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Inconsistency Under the Consistent RulesIssues on Chinese Cataloging in CJK CJK cataloging-- a historic achievement Pinyin Conversion – Standardized romanization Chinese catalogers are creating records under AACR2 LCRI Pinyin Romanization Guideline Chinese cataloging in CJK are getting more and more standardized and upgraded Inconsistency Under the Consistent RulesIssues on Chinese Cataloging in CJK Pinyin conversion and manual review have been completed Some inconsistency still exists in cataloging Chinese materials Some unresolved issues remain: Pinyin Romanization Adoption of vernacular Others Issues on Chinese Cataloging in CJK Eight issues about Chinese cataloging are listed here for discussion Issue One : Cataloging Chinese materials in romanizing Chinese vernacular Issue Two : Vernacular (character) spacing or logic group to facilitate the better understanding Issue Three?: Knowledge of Chinese culture, history, and geography Issues on Chinese Cataloging in CJK Issue Four: Information recorded should be as accurate as possible Issue Five: Language code (041) application Issue Six: Chinese vernacular, traditional Chinese v.s. the simplified Chinese Issue Seven: Translating data into field 880 Issue Eight: Cooperation Issues One Pinyin conversion– completed Manual review -- finished There are still some questions and inconsistency in romanizing Chinese vernacular by using Pinyin. Example: 中华民国 (the Republic of China, Zhonghua Minguo) is often abbreviated as “民国”, and romanized as “Minguo” Issue One The latest information from Cathy Yang (NACO Pinyin coordinator of LC cooperative authority) Right Romanization of “民国”--“Minguo” (do NOT give a apostrophe) In LC “Pinyin Conversion Project, New Chinese Romanization Guidelines” “民国” is Romanized as “Min guo” /catdir/pinyin/romcover.html In “Chinese Rules of Application Romanization 1. AL