[Sca-librarians] OCLC list recommends Wikipedia entry with SCA content

[Cash, John Joseph]

Dear folks,

Recently a librarian from Drexel University posted to the 
OCLC-Cataloging list with advice for those seeking to establish an 
Arabic name entry. The message in part:

"Still, I understand your confusion. It is hard to know whether this 
Arabic name is an actual name or a title, since it could be either. 
Imam, for example, could be a title for a religion clerk. It also could 
be a last name of a person.

"I like the following link, because it tries to explain the Arabic 
naming conventions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_name"

This Wikipedia entry includes a link to "Period Arbic Names and Naming 
Practices" by Da'ud ibn Auda.

-- Johannes v.N.