Location
Libraries 204D
Start Date
18-5-2023 3:15 PM
End Date
18-5-2023 4:05 PM
Description
This presentation will discuss the importance of authority control of access points in the library's online catalog. Authority control, by means of a file of authority records, is the linchpin of a well-ordered catalog - it is the means of creating and maintaining standardized access points throughout the file of bibliographic records. It is this good order that makes searching in the catalog efficient. The importance of authority control is a matter that Technical Services, and especially catalogers, need to impress on public services and other librarians across the organization, because non-catalogers sometimes view authority work as a luxury, or even as a waste of catalogers' time. The presentation will also cover certain elements in authority records, especially with some recent changes, that provide more useful/clearer information to catalogers and can be brought to the attention of non-TS librarians.
Authority Control: Why Bother (speaker notes)
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Authority Control: it's not just for Catalogers
Libraries 204D
This presentation will discuss the importance of authority control of access points in the library's online catalog. Authority control, by means of a file of authority records, is the linchpin of a well-ordered catalog - it is the means of creating and maintaining standardized access points throughout the file of bibliographic records. It is this good order that makes searching in the catalog efficient. The importance of authority control is a matter that Technical Services, and especially catalogers, need to impress on public services and other librarians across the organization, because non-catalogers sometimes view authority work as a luxury, or even as a waste of catalogers' time. The presentation will also cover certain elements in authority records, especially with some recent changes, that provide more useful/clearer information to catalogers and can be brought to the attention of non-TS librarians.