Document (#31551)

Author

Dickson, J.
Zadner, P.

Title

Authority control and the authority file : a functional evaluation of LCNAF on RLIN

Source

Cataloging and classification quarterly. 9(1989) no.3, S.57-73

Year

1989

Abstract

The costs of authority control are high and the information provided in authority files is often duplicated in separate bibliographic files. Librarians need to examine the compatibility of traditional methods of authority control with the advanced capabilities of current computer systems. This study investigates the actual use of the Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) by catalogers in an RLIN member library. Results show that some aspects of authority control could be expedited by changes in cataloging practice and search software.

Footnote

Simultaneously published as Authority Control in the Online Environment: Considerations and Practices

Theme

Normdateien

Object

LCNAF

Location

USA

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