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National Library of New Zealand Policy Statements for: Guidelines on normalized transcription

Table of contents

Capitalization

Capitalization

Record in lowercase any words not covered by options and NLNZ language guidance.

Paragraph

Do not follow link to Terms in specific languages. Instead see NLNZ language guidance.

Option

Apply.

Option

Apply.

Option

Apply.

Do not apply for values of:

  • Manifestation: name of distributor
  • Manifestation: name of manufacturer
  • Manifestation: name of producer
  • Manifestation: numbering within sequence
  • Manifestation: other title information
  • Manifestation: other title information of series
  • Manifestation: statement of responsibility

Option

Apply.

Option

Apply.

Option

Apply.

Diacritical marks

Option

Apply.

For Samoan glottal stop, use the Unicode character U+2018 rather than representing the character selected for use on the resource being described.

Option

Apply.

For Māori language material: do not apply for materials before 1900. See NLNZ guidance.

Option

Do not apply.

Option

Do not apply.

Language and script

Option

Apply for all Roman scripts.

Option

Apply for all Roman scripts.

Condition Option

Apply for non-Roman scripts.

Apply option at Guidance: Data provenance. Recording a source of metadata that is not a manifestation that is being described. Option.

Letters or words intended to be read two or more times

Condition Option

Apply.

Numbers

Option

Apply.

Option

Do not apply.

Option

Apply only for: Early printed resources; Special printed resources.

Option

Apply only for values of:

  • Expression: additional scale information
  • Manifestation: numbering of sequence
  • Manifestation: numbering within sequence

Option

Apply.

Option

Do not apply.

Option

Apply.

Option

Do not apply.

Option

Do not apply.

Punctuation

Option

Apply.

Option

Apply.

Option

Apply.

Early printed resources: Do not apply.

Punctuation of initials and acronyms

Condition

Use the form as given in the source of information.

Condition Option

Do not apply.

Condition Option

Do not apply.

Spacing of initials and acronyms

Condition

Use the form as given in the source of information.

Condition Option

Do not apply.

Condition Option

Do not apply.

Condition

Use the form as given in the source of information.

Condition Option

Do not apply.

Condition Option

Do not apply.

Symbols

Option

Apply.

Option

Apply.

Document Date: 2025/07/12
Document: https://access.rdatoolkit.org/en-US_ala-9442312e-55bf-352e-a539-ff1ce0bfcfe7

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