Summary: These procedures contain information for catalogers and metadata librarians concerning creating and editing national-level authority records of all kinds. Information about our vendor-provided authority control processes is also included here.

Abbreviations used as Geographic Qualifiers

Authority Records General Policy

Authority work in copy cataloging

Bad Subject Flips - List of Terms

Contacting people about their NARs

LCSH comic book subject headings

Local authority records (placeholder)

Michigan township AAPs

Monthly Authorities Processing of Bibliographic Records

Monthly authorities processing - Overview

Monthly Authority File Updates

Name authority records

Series tracing and authority records

Subject authority records

Original Authority Record Policies

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 the Head of Cataloging and the Head of Authorities Management.

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Updated	December 2024
Created	January 2018

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