Making Changes to Existing Name Authority Records

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Overview

• You now know how to create a “perfect” RDA authority record!

• You now know to search thoroughly to find the authority record you need

• But …

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It is Not a Perfect (NACO) World

• The training prepared you to create NEW NACO records and to SEARCH for existing NACO records

• But you will not always be creating new NACO records

• And you will not always find the perfect existing NACO record

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Summary: Basic Principle

Authority records must conform to RDA practices!

• Remember 008/10 Rules = z• Remember 040 subfield $e rda

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Summary: Checklist • You need an access point for a

bibliographic record, so:• Search multiple forms of the name• Search both bibliographic and authority

databases• Sometimes research is needed to clarify

relationships• Remember the 24-hour rule• Don’t overdo it!

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Summary: Search Results Govern Workflow

1. You find a NAR -- Use it!2. You find a NAR -- Update it!3. You do not find a NAR -- Create a

new one!• OCLC Connexion and SkyRiver

have authority macros

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Summary: Search Results Govern Workflow

You find a NAR -- Update it!Let’s look at some typical cases– some where an update is optional, and some where it is required

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Why Update an Existing NAR ?• To enhance it by adding new attributes

or new variant access points that assist the catalog user

• To change an existing variant access point to avoid a NACO conflict

• To change an existing authorized access point to avoid a NACO conflict

• To change an authorized access point to close an open birth date, or to add a birth date to an authorized access point containing only a death date

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Why Update an Existing NAR ?• To consolidate information when a

duplicate NAR will be reported for deletion

• To evaluate and re-code an existing AACR2, AACR2-compatible, or earlier rules NAR that is not RDA-acceptable to RDA

• To evaluate and re-code an existing RDA-acceptable AACR2 NAR to RDA

• To correct an RDA authorized access point “error of fact”

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To Enhance by…• Changing or updating attributes,

for example:• Dates (046 field)• Locations (370 field)• Address (371 field)• Field of Activity (372 field)• Profession/Occupation (374 field)• etc.

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Changing or Updating Attributes

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Adding Variant Access Point(s)

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Adding Variant Access Point(s)

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Showing New Relationship(s) Between Entities in 5XX fields

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Showing New Relationship(s) Between Entities

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To Change an Existing Variant Access Point to Avoid a NACO

Conflict

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To Change an Existing Variant Access Point to Avoid a NACO

Conflict

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To Change an Existing Authorized Access Point to Avoid a NACO

Conflict

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To Change an Existing Authorized Access Point to Avoid a NACO

Conflict

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To Change an Authorized Access Point to Close an Open Birth Date

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To Change an Authorized Access Point to Close an Open Birth Date

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To Consolidate Information in an Existing NAR when a Duplicate NAR

Will be Reported for Deletion

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To Consolidate Information in an Existing NAR when a Duplicate NAR

Will be Reported for Deletion

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To Evaluate and Re-code an Existing AACR2, AACR2-Compatible, or

Earlier Rules NAR to RDA when the 1XX is not RDA-Acceptable

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To Evaluate and Re-code an Existing AACR2, AACR2-Compatible, or

Earlier Rules NAR to RDA when the 1XX is not RDA-Acceptable

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To Evaluate and Re-Code an Existing RDA-Acceptable AACR2 NAR to RDA

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To Evaluate and Re-Code an Existing RDA-Acceptable AACR2 NAR to RDA

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To Evaluate and Re-Code an Existing RDA-Acceptable AACR2 NAR to RDA

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To Correct an RDA Authorized Access Point “Error of Fact”

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To Correct an RDA Authorized Access Point “Error of Fact”

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What About Linking References?

Make a see reference for the old valid form of 1XX, with $w nnea, unless the reference itself is a valid RDA variant access point, in which case use $w nne. In case of doubt, use $w nnea

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7 Exercises

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Exercise 1

New resource in hand:

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Exercise 1 – Suggested Answer

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Exercise 2

New resource in hand:

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Exercise 2 – Suggested Answer

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Exercise 3

New resource in hand:

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Exercise 3 – Suggested Answer

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Exercise 4

New resource in hand:

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Exercise 4 – Suggested Answer

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Exercise 5

New resource in hand:

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Exercise 5 – Suggested Answer

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Exercise 6

New resource in hand:

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Exercise 6 – Suggested Answer

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Exercise 7

New resource in hand:

New resource in hand:

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Exercise 7 – Suggested Answer

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Nothing Found, Create NAR• What fields are absolutely required?• What information must be included?

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Name of Persons• Preferred name [CORE]• Birth and/or Death Date associated with

the person [CORE]• Title of the person [CORE]• Other designation associated with the

person [CORE]• Fuller form of name for the person [CORE

if…]

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Name of Persons• Period of activity of the person [CORE if…]• Profession or Occupation [CORE if…]• Gender• Place of birth• Place of death• Country associated with the person• Place of residence• Address

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Name of Persons• Affiliation• Language• Field of activity• Biographical information

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Name of Families• Name of the family [CORE]• Type of family [CORE]• Date associated with the family [CORE]• Place associated with the family [CORE if…]• Prominent member of the family [CORE

if…]• Hereditary title• Family history

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Name of Corporate Bodies• Preferred name [CORE]• Location of conference, etc. [CORE]• Number of a conference, etc. [CORE]• Other designation [CORE if…]• Associated institution [CORE if…]

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Name of Corporate Bodies• Date associated with the body [CORE

if…]• Language• Address• Field of activity• Corporate history

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Name of a Place • Name of the place [CORE]• Identifier for the place [CORE]

But remember that Place Names as Jurisdictions follow RDA Chapter 11 Corporate Body instructions!

5555NAR access point is highlighted

Creating a NEW NAR

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Fixed fields, 040, 1XX, 670 fields input automatically

Creating a NEW NAR

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Creating a NEW NAR

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Closing: Don’t Agonize!• The file is dynamic; any cataloger

with more information may improve the NAR in the future

• Be confident! You’re the expert, with the item in hand

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Thank you!

Cooperation by all partners improves the authority and bibliographic databases!