Name Authorities: AACR2, Corporate Bodies

Use this section in conjunction with the following sources: AACR2, chapters 24, 26 LCRIs, chapters 24, 26 (GPO followed all LCRIs) GPO policy essentially precludes the application of AACR2 and LCRIs to all name authority work. Auth status - 008/33 c - Provisional level is used at GPO for foreign languages where no expertise exists, and for a… Read More

Name Authorities: RDA, General Policies

This section focuses only on general policies for all RDA name authority records. More detailed information is provided in the topic specific articles.Use this section in conjunction with Name Authorities: Policy Overview and the PCC document: MARC 21 Encoding to Accommodate New RDA Elements 046 and 3XX in NARs and SARs.Field Specific GuidelinesOptional RDA attribute… Read More

Name Authorities: General Field Specific Guidelines

043 - Geographic Area Code Include in records for geographic names, which are tagged 151, and reside in the LC NACO file. 1XX and 4XX Include commas in a series of words except before an ampersand (but also include a comma before an ampersand if such a comma is found in actual usage), in order to maintain consistency with pre-existing authorized access points,… Read More

Name Authorities: General Procedures

Optional FieldsFor the optional fields in a name authority record, include or add these fields whenever the information is readily available in the resource being cataloged, and can quickly be added. No significant research should be done, and no extra sources need be consulted, to find values for the optional attributes in a name authority record.Research in OCLCPersonal… Read More

Name Authorities: Policy Overview

SourcesUse the Name Authorities sections of the Cataloging Guidelines in conjunction with the following sources for name authority guidance.Primary sources:RDA and associated LC-PCC PSs (GPO follows all LC-PCC PSs)DCM Z1MARC 21 Format for Authority DataLC Guidelines Supplement to the MARC 21 Format for Authority DataNACO Participants’ ManualAdditional sources:NACO… Read More
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