Transliteration or Transcription: Case for Indic Language Use in British Public Libraries

S. K. Rait

doi:10.17821/srels/1981/v18i3/49400

Transliteration or Transcription: Case for Indic Language Use in British Public Libraries

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S. K. Rait
Kirlees Libraries and Museums, 15 St Ann's Rise, Leeds LS4 2TJ

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https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/1981/v18i3/49400

Abstract

Discusses the need for a scheme of script conversion of Indic languages for use in the British Public Libraries. Discusses the amendments to the Library of Congress's scheme for script conversion. Use of the diacritical marks and the local variations to he adopted for different Indie languages have been emphasised.

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1981-09-01

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Rait, S. K. (1981). Transliteration or Transcription: Case for Indic Language Use in British Public Libraries. Journal of Information and Knowledge, 18(3), 131–136. https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/1981/v18i3/49400

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Volume 18, Issue 3, September 1981

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