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A New Way to Add Chinese Characters with Pinyin on Chinese Bound Journals

East Asian Library

University of Pittsburgh University Library SystemMarch 3, 2004

Why to add Chinese Characters?

• Pinyin conversion

• Enhance the accessibility

• Easy for browsing

Current situation of our Chinese

bound journals

In Wade-Giles (before Oct. 1, 2000)

In Pinyin (after Oct. 1, 2000)

Only variable information

How to add Chinese characters?

• Use Microsoft word Chinese version

• Print on acid free self-adhesive archival labels

Acid free self-adhesive archival labels

Why to have pinyin on the side?

• For shelving purpose

• Follow the rule of pinyin application

How to prepare the title labels?

• Create a master reference file with number of labels to be printed

• Create a master file for printing the labels

Master reference file

Master Reference Copy of EAL Chinese Bound Journals University of Pittsburgh

Note: If there is no number following the title, no need

to print the labels for that title.

1. Anhui Da Xue Xue Bao

安徽大学学报 15

2. Anyang Wen Xian

安阳文献

Master file for printing the labels

Anhui D

a Xue X

ue Bao

安徽大学学报

 Anyang W

en Xian

安阳文献

 Ba X

iao Shi Y

i Wai

八小时以外

 Bai X

ing Xin W

en Zhou K

an

百姓新聞週刊

 Heilongjiang M

in Zu C

ong Kan

黑龙江民族丛刊

Newly bound journals

Laminated long lasting durable finish:

Contact

Wert Bookbinding, Inc.9975 Allentown Blvd.

Grantville, PA 17028

Phone: 1-800-344-9378

Fax: 717-469-0626

E-mail: donald@wertbookbinding.com