uzzi, and Rachel Leket-Mor. “Phonemic Conversion as the Ideal Romanization Scheme for Hebrew: Implications for Hebrew Cataloging.” Judaica Librarianship 19, no. 1 (2016): 43–72.
For a history of Romanization practices outside of library cataloging see (e.g.):
Ayturk, Ilker. “Script Charisma in Hebrew and Turkish: A Comparative Framework for Explaining Success and Failure of Romanization.” Journal of World History 21, no. 1 (2010): 97–130. https://doi.org/10.1353/jwh.0.0106.
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