Name Authority Records
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Name Authority Records


On February 6, 2006, CPSO commenced a special project to add death dates to a selected list of name headings. The project is expected to end by Summer 2006. The list of name headings included in this project is accessible online.

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- Moving Image Genre/form Project Report
In early 2007 the Cataloging Policy and Support Office (CPSO) of the Library of Congress initiated a project to create authority records for genre/form headings (MARC tag 155), which indicate what a work is, as opposed to what it is about.... This past...

- Authority Records
News from OCLC regarding notification of authority records with death dates added.The Library of Congress recently announced a change in policy about adding death dates to personal name heading and a revision to the LCRI for AACR2 rule 22.17 that allows...

- Marc Proposals And Discussion Papers
The cover sheets for the proposals and discussion papers presented at the Midwinter meetings of the MARC Advisory Committee have been updated with the results of the discussions. They are available at:Proposal No. 2006-01: Changes to accommodate IAML...

- Additions To The Marc Code Lists For Relators, Sources, Description Conventions
The codes listed below have been recently approved for use in MARC 21 ecords. The codes will be added to the online MARC Code Lists for elators, Sources, Description Conventions. The codes should not be used in exchange records until after March 10, 2006....

- Marbi Discussion Papers
The following discussion papers are available for review by the MARC community. They will be discussed at the Midwinter 2006 ALA meetings in San Antonio.Discussion Paper 2006-DP01: Recording geographic coordinates in the MARC 21 Authority FormatDiscussion...



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