Library Cataloging
The end of next week I'm getting a NACO refresher and training on RLIN. NACO, the name authority component of the PCC, is a wonderful program. I would suggest all catalogers take advantage of the training they provide. The ability to add names to the authority files is very valuable. We can all use our expert knowledge to enrich the database for all. A public library could contribute records for local authors. A special library could contribute records for people in their subject area.
- New Naco Node
Very exciting news SkyRiver is now a NACO node.The PCC welcomes a new NACO Node* member, SkyRiver Technology Solutions. Name authority records contributed through SkyRiver will carry the prefix "ns." The Library of Congress has been working with all NACO...
- Skyriver
There is plenty of coverage of the new bibliographic utility, SkyRiver, so I'll not rehash all that's been said. The article by Marshall Breeding in Library Journal is a good place to start. However, one aspect that has not been covered is the...
- Naco Normalization
A preprint of Thomas B. Hickey, Jenny Toves and Edward T. O'Neill's paper NACO Normalization: A Detailed Examination of the Authority File Comparison Rules is now available. It is soon to be published in Library Resources & Technical Services...
- Naco
This is a plea to OCLC and RLN to consider providing access to the authority files as a separate product. We are a small library and cannot afford full cataloging status on either of these utilities. However, with our specialized collection and close...
- Authority Records
I was asked where to find training in authority records. I can't find any online. The best is that offered by the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) as NACO or SACO training. If you have the chance, take it. SACO training is offered each year...
Library Cataloging
NACO
The end of next week I'm getting a NACO refresher and training on RLIN. NACO, the name authority component of the PCC, is a wonderful program. I would suggest all catalogers take advantage of the training they provide. The ability to add names to the authority files is very valuable. We can all use our expert knowledge to enrich the database for all. A public library could contribute records for local authors. A special library could contribute records for people in their subject area.
I've already mentioned this, but the LC authority files are now available online. The local author can now see their name in the file. Just another reason to participate.
- New Naco Node
Very exciting news SkyRiver is now a NACO node.The PCC welcomes a new NACO Node* member, SkyRiver Technology Solutions. Name authority records contributed through SkyRiver will carry the prefix "ns." The Library of Congress has been working with all NACO...
- Skyriver
There is plenty of coverage of the new bibliographic utility, SkyRiver, so I'll not rehash all that's been said. The article by Marshall Breeding in Library Journal is a good place to start. However, one aspect that has not been covered is the...
- Naco Normalization
A preprint of Thomas B. Hickey, Jenny Toves and Edward T. O'Neill's paper NACO Normalization: A Detailed Examination of the Authority File Comparison Rules is now available. It is soon to be published in Library Resources & Technical Services...
- Naco
This is a plea to OCLC and RLN to consider providing access to the authority files as a separate product. We are a small library and cannot afford full cataloging status on either of these utilities. However, with our specialized collection and close...
- Authority Records
I was asked where to find training in authority records. I can't find any online. The best is that offered by the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) as NACO or SACO training. If you have the chance, take it. SACO training is offered each year...