This may be a bit too specific or complex for 1 day - but I will throw it out
there and would be more than happy to lead the event.
This is an idea I kind of formalized today:
Develop an authority control mechanism into vufind (www.vufind.org) that would
utilize the library of congress authority control data and automatically
authorize bibliographic records in vufind.
Step 1: Download and index LOC authority author records
Step 2: Update all bib records in a vufind instance with authorized forms and
alternate forms
Step 3: Delete unused authority records in authority index
Step 4: Create a script that processes this on a periodic basis (monthly or
yearly).
Voila - free authority control for the library's catalog (assuming they opt to
use vufind)
Andrew
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Subject: [CODE4LIB] Conference: Access 2008 in Hamilton, ON -- October
1-4.
Also folks, I'm still soliciting Access Hackfest ideas -- let me know
if you
have any.
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