[ha-Safran]: LC heading for Abraham Ibn Ezra
Hi Margo, and any others who are seeing dots before their eyes: This heading was established in 1943, well before the advent of AACR2 rules, the current Hebrew romanization table, or the English *Encyclopaedia Judaica*. It was derived from the name given to this author in *The Jewish Encyclopedia (1916 edition), an authoritative English-language reference source at the time. The encyclopedia gives the mark that looks like an umlaut (it's called a diaeresis) over the i in Meir, so that's what went into the heading. Perhaps you cannot see it in your catalog, but there is a 952 note in the authority record saying RETRO, which means that the heading was not reformulated by AACR2 rules when they became available. Joan Biella Hebraica Team Library of Congress Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
RE: [ha-Safran]: LC heading for Abraham Ibn Ezra
I assume all they are trying to do is to warn non-Hebrew speakers to pronounce the ei as two separate vowels, and not as a dipthong. I would not look for any analogies to Hebrew transliteration. Dan Rettberg Rare Book and Manuscript Bibliographer Klau Library Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Cincinnati, Ohio [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: LC heading for Abraham Ibn Ezra
The form in the current NAF is based on a once common English usage. Note it is coded as AACR2 compatible. I suspect the umlaut indicates it was based on a once popular German-influenced system for romanization that was widely used in the English speaking countries --Aaron KUperman LC/SSCD/LAW This is not an official communication from LC. Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
