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A Study on Romanization Rules and Practices of the International institutions for Korean language materials

  • Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management
  • Abbr : JKOSIM
  • 2007, 24(4), pp.33~51
  • DOI : 10.3743/KOSIM.2007.24.4.033
  • Publisher : 한국정보관리학회
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science
  • Received : November 6, 2007
  • Accepted : November 10, 2007
  • Published : December 30, 2007

Kyung-Mook OH 1

1숙명여자대학교

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ABSTRACT

The fundamental issue of information retrieval in the Internet-based society is closely interrelated with the characteristics of language selected. The McCune-Reischauer Romanization system is not only considered as the international standard for romanizing Korean language, it is also familiar to the majority of the Korean material users internationally. McCune-Reischauer system is adopted by the ISO, UNGEGN, ALA, LC, British PCGN, BL, and the relevant agencies in Europe, Canada and Australia etc. Encouraging for switching to the new Romanization system(2000) would result in complications among the library's catalogs and online databases, causing confusion for both staffs and readers. This paper analysed that the international efforts and rules for Romanizing Korean language materials and recommended direction for bibliographical issues.

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