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