Korean: Search and Display Hints
Korean language records in the Library of Congress Online Catalog
are cataloged using a romanized script (see ALA-LC Romanization Tables). However, some information is also provided in Korean
characters (e.g., author, title, publisher fields, etc.).
In order to display records and view the non-Roman characters (like
Korean), please see help on Displaying Non-Roman Characters in the Online Catalog.
CJK Compatibility Database
Use the CJK Compatibility Database to quickly
and conveniently replace non-MARC21 characters with MARC21 equivalents,
or a missing character symbol.
- Link
to the CJK Compatibility database
- More
about the CJK Compatibility database
Searching in Korean
There are two ways to
search the records in Korean:
- enter search words using romanized script
- enter search words Korean characters
In order to enter Korean characters, you will need to use the
appropriate Input Method Editors (IME). (view more help on installing and using IMEs) *
No matter which method of searching you use, the resulting records will display
the romanized information along with the Korean script portions
of the record (as long as both are present in the record).
Tip for searching Korean using romanized script:
- The Library of Congress uses the McCune-Reischauer system
to romanize Korean. For more details about the Korean Romanization
system employed by the Library of Congress, see ALA-LC Romanization
Tables at http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/korean.pdf
Tip for searching Korean using non-Roman characters:
- Since the early 1980s, the
Library of Congress has cataloged Korean monographs and serials
using different systems. Therefore,
spacing affects search results. Please see below for examples.
Title, Author/Creator, Keyword Search
A) A title, author/creator, or keyword search that includes more
than one word, with
spaces between the words, will not retrieve any serials.
B) A similar search
that includes more than one word, without
spaces between the words, will not
retrieve any monographs.
Example:
한국기업
With space 한국 기업 -- No serials
retrieved
Without space 한국기업 -- Only
serials retrieved
Therefore,
to perform accurate and reliable searches, please try both, with
and without spacing.
Notes:
* When using the IME for Korean, set the Input Mode to "Korean
(Hangul)". 1) Subjects will not be searchable in Korean.
2) Printing and saving work in exactly the same way.
The records will display the Romanized information along with the
Korean script portions of the record (in case both are present
in the record).
3) Emailing the record: if your search results contained
diacritic marks or Korean characters, your email will not contain
complete information. Please choose to "save" or "print" your search results instead.
4) Sorting: Korean is sorted in South Korean dictionary
order.
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