Citing the confusion generated for both librarians and users that results from the Romanization of bibliographic entries written in non-Roman scripts, it is argued that a standardized solution generally applicable to the arrangement of non-Roman script entries in bibliographic control tools should be found and adopted. Such entries should not be…

Separation of catalogs by script, and, within non-Roman scripts, by language, is discussed as an alternative to Romanization. Difficulties are considered and a solution is suggested--the establishment of separate machine readable data bases for each script and a National Union Catalog in microform for the separate "registers." (Author/MBR)

Discusses the rules for correct alphabetization for languages and in automated alphabetization the rules for what must be done as well as what must not be done. (Author)

Examines, within a single experiment, whether the conditions exist for drawing a valid inference about the possibility of a word losing its meaning through either visual satiation or visual "and" verbal satiation. Evaluates research by Fillenbaum (1964) and Esposito and Pelton (1969). (Author/RK)

THE 1,635 VOLUMES CITED IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY INCLUDE ARCHIVAL AS WELL AS MODERN PUBLICATIONS, ENDING WITH THE YEAR 1964. THE FIRST TWO SECTIONS LIST GENERAL WORKS ON SEMITIC AND ETHIOPIAN LANGUAGES. FOLLOWING SECTIONS GROUP THE SEMITIC LANGUAGES ACCORDING TO (1) NORTH ETHIOPIC--INCLUDING GEEZ, TIGRE, AND TIGRINYA, AND (2) SOUTH ETHIOPIC--INCLUDING…