Incorporation of All Indigenous Syllabics from the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics Unicode Block (Revisited)
A previous enhancement request (March 2019; now closed) states that "not all Indigenous syllabics render in Alma, and thus, do not render in Primo either. As an important aspect of Canadian Libraries' commitments to Truth and Reconciliation, and as it is UN's International Year of Indigenous Languages, it would be excellent if Ex Libris could prioritize resolving this issue so that we can allow Indigenous users full discoverability of resources in their own languages."
We have tested the whole range of Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics in our Alma/Primo and can report the following results:
Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics (Range: 1400–167F)
**ALL of these characters work except ᒥ (14A5); this character was subsequently enabled in our Alma by ExL Support.
Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics Extended (Range: 18B0–18FF)
**ALL of these characters work in our Alma/Primo.
Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics Extended-A (Range: 11AB0–11ABF)
**NONE of these characters work in our Alma/Primo.
Perhaps this idea is now defined narrowly enough for further consideration.
Regards,
Stefan Hintersteininger
Simon Fraser University Library
Stefan Hintersteininger
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Laura Doublet
commented
I strongly endorse this enhancement request. As a Canadian academic library, we frequently receive resources that include Indigenous syllabics and have encountered significant challenges when inputting these syllabics into Alma (for example, see Case 07107192 - Inuktitut Syllabics). It is essential that descriptive metadata accurately reflects the diversity of Indigenous peoples and is expressed using the appropriate language, script and terminology as defined by the community.
Languages that we frequently encounter and that are requiring support include Inuktitut, SENĆOŦEN, West-Cree (found in Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics).
Thanks,
Laura Doublet
University of Victoria Libraries