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• Catalogers are encouraged, but not required, to bring authority records into the catalog. Monthly authorities processing will supply needed authority records, but will only occur once a month.
• Catalogers who do bring in a new authority record must report its LCCN to the Head of Authorities Management.

• The MSU Libraries will follow PCC and CONSER practice, whenever possible.

• Creating and/or editing national-level authority records is generally the work of LAIV original cataloging staff and catalog librarians. 

• The ability to contribute to MSUL's authority work is also contingent on completion of the appropriate PCC training.

• All newly created and edited national authority records are reviewed by the MSUL's NACO coordinator as a final quality check before submission to the Library of Congress authority file.

• MSUL's current NACO coordinator is

• Joshua Barton.

• Vendor-provided authority control processes are facilitated by the

• Authorities Management unit.
• See the Authority Records Policy document. Questions about local authority records should be directed to

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• the Head of Cataloging and the Head of Authorities Management.