CCS Committee on Cataloging: Asian & African Materials

Committee Charge

Charge: 1. To consider all aspects of problems in the bibliographic organization of materials issued in or dealing with Africa and Asia, with the exception of Asiatic Russia. 2. To review the use of the various ISBD's for describing materials written in non-alphabetic scripts or non-Roman alphabets used in these areas and make recommendations concerning them to the Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access. 3. To review tables for romanization of languages used in these areas that are written in a non-Roman script, for use in library catalogs. To transmit the approved tables through the official ALA liaison to the appropriate agency. 4. To consider problems in the bibliographic description of materials issued in these areas, especially those deriving from non-Western publishing traditions, and to make recommendations concerning them to the Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access. 5. To consider problems in establishing the form of heading for names of persons and of corporate bodies in these areas and make recommendations concerning them to the Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access. 6. To consider problems in established classification systems as they relate to these areas and make recommendations for change to the appropriate body for each classification system through the Subject Analysis Committee. 7. To consider problems in subject headings for materials dealing with these areas and to make recommendations for change to the bodies responsible for specific lists of subject headings through the Subject Analysis Committee. 8. To communicate findings to the library profession through committee reports, articles in professional journals, and any other channels that seem feasible or desirable. Composition: Specialties must include: Africa, Middle East, East Asia, South-East Asia, South Asia and 3 generalists.