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1. authorities.loc.govLibrary of Congress Authorities

   authorities.loc.gov

   Includes subject, name, title and name/title authority records created by or for the Library of Congress. Permits free downloading in MARC format.

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   • Authority

     Library of Congress >> MARC >> Authority. 1999 Edition....

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   Why do librarians need authority records?

   • Some librarians ask several vendors of authority data for printed examples of their MARC records in order to compare their fullness and compliance with MARC 21 standards. Clearly, the contents of the authority records will determine the success of a library's automated authority control efforts.

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   Where can I find Library of Congress authority records?

   • Library of Congress Authority Records on the Web Library of Congress Online Catalogs Thesauri & Controlled Vocabularies Authorities/Vocabularies(id.loc.gov) Other Library Catalogs Report Catalog or Authority Record Errors Report errors in the Library of Congress Online Catalog, authority records, or Z39.50 access issues.

   Catalogs, Authority Records - Library of Congress

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   What is authority control in a bibliographic record?

   • In doing this, authority records provide authority control. Authority control means establishing a recognized form for an entity name and using that form whenever the name is needed as an access point in a bibliographic record. The adventures of Tom Sawyer / Mark Twain ; with an introduction by Robert S. Tilton.

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   Do libraries share authority files?

   • As in the case of bibliographic records, libraries have been sharing authority information for many years. Although libraries may (and many do) maintain their own name and subject authority files, many institutions have found that sharing the responsibility of authority file maintenance is both cost effective and quality enhancing.

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