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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Of course it’s not solved. Romanization is inherently unwise. A user will be looking for the original script. How often have any of use ever looked up an English word based on how it is written with Hebrew characters? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Aaron Kuperman, LC Law Cataloging Section. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>This is not an official communication from my employer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Heb-naco [mailto:heb-naco-bounces+akup=loc.gov@lists.osu.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Neil Manel Frau-Cortes<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 09, 2015 3:32 PM<br><b>To:</b> Hebrew Name Authority Funnel<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Heb-NACO] Romanization Question<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>… which kind of shows that the issue is not very well solved, IMHO.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='color:black'>Neil M. Frau-Cortes, Ph.D.</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Judaica, Hebraica and Metadata Cataloger<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>McKeldin Library<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>University of Maryland<br>College Park, MD 20742<br>Phone (301) 405-9337<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><a href="nfrau@umd.edu">nfrau@umd.edu</a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Heb-naco [<a href="mailto:heb-naco-bounces@lists.osu.edu">mailto:heb-naco-bounces@lists.osu.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Yossi Galron<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 09, 2015 3:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> Hebrew Name Authority Funnel<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Heb-NACO] Romanization Question<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Heidi, <br>I believe our practice was Pesefas and not Psefas.<br>Yossi<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Nov 9, 2015 3:21 PM, "Heidi G Lerner" <<a href="mailto:lerner@stanford.edu">lerner@stanford.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Based on the conversation I agree with Yosi.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Unless there is strong disagreement we shall romanize <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span lang=HE dir=RTL style='color:black'>פסיפס</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>as "psefas"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Best, Heidi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Heidi G. Lerner<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Metadata Librarian for Hebraica and Judaica<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Metadata Dept.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Stanford University Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Stanford, CA 94305-6004<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>ph: <a href="tel:650-725-9953" target="_blank">650-725-9953</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>fax: <a href="tel:650-725-1120" target="_blank">650-725-1120</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>e-mail: <a href="mailto:lerner@stanford.edu" target="_blank">lerner@stanford.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></span></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> Heb-naco <<a href="mailto:heb-naco-bounces@lists.osu.edu" target="_blank">heb-naco-bounces@lists.osu.edu</a>> on behalf of Yossi Galron <<a href="mailto:jgalron@gmail.com" target="_blank">jgalron@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 9, 2015 12:17 PM<br><b>To:</b> Hebrew Name Authority Funnel<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Heb-NACO] Romanization Question</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I wouldn't change our practice.<br>Just lazy.<br>Yossi<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>On Nov 9, 2015 3:11 PM, "sshtuhl" <<a href="mailto:sshtuhl@upenn.edu" target="_blank">sshtuhl@upenn.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Hi all,<br>We had an interesting discussion about the Romanization of foreign-loan words. Can we get to any agreement about how to Romanize the word </span><span lang=HE dir=RTL style='color:black'>פסיפס</span><span dir=LTR></span><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><span dir=LTR></span><span dir=LTR></span>?<br>Thanks,<br>Smadar<br><br>-- <br>Smadar Shtuhl<br>Hebraica Library Specialist<br>University of Pennsylvania<br>Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center<br>3420 Walnut Street<br>Philadelphia, PA 19104-6206<br>F. <a href="tel:215-573-9610" target="_blank">215-573-9610</a><br><a href="mailto:sshtuhl@upenn.edu" target="_blank">sshtuhl@upenn.edu</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Heb-naco mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Heb-naco@lists.osu.edu" target="_blank">Heb-naco@lists.osu.edu</a><br><a href="https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/heb-naco" target="_blank">https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/heb-naco</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>Heb-naco mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Heb-naco@lists.osu.edu">Heb-naco@lists.osu.edu</a><br><a href="https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/heb-naco" target="_blank">https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/heb-naco</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>