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Main Authors: Vocino, Michael, And Others
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1990
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED342408
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  • Rhode Island Higher Education Library Integrated Network (HELIN). Final Report. Task Force on Bibliographic and Authority Control. Vocino, Michael And Others Academic Libraries Bibliographic Databases Cataloging Classification Computer Networks Consortia Higher Education Library Networks Library Standards Policy Formation State Programs The final report from the Higher Education Library Integrated Network (HELIN)'s Task Force on Bibliographic and Authority Control begins with a statement of the charge to the task force. It then summarizes its activities in each of five areas: (1) documentation of local authority control (cataloging) practices; (2) consultation with vendors of authority control data and their customers; (3) identification of national cataloging and authority control standards; (4) recommendations for the ongoing coordination of authority work within the consortium; and (5) recommendations for written HELIN policy and procedures for the creation, update and ongoing evaluation of bibliographic and authority records in the consortium. The report also provides a statement of the HELIN systemwide online cataloging policies for bibliographic, item, and authority records. Lists of authorized cataloging standards and standard cataloging abbreviations are appended. (MAB)