Index: samigo-app/src/java/org/sakaiproject/tool/assessment/ui/bean/author/ItemAuthorBean.java
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--- samigo-app/src/java/org/sakaiproject/tool/assessment/ui/bean/author/ItemAuthorBean.java	(revision 108415)
+++ samigo-app/src/java/org/sakaiproject/tool/assessment/ui/bean/author/ItemAuthorBean.java	(working copy)
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.RuleBasedCollator;
+import java.text.Collator;
 
 import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
 import javax.faces.context.ExternalContext;
@@ -840,7 +843,12 @@
 		public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
 			SelectItem i1 = (SelectItem) o1;
 			SelectItem i2 = (SelectItem) o2;
-			return i1.getLabel().compareToIgnoreCase(i2.getLabel());
+			RuleBasedCollator collator_ini = (RuleBasedCollator)Collator.getInstance();
+			try {
+				RuleBasedCollator collator= new RuleBasedCollator(collator_ini.getRules().replaceAll("<'\u005f'", "<' '<'\u005f'"));
+				return collator.compare(i1.getLabel(), i2.getLabel());
+			} catch (ParseException e) {}
+			return Collator.getInstance().compare(i1.getLabel(), i2.getLabel());
 		}
 	}
   
Index: samigo-app/src/java/org/sakaiproject/tool/assessment/ui/bean/questionpool/QuestionPoolBean.java
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--- samigo-app/src/java/org/sakaiproject/tool/assessment/ui/bean/questionpool/QuestionPoolBean.java	(revision 108415)
+++ samigo-app/src/java/org/sakaiproject/tool/assessment/ui/bean/questionpool/QuestionPoolBean.java	(working copy)
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.text.Collator;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.RuleBasedCollator;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -229,7 +232,12 @@
 		  if (i2 == null && i1 == null) {
 			  return 0;
 		  }		  
-		  return i1.getTitle().compareToIgnoreCase(i2.getTitle());
+		  RuleBasedCollator collator_ini = (RuleBasedCollator)Collator.getInstance();
+		  try {
+			RuleBasedCollator collator= new RuleBasedCollator(collator_ini.getRules().replaceAll("<'\u005f'", "<' '<'\u005f'"));
+			return collator.compare(i1.getTitle(), i2.getTitle());
+		  } catch (ParseException e) {}
+		  return Collator.getInstance().compare(i1.getTitle(), i2.getTitle());
 	  }
   }
 
Index: samigo-app/src/java/org/sakaiproject/tool/assessment/util/BeanSortComparator.java
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--- samigo-app/src/java/org/sakaiproject/tool/assessment/util/BeanSortComparator.java	(revision 108415)
+++ samigo-app/src/java/org/sakaiproject/tool/assessment/util/BeanSortComparator.java	(working copy)
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.text.Collator;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.RuleBasedCollator;
 
 import org.apache.commons.beanutils.BeanUtils;
 
@@ -117,8 +120,12 @@
 
 	  String finalS1 = s1.replaceAll("<.*?>", "");
 	  String finalS2 = s2.replaceAll("<.*?>", "");
-	  int result = finalS1.toLowerCase().compareTo(finalS2.toLowerCase());
-	  return result;
+	  RuleBasedCollator collator_ini = (RuleBasedCollator)Collator.getInstance();
+	  try {
+		RuleBasedCollator collator= new RuleBasedCollator(collator_ini.getRules().replaceAll("<'\u005f'", "<' '<'\u005f'"));
+		return collator.compare(finalS1.toLowerCase(), finalS2.toLowerCase());
+	  } catch (ParseException e) {}
+	  return Collator.getInstance().compare(finalS1.toLowerCase(), finalS2.toLowerCase());	  
   }
   
   /**