Guidelines for Cataloging Persian Materials
Determining Persian form vs. Arabic Form
Search the name as it appears on the item, as well as in an Arabized
or Persianized form for LC in RLIN and in the NAF. If it is not
established in either form, establish it as follows:
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Classical names: | Follow the guidelines for establishing the name
from reference sources as you would any Arabic classical name,
and make appropriate references from the forms found on
the item. |
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Modern names: | If the name appears somewhere on the item in
Persian, it may be established from the Persian form if
appropriate (i.e., if there is evidence that the
person writes primarily in Persian or if the book is
about a Persian person). If the name only appears in
a romanized form, it must be established as it appears*.
In this case, an arbitrary reference may be made
from what the most likely Persian form would be.
[*Unless the name is significant enough to be found in modern
reference sources in either English or Persian (i.e., Who's who in
Iran, etc.). The heading and dates from the reference source may be
used.]
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