Use Armenian script data for cataloging items in languages that use the Armenian script (e.g., Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian). Use Armenian script data the same way you use other non-Latin script data in the client.
See Work with international records and Guidelines for contributing non-Latin script bibliographic records to WorldCat for details specific to non- Latin scripts. See also general procedures describing how to:
The client provides the following general tools to help you catalog using non-Latin scripts:
See Use non-Latin scripts for cataloging bibliographic records for more specific procedures for working with these tools.
Because Armenian script is not included in MARC-8 character sets, you must export and import records in Unicode format (settings are in Tools > Options > Export and in File > Import Records/Options button).
Unicode is the universal character encoding scheme for written characters and text. It defines a consistent way of encoding multi-script text that enables the exchange of text data internationally.
Unicode provides for three encoding forms: a 32-bit form (UTF-32), a 16-bit form (UTF-16), and an 8-bit form (UTF-8, designed for use with ASCII-based systems).
Connexion client began supporting Armenian script with Unicode version 6.2.0.
If your system default language is not Armenian, you can install Armenian, and Windows provides an input keyboard for entering Armenian script. See Get started and Input methods for languages that use non-Latin scripts.
Armenian characters are defined in Unicode 6.2 (coded in the range U+0530 to U+058F).
The client adds the following data to field 066 ‡c in Armenian records to indicate the presence of Armenian characters:
See the ALA-LC Romanization Table for Armenian on the Library of Congress website for more information.
Note: If a search for all Armenian script records alone retrieves too many WorldCat records (limit 1,500 records), you must limit the search and try again (e.g., vp:arm/1991-; vp:arm and mt:bks; etc.).
See general procedures and search techniques for searching WorldCat.
All capital or uppercase/capital forms of Armenian letters are indexed the same as the corresponding small or lowercase/small forms of Armenian letters.
For example, Armenian capital letter da () is indexed the same as Armenian small letter da ().
Enter either a capital or small version of a Cyrillic letter in a search and retrieve results for both.
Armenian modifier letters (Left half ring, Apostrophe, Emphasis mark, Exclamation mark, Comma and Question mark) are ignored in indexing.