Five-day NACO Training Outline

Introductions, brief history of PCC, context of NACO program

NACO Foundations

• Authorities in a Shared Database
• NACO Principles and Parameters
• Searching and Bibliographic File Maintenance (BFM)
• NACO Normalization
• FRAD and FRBR
• MARC 21 Authority File and NACO

Afternoon

Searching (why, where, how much is required)

"Hands-on" utility input/update practice

• logging on
• calling up authority form

Note: Participants are asked to bring at least 3-5 examples from their current cataloging for input/contribution

Identifying Persons

• RDA Chapter 9
• LC-PCC PSs

Afternoon

Workbook exercises to reinforce RDA Chapter 9

Hands on practicum

• searching, inputting/establishing personal names

Note: Participants are asked to bring at least 3-5 examples from their current cataloging for input/contribution

Identifying Families

• RDA Chapter 10
• LC-PCC PSs

Identifying Corporate Bodies

• RDA Chapter 11
• LC-PCC PSs

Afternoon

Workbook exercises to reinforce RDA Chapters 10 and 11

Hands on practicum

• inputting/establishing corporate names

Note: Participants are asked to bring at least 3-5 examples from their current cataloging for input/contribution

Identifying Places

• RDA Chapters 16 and 11
• LC-PCC PSs

Identifying Works and Expressions

• RDA Chapter 6
• LC-PCC PSs

Afternoon

Hands on practicum

• inputting/establishing authorized access points for jurisdictional names, works, and expressions

Note: Participants are asked to bring at least 3-5 examples from their current cataloging for input/contribution

Changes to Existing Authority Records

NACO Administration

• What happens after the workshop?