National Library and Archives of Islamic Republic of Iran Librarianship and Information Organization Studies 2783-4646 31 4 2021 01 20 Transliteration of Persian Names at the National Library of Iran: Comparison with National and International Standards Transliteration of Persian Names at the National Library of Iran: Comparison with National and International Standards 8 23 2595 10.30484/nastinfo.2021.2753.2017 FA N. Azizian PhD Candidate, Knowledge and Information Science, Hamadan Branch , Islamic Azad University, Hamadan, Iran. 0009-0008-0451-0215 F. Khosravi Associate professor, Library Deputy, National Library and Archives of Iran 0000-0002-4467-8945 S.A. Famil-Rohani Islamic Azad University, Hamedan branch S.M. Assi Professor and Dean, Faculty of Linguistics Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies Journal Article 2020 12 21 <strong>Purpose</strong>: This paper reports a research that has examined the extent that transliteration of Persian proper names at the National Library of Iran (NLI) complies with the national and international standards. <br /><strong>Method</strong>: Data was collected from NLI Authority database and compared with existing standards. <br /><strong>Findings</strong>: On the average, the letters "ص" and "ظ" show highest level of compliance with the standards, whereas the letter "ع" shows the least. The corporate body and geographic authority files were found to be more in compliance than the Personal names one. Also, short vowels were more in line with the standards than the long vowels. <br /><strong>Conclusion</strong>: Unavailability of a manual that helps transliteration is a shortcoming. As a result, catalogers have generally relied on their variant personal experience and/or trusted forms proposed by unauthorized sources such translators, authors, or publishers. <br />  <strong>Purpose</strong>: This paper reports a research that has examined the extent that transliteration of Persian proper names at the National Library of Iran (NLI) complies with the national and international standards. <br /><strong>Method</strong>: Data was collected from NLI Authority database and compared with existing standards. <br /><strong>Findings</strong>: On the average, the letters "ص" and "ظ" show highest level of compliance with the standards, whereas the letter "ع" shows the least. The corporate body and geographic authority files were found to be more in compliance than the Personal names one. Also, short vowels were more in line with the standards than the long vowels. <br /><strong>Conclusion</strong>: Unavailability of a manual that helps transliteration is a shortcoming. As a result, catalogers have generally relied on their variant personal experience and/or trusted forms proposed by unauthorized sources such translators, authors, or publishers. <br />  https://nastinfo.nlai.ir/article_2595_ee994d4da59f8c37abb29e427b7179bc.pdf