ALA-LC romanization

set of standards for the representation of text in other writing systems using the Latin script
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Summary

ALA-LC romanization ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • ALA-LC romanization's developer is recorded as American Library Association[2].
  • ALA-LC romanization's developer is recorded as Library of Congress[3].
  • ALA-LC romanization is a type of romanisation system[4].
  • ALA-LC romanization is part of romanization[5].
  • ALA-LC romanization's Commons category is recorded as ALA-LC Romanization Tables[6].
  • ALA-LC romanization comprises modified Library of Congress system[7].
  • ALA-LC romanization comprises ALA-LC romanization of Cyrillic[8].
  • ALA-LC romanization comprises ALA-LC romanization of Tibetan[9].
  • ALA-LC romanization comprises ALA-LC romanization of Greek[10].
  • ALA-LC romanization comprises ALA-LC romanization of Japanese[11].
  • ALA-LC romanization's official website is recorded as https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/roman.html[12].
  • ALA-LC romanization's topic's main category is recorded as Category:ALA-LC romanization[13].
  • ALA-LC romanization's described at URL is recorded as https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/roman.html[14].
  • ALA-LC romanization's main Wikidata property is recorded as P8991[15].

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Definition and Type

ALA-LC romanization is a type of romanisation system[4].

Use and Application

Components include modified Library of Congress system[7]; ALA-LC romanization of Cyrillic[8]; it of Tibetan[9], a transliteration of Tibetan script[16]; it of Greek[10]; and it of Japanese[11]. It is part of romanization[5].

Why It Matters

ALA-LC romanization ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Hirho · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:ALA-LC romanization
    Main wikidata property → P8991
    Developer → American Library Association, Library of Congress
    Part of → romanization
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Official website: https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/roman.html"
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