Through this program, participants contribute authority records for agents, places, works, and expressions to the LC/NACO Authority File. Membership in NACO is open to individual institutions willing to support their staff through a process of training, review, and direct contributions of records to the LC/NACO Name Authority File.
Documentation & Updates
- Library of Congress Discontinues NACO Literary Author Number Program [PDF : 130KB]
- Guidelines for Reporting NACO BFM
- LC-PCC Policy Statements for RDA
- DCM Z1 and LC Guidelines Supplement to MARC 21 Format for Authorities Data
- ALA-LC Romanization Tables
- PCC Post RDA Test Guidelines
See all NACO documentation & updates
Training
The PCC affords participants a full course of specialized NACO training and review leading to institutional independence in name authority work. This training is currently offered sequentially in segments that amount to a five day workshop. During the training, guidelines are discussed and expanded upon with an emphasis on building a consistent and predictable file in a collaborative environment.
- Learn more about the NACO Training Workshop
- Find a NACO Trainer in your area
- Cataloger's Learning Workshop (CLW)
- NACO Series Training Information
Learn more about NACO training
NACO Funnels
A NACO funnel project is a group of libraries that have joined together to contribute name authority records to the national authority file.
NACO Resources & Forms
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Join NACO
NACO partners are global leaders in uniquely identifying authorized names in international databases.
Meetings & Events
Cataloging FAQs
- Personal Name NARs
- LC/PCC Practice for Creating NARs for Persons who use Pseudonyms (PDF: 345 KB)
- Corporate Name NARs
- 670 Fields
