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Basic Creation of Name and Title Authorities

The materials below have been archived from the Catalogers Learning Workshop because they are no longer supported or maintained by the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) or by the Library of Congress (LC). No training program sessions will use them in the future since they are no longer current enough to be useful.

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Materials for Instructors Materials for Sponsors
Trainee Manual  [PDF: 3.3 MB / 526 pp.] Guidelines for Sponsoring a Workshop
Instructor's Manual  [PDF: 4.62 MB / 852 pp.] Needs Assessment Form [PDF: 22KB / 2 pp.]
Workshop Slides [PPT: 4.09 MB / 665 slides] List of Trainers [PDF: 24KB / 2 pp.]
Exercise Answers Slides [PPT: 318 KB / 73 slides] Certificate of Completion [Word: 24KB / 1 p.]

Course Description

Basic Creation of Name and Title Authorities explains the importance of authority control and provides tools for users to create MARC 21 authority records.  The course includes the following topics:

  • The basics of the MARC 21 authority record

  • Name authority standards for personal, corporate, conference, geographic names and uniform titles in local databases
  • Constructing name authority records during class exercises
  • Name authority records from the viewpoint of other library and information professionals not directly involved in cataloging
  • Discussion of local system implementation and the PCC NACO shared database program

Intended Audience

The course is designed for new catalogers and offers benefits for seasoned catalogers and those responsible for authority maintenance.  Two modules address the needs of reference librarians, authority vendors, and library school professionals. A basic knowledge of the MARC 21 format is helpful.

Course Hours

The course is designed as a one and a half day workshop, consisting of 10.5 hours of instruction.

Last Update: January 15, 2013

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