Library%20of%20Congress%20Authorities%20on%20the%20Web:%20Accessing%20Authority%20Records%20via%20the%20LC%20Online%20Catalog%20ALA%20Annual%20Conference%202002

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Library of Congress Authoritieson the
WebAccessing Authority Records via the LC
Online CatalogALA Annual Conference 2002
Ann Della Porta Integrated Systems Office,
Library of Congress
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LC Authority Data on the Web

• Whats in the LC Database
• How to search for authority records
• Navigating displays in the Web
• View, save, email features
• Future capabilities
• Questions?

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LC Authority Data on the Web

• LCs Database
• 12 million bib records
• 5 million LC authority records
• national authority file (NAF)
• LCSH

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LC Subject Authority Records

• 260,000 subject authority records
• LCSH Annotated Card Program records
• 2,300 subject subdivision records not available
  July 1, 2002

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LC Name Authority Records

• Ca. 5.5 million name authority records
• personal names
• corporate bodies, incl. meetings
• geographic places, i.e., jurisdictions
• uniform titles, incl. series

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NACO Contribution/Distribution
OCLC
LC DB
RLIN
Distribution to OCLC, RLG, BL
BL
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LC Authority Data on the Web

• Address for Web Authorities
• authorities.loc.gov

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LC Authority Data on the Web

• Pilot project to begin July 1, 2002
• Comments welcome at
• Ils_at_loc.gov
• Limited access during peak hours

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authorities.loc.gov
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LC Authority Data on the Web

• Authority icons
• Authorized Heading
• References
• Notes
• Auth/Ref
• Auth/Note
• Authorized/Refs Notes

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LC Authority Data on the Web

• Authority icons
• Authorized Heading
• References
• Notes
• Auth/Ref
• Auth/Note
• Authorized/Refs Notes

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LC Authority Data on the Web

• Next steps
• Z39.50
• MARC 21 character set
• subject subdivision records

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LC Authority Data on the Web

• Questions?
• authorities.loc.gov
• Comments to ils_at_loc.gov
• Presentation available at
• www.loc.gov/ils