Japanese bibliographic records and CJK cataloging in U.S. university libraries.

摘要

In the last two decades, American university libraries have developed Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (CJK) enhancements to their library automation systems and transitioned from conventional card catalogs to online public access catalogs (OPAC) by using CJK vernacular scripts, although non-Roman script search options of these systems are still limited.;The East Asian library community in North America continues to deal with complex problems regarding the cataloging of East Asian library resources due to the inconsistency of cataloging rules used in bibliographic records for CJK materials. Despite all the improvements and efforts made by CJK catalogers, their task of creating more precise and accurate CJK library-cataloging records is still challenging, mainly due to unfamiliarity with cataloging rules and difficulties with language.;The purpose of this study is to examine the university library policies and practices in cataloging CJK materials and authority control of CJK bibliographic databases, particularly of Japanese records for monographs published after 1900s. The paper evaluates creating, maintaining, and sharing the bibliographic records for CJK materials.