What’s in a name: associated costs or authority work for artists’ names
Authority control is both the most expensive and important quality of any library catalog. Controlling headings for artists’ names can be more expensive than other personal names, as more time is required for the necessary research needed to determine the preferred form of name and variants. However, the cost associated with controlling artists’ names can be managed through effective use of reference materials and time. How artist headings are used also suggests that, over time, the initial investment can save a library from expenses associated with future catalog maintenance.
Authority Control: Principles, Applications, and Instructions
"Authority Control: Principles, Applications, and Instructions" covers both theoretical and practical aspects of this complex area, with the emphasis being placed on practical. The theoretical aspects include a discussion of major issues facing the profession today in regard to authority control. The practical aspects treated in the work include general and specific principles for guidance in creating the physical authority records. The guiding principles for controlling the intellectual record are also included and are applicable to manual or online systems. Instructions are graphically described with examples, charts, diagrams, and other appropriate illustrations.
Authority Control with a Standalone Program
The OCLC Terminal Software SaveScreen function allows M300 Workstation users to save records appearing on the monitor to machine‐readable files. The staff of Xavier University Libraries have created several microcomputer programs to process these files. Perhaps the most unusual of these is the program that manipulates authority and reference records.