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Summary: This policy governs the treatment of all authority records in our local catalog database by anyone with MSUL cataloging authorizations.

Authority records in the catalog

National authority records in the catalog

• If you believe there is an error in a national authority record currently in our catalog:
  • Those who have completed NACO training:
    • Edit the national authority record and submit that change via the NACO process.
  • Those who have not completed NACO training:
    • Communicate with the MSUL NACO Coordinator to request a change in the national authority record.
  • If you believe that our catalog lacks a needed national authority record:
    • Communicate with the Head Metadata Management.Those who have cataloging authorizations may export a national authority record into the catalog.You MUST use the appropriate loader code for that export AND report the authority record’s LCCN to the Head of Metadata Management.
    • These requirements are needed to keep our authority file in sync with Backstage Library Works’ copy of our authority file.

LOCAL AUTHORITY RECORDS

Local authority records

• If you believe that a local name/title/subject/genre is needed to replace the use of a national authority record:
  • Communicate with the Head of Cataloging and the Head of Metadata Management to request the creation of a local authority record.