----- Original Message ----- From: "News from RLG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 9:39 AM Subject: RLIN NACO Contributions Post March 1, 2005
Subject: RLIN NACO Contributions Post March 1, 2005 To All RLIN NACO Liaisons: Starting March 1, 2005 only the "call rlin(aut)" command will work when you log onto RLIN Terminal for Windows, allowing RLIN NACO contributors to continue to submit name authority records to the LC/NACO authority file until the RLIN21 client support for NACO is available. All cataloging functions will be supported only in the RLIN21 client. You will still use your current RLG accounts to logon. You will be looking at the same authority databases as you see now, not yet migrated. They are the same authority databases available in the RLIN21 Web and RLIN21 client interfaces. You will still be able to retrieve pending and saved authority records after March 1. You will be able to "call rlin(cat)" within an RLIN NAF session to generate an authority record from a bibliographic record. Those of you who generate an authority record from a bibliographic record in your local system (sel fil loc) can continue to do so. *** Note that the eight bibliographic files of the current RLG Union Catalog will be frozen as of Friday, February 25. You will not be able to generate an authority record from a bibliographic record created in the RLIN21 client starting March 1. *** We have made the catalog function available to RLIN NACO users solely for generating authority records. ALL NEW CATALOG RECORDS OR BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD UPDATES MUST BE DONE IN THE RLIN21 CLIENT! Bibliographic records you attempt to create or update with RLIN Terminal for Windows will not be processed We apologize for the inconvenience during this final transition period. All production NAF records you contribute using RLIN Terminal for Windows will be available to RLIN21 Web and RLIN21 client searchers of the LC/NACO authority file after distribution by LC. We will keep you abreast of RLIN21 client NACO developments in future communiquÃs. Karen Smith-Yoshimura RLG 20242
