Hi, Dainy, thank you for your question. I'm not sure where you searched, but there is a heading/access point for Beth Jacob Schools (lccn n 2003067945) with a variant for Bais Yaakov Schools in the LC/NACO Name Authority File (LCNAF), based on the work Carry me in your heart, by Pearl Benisch (publ. 2003). Does this meet your needs? Since there were some errors in the NAR, I've gone ahead and corrected the errors and added more data, including the variants you suggested below that are sourced in Wikipedia<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bais_Yaakov__;!!KGKeukY!1OrbpDRlEkf4z6psTTMU3ShuhmUpfEr0W08MCnSRxHyu7VDkSDTJoZr9sVAeTCiL1fyltX-MM4BEjmaiCWT7hg$ > and in NLI's NAF online<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nli.org.il/he/authorities/987007511760505171__;!!KGKeukY!1OrbpDRlEkf4z6psTTMU3ShuhmUpfEr0W08MCnSRxHyu7VDkSDTJoZr9sVAeTCiL1fyltX-MM4BEjmZyre27cA$ >.
For your reference, there is no "NACO committee." There are funnel projects for NACO<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/naco/funnels.html__;!!KGKeukY!1OrbpDRlEkf4z6psTTMU3ShuhmUpfEr0W08MCnSRxHyu7VDkSDTJoZr9sVAeTCiL1fyltX-MM4BEjmaII9iM0w$ > (and BIBCO<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/bibco/funnels.html__;!!KGKeukY!1OrbpDRlEkf4z6psTTMU3ShuhmUpfEr0W08MCnSRxHyu7VDkSDTJoZr9sVAeTCiL1fyltX-MM4BEjmbfV0a7Pw$ > and SACO<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/saco/funnelsaco.html__;!!KGKeukY!1OrbpDRlEkf4z6psTTMU3ShuhmUpfEr0W08MCnSRxHyu7VDkSDTJoZr9sVAeTCiL1fyltX-MM4BEjmanBzTSvQ$ >). Participants in NACO contribute authority records for agents, places, works, and expressions to the LCNAF. An entity is established in the NAF based on usage in published works. Once established, a name is not changed unless considered necessary. "Necessary" factors include inaccurate dates present in an established authorized access point (or partial dates when complete dates are known) or an author abandoning a previously preferred form of name. Neither of these is the case for Sarah Shnirer, so despite a current, more prevalent spelling of her name, the access point will not be changed. This is to minimize the number of record changes that need to take place (known as bibliographic file maintenance). Certainly, variant forms of names are added as they are found in publications in order to provide maximum access, and the form Schenirer, Sarah, 1883-1935 is given as a variant for Shnirer, Sarah, 1883-1935. Finally, I encourage you to create a Wikidata account<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://auth.wikimedia.org/wikidatawiki/wiki/Special:CreateAccount?useformat=desktop&usesul3=1&returnto=Q2262627¢ralauthLoginToken=42f220d84d836f0881e457a95474d73c__;!!KGKeukY!1OrbpDRlEkf4z6psTTMU3ShuhmUpfEr0W08MCnSRxHyu7VDkSDTJoZr9sVAeTCiL1fyltX-MM4BEjmbDvE7Gdg$ > (free to all) and edit the Wikidata entry for Bais Yaakov<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2262627__;!!KGKeukY!1OrbpDRlEkf4z6psTTMU3ShuhmUpfEr0W08MCnSRxHyu7VDkSDTJoZr9sVAeTCiL1fyltX-MM4BEjmbU5cqy7A$ > to include the information you have about this school network and social movement (per the Shalvi/Hyman Encyc. of Jewish Women<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/bais-yaakov-schools__;!!KGKeukY!1OrbpDRlEkf4z6psTTMU3ShuhmUpfEr0W08MCnSRxHyu7VDkSDTJoZr9sVAeTCiL1fyltX-MM4BEjmaB8dhlPw$ > entry; the above NAR is specific to the schools.) Please don't hesitate to reach out with further questions. Thanks, Jasmin ________________________________ From: Heb-naco <[email protected]> on behalf of Dainy Bernstein via Heb-naco <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2025 3:30 PM To: Hebrew Name Authority Funnel <[email protected]> Subject: [Heb-NACO] Beth Jacob heading Hi all, I'm working on a book about Sarah Shnirer now (using the established spelling of her name there even though it's more widely spelled Sarah Schenirer). One of the subject headings that's already been assigned is "Beth Hi all, I'm working on a book about Sarah Shnirer now (using the established spelling of her name there even though it's more widely spelled Sarah Schenirer). One of the subject headings that's already been assigned is "Beth Jacob Central Administration," which makes sense for a book about the establishment of the school movement. But in browsing through related subject headings, I saw that there are no other Beth Jacob / Bet Yaakov / Bais Yaakov etc. headings, only this "Beth Jacob Central Administration." This heading is only relevant to the Bais Yaakov movement until around the start of the Holocaust, and today there is no central authority. A better heading for discussion of Bais Yaakov schools across the world and beyond the life of its founder would be "Beth Jacob Schools" or something like that - maybe "Beth Jacob (Orthodox schools for girls)," linking to alternate spellings like Bet Yaakov, Bais Yaakov, Beis Yaakov, Bet Yakov, and other variations. There's not a ton written about this topic, but there are enough books that I think would be helped by this heading, whether talking about schools in the US, Israel, Europe, etc. Maybe something the NACO committee can talk about? Thanks, Dainy Dainy Bernstein ey/they Hebraica Library Specialist University of Pennsylvania Libraries --- Book reviews for Shelf Awareness and AJL<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dainy-bernstein.com/book-reviews-by-dainy-bernstein__;!!KGKeukY!w8kB-km8nhS7vU7s3swVi5YhCCFDwnM0UzMBEQQgIFmWJNR3iBd1WcF4BnNgAZWHiNZzHowUxSjMwDlRkhJqy3uM-QhIiA$> --- Artifacts of Orthodox Jewish Childhoods<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.benyehudapress.com/books/artifacts-of-orthodox-childhoods/__;!!KGKeukY!w8kB-km8nhS7vU7s3swVi5YhCCFDwnM0UzMBEQQgIFmWJNR3iBd1WcF4BnNgAZWHiNZzHowUxSjMwDlRkhJqy3uf46icUA$> [Artifacts of Orthodox Jewish Childhoods: Personal and Critical Essays: Bernstein, Dainy: 9781953829252: Amazon.com: Books]
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