Library Cataloging
Series Authority Records
Petition to Prevent the Library of Congress From Abandoning the Creation of Series Authority Records. Not that I think it will do any good, but it can't hurt, and is easy. If they wanted input or were willing to consider alternatives, they would not have left such a short time between announcement and implementation.
Authority
Serials
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Criticism Of Lc
The Library of Congress Professional Guild has posted 2 papers.Eliminating Series Authority Records and Series Title Control: Improving Efficiency or Creating Waste? Or, 12 Reasons Why the Library of Congress Should Reconsider Its SARs Decision prepared...
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Ala Response To The Lc Series Decision
ALA has issued a statement on the decision of the Library of Congress's decision to stop creating series authority records.On behalf of its more than 66,000 members, the American Library Association expresses its dismay at the impact that Library...
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Lc Series Decision
This was posted to RADCATThis is to let you know that the Acquisitions & Bibliographic Access Directorate at the Library of Congress is delaying implementation of the decision to cease series authority control until June 1, 2006, due to the multiple concerns...
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Nlm Authority File
NLM has announced the implementation of a new authority index feature in the NLM Catalog. This feature provides access to an index of full author names (including dates and name qualifiers), organizations, and conference names, as well as series titles,...
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Marc
The new Understanding MARC Authority Records is now available from the Library of Congress. Understanding Marc Authority introduces the MARC 21 authority format to librarians and students who are not familiar with MARC 21 authority records. Although it...
Library Cataloging