Location
Deauville Room
Document Type
Presentation
Start Date
13-5-2019 10:45 AM
End Date
13-5-2019 11:35 AM
Description
Many public libraries undervalue the need for good authority control and since NACO has vastly more academic libraries than public libraries, many of our authority needs may be going unanswered. Our library catalog alone has tens of thousands of local authorities that need to be created. How many does yours have?
This presentation will cover the reasons this library chose to join NACO, as well as its long and error-filled path to get its application approved, a story that is humorous in its coincidence, misunderstandings and just sheer, dumb luck. We will also touch on the extensive training involved and the valuable lessons learned as we worked toward independence. We will then show the very personalized goals between two librarians, one who wants to fix every fictitious character in existence and the other who wishes to make undifferentiated headings, a thing of the past. Lastly, we hope to express the need for other public libraries to follow in our path.
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Little Fish in a Big Pond : a Kentucky Public Library Joins NACO
Deauville Room
Many public libraries undervalue the need for good authority control and since NACO has vastly more academic libraries than public libraries, many of our authority needs may be going unanswered. Our library catalog alone has tens of thousands of local authorities that need to be created. How many does yours have?
This presentation will cover the reasons this library chose to join NACO, as well as its long and error-filled path to get its application approved, a story that is humorous in its coincidence, misunderstandings and just sheer, dumb luck. We will also touch on the extensive training involved and the valuable lessons learned as we worked toward independence. We will then show the very personalized goals between two librarians, one who wants to fix every fictitious character in existence and the other who wishes to make undifferentiated headings, a thing of the past. Lastly, we hope to express the need for other public libraries to follow in our path.
