Introduction
The Cataloguing Interest Group was formed at the Second Islamic Manuscript Conference in 2006. The group is directed by a sub-committee who set priorities for action and determine the remit of the group's work.
Cataloguing Sub-Committee Members
- Habibollah Azimi
- Kinga Devenyi
- Lesley Forbes
- Nuria Garaeva
- David Hirsch (Head)
- Mustafa Jahic
- Joseph Moukarzel
- Mark Muehlhaeusler
- Zeren Tanindi
- Jan Just Witkam
- Elaine Wright
- Alison Ohta (Secretary)
- Walid Ghali
Current Priorities
The sub-committee's current priorities include determining:
- What transliteration/romanisation schemes are being used by member institutions for Arabic, Persian and Ottoman Turkish.
- What standards/sources/procedures are used in member institutions for establishing name authorities, subject headings and uniform titles in Arabic, Persian and Turkish.
- Which member institutions have online manuscript catalogues and whether these have non-roman capability.
- Whether member institutions follow specific guidelines for the cataloguing of Islamic manuscripts, and if so, which?
Reports
View 9 August 2007 Conference Meeting Report or Download PDF (54KB)
View 14 April 2007 Istanbul Meeting Report or Download PDF (51KB)