Joint Statement Regarding the NACO-Music Project The Boards of the Music Library Association (MLA) and the Music OCLC Users Group (MOUG), together with members of the NACO-Music Project Advisory Committee and the MLA Cataloging and Metadata Committee wish to announce the administrative move of the NACO-Music Project to the Music Library Association.
The NACO-Music Project (NMP) was established by Ralph Papakhian in 1988 as the first subject-oriented funnel project in NACO, enabling many institutions to contribute music authority records to the national file. Now in operation for over 25 years, NMP boasts more than 50 participating institutions and demonstrates a model of cooperation and efficiency. The current administrative move of the funnel from the oversight of MOUG to that of the MLA Cataloging and Metadata Committee is intended to further strengthen the funnel through placement at the MLA cataloging table alongside the other music PCC funnels (BIBCO and SACO). MLA-CMC has liaisons who work with ALA policy-making bodies such as the Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA) and the MARC Advisory Committee (MAC). A closer connection between NMP and MLA-CMC will be helpful for music catalogers working on the same cataloging guidelines and policies. The MLA Board and the MLA Cataloging and Metadata Committee deeply appreciate the work of MOUG in initiating, developing, and maintaining the NMP. We look forward to a productive future of cooperation and innovation. Bruce Evans, Chair, Music OCLC Users Group Alan Ringwood, Chair, NACO Music Project Advisory Committee Mark Scharff, NACO Music Project Coordinator Beth Iseminger, Chair, Music Library Association Cataloging and Metadata Committee Michael Rogan, President, Music Library Association Michael Colby, Past President, Music Library Association
