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[Heidi Lerner]

Heidi G. Lerner
Hebraica/Judaica Cataloger
Catalog Dept.
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, CA  94305-6004
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NACO catalogers:  FYI

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Subject: [PCCLIST] Name Authority Record Cleanup Projects
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:57:29 -0500
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Name Authority Record Cleanup Projects

Two cleanup projects began on Feb. 11, 2008 that will increase the number 
of name authority records distributed for the next several weeks.  One 
project will add 043 and 781 fields to geographic name authority 
records -- this is a continuation of a project begun in 2006 to enhance 
name authority records with geographic data (see 
http://www.loc.gov/cds/notices/notname.html for information on the earlier 
project).
Another cleanup project will remove unnecessary ending punctuation from 
1XX headings in older authority records (this generally impacts records 
created before a policy change in 1989 to exclude such punctuation). 
While many of these older records will have had ending punctuation removed 
as they were updated during the last 20 years, a number of records remain 
to be fixed -- these records have presented vexing challenges to local 
systems and authority control vendors for many years and have been the 
source of many complaints.  The records will be processed at the rate of 
approximately 5,000 records per day.

Customers receiving weekly name authority distribution records will see 
the increase beginning with the Feb. 19, 2008 distribution.
Any questions regarding these records can be directed to:
Cataloging Policy & Support Office
email:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
February 14, 2008

Library of Congress  Cataloging Distribution ServiceWashington DC 
20541-4912 USA  Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: (202) 707-6100  Fax: (202) 
707-1334  http://www.loc.gov/cds/

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Joanna K. Dyla
Head, MARC Unit
Cataloging & Metadata Services
Stanford University Libraries
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