Multi-script, Multilingual, Multi-character Issues for the Online Environment : Proceedings of a Workshop Sponsored by the IFLA Section on Cataloguing, Istanbul, Turkey, August 24, 1995

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems. Introduction / John D. Byrum and Olivia Madison Turkish experiences with multi-script, multi-character, and multilingual cataloguing issues / Ahmet Çelenkoğlu Commentary / Colleen Hansen Nine problems concerning Arabic / Charlotte Wien Commentary / John Eilts Cataloguing of documents for multilingual catalogues of libraries in Russia : analysis of the problem situation / Natalia N. Kasparova System of multilingual catalogues and problems arising at the initial stage of electronic database creation / Ludmila A. Terekhova Commentary / Helen F. Schmierer Multilingual and multi-character set data in library systems and networks : experiences and perspectives from Switzerland and Finland / Riitta Lehtinen and Genevieve Clavel-Merrin Commentary / Eeva Murtomaa The unicode standard : an overview with emphasis on bidirectionality / Joan M. Aliprand Commentary / James E. Agenbroad. Introduction Turkish Experiences with Multi-Script, Multi-Character, and Multilingual Cataloguing Issues Commentary Nine Problems Concerning Arabic Commentary Cataloguing of Documents for Multilingual Catalogues of Libraries in Russia: Analysis of the Problem Situation System of Multilingual Catalogues and Problems Arising at the Initial Stage of Electronic Database Creation Commentary Multilingual and Multi-Character Set Data in Library Systems and Networks: Experiences and Perspectives from Switzerland and Finland Commentary The UnicodeTM Standard: An Overview with Emphasis on Bidirectionality Commentary Selected Bibliography

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession.

The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.