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Imagine you are tasked with creating a multilingual database for a global library consortium. This database will contain bibliographic records from institutions across Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Serbia. The records include author names, titles, and subject keywords, all originally in their respective Cyrillic scripts. To ensure universal accessibility and searchability, you decide to implement ISO 9:1995 for transliteration. However, during the implementation, several challenges arise. A Ukrainian librarian insists on using a \"scientific transliteration\" method for Ukrainian names that deviates slightly from ISO 9:1995 to better reflect the phonetic pronunciation in Ukrainian. A Russian archivist argues that certain historical documents use pre-reform orthography, which includes Cyrillic letters no longer in use, and therefore ISO 9:1995 is insufficient. A Bulgarian cataloger notes that some Bulgarian place names have established Latin transcriptions that differ from the ISO 9:1995 transliteration. Considering these challenges and the core principles of ISO 9:1995, what is the MOST appropriate strategy for addressing these concerns while maintaining the integrity and interoperability of the database?
Implement ISO 9:1995 as the primary transliteration standard, but create language-specific fields in the database to store the original Cyrillic text and alternative transliterations (e.g., scientific transliteration for Ukrainian), and develop a controlled vocabulary for established Latin transcriptions of place names, ensuring cross-referencing between the different representations.
Abandon ISO 9:1995 entirely and adopt a language-specific transliteration scheme for each language (Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Serbian) to accommodate their unique phonetic and orthographic features, even if it compromises universal searchability.
Force all participating libraries to adhere strictly to ISO 9:1995, regardless of language-specific concerns or historical variations, to ensure absolute consistency and avoid any potential for data ambiguity, even if it leads to some inaccuracies in phonetic representation.
Implement ISO 9:1995 for the majority of the text but allow librarians to manually transliterate proper nouns and place names based on their judgment and familiarity with the respective languages, without establishing any standardized rules or guidelines for these exceptions.

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