Adam,
These are the types of issues I will discuss with colleagues in the Policy and Standards Division, and I will take your suggestions as well for PSD's consideration. For now, though, please just let the 667 note serve as the delete notification-- your wording is fine, but as long as the field indicates that the record is being reported for deletion, other wording is ok, too. We will definitely add an example with suggested wording to the 667 instruction in DCM Z1 once the issue has been discussed and finalized.
Paul
Paul Frank
Acting Coordinator, NACO and SACO Programs
Cooperative Programs Section
Cooperative and Instructional Programs Division
Library of Congress
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Subject: [PCCLIST] 667 for deletes
I've informed our staff that I will start using the 667 for records to be deleted, and that they may see them on other records as well. I think it might be nice to have some kind of standardized wording. Something like this perhaps?:
667 Record reported for deletion. Use instead: <LCCN of record to use>
The one other thing that I would like to raise is whether there is some place else in the record where we can code the fact that the NAR is not to be used, so that catalogers using OCLC's control headings feature would not be able to control an access point that linked to the NAR about to be deleted? There are undoubtedly many catalogers that simply control headings without actually viewing a name authority record. If they don't view it, they won't see the 667 note. Is there some code we can add (heck, we're already adding the 667 note now) that would prevent that NAR from being used by the control software? Maybe changing 008/14 (Name use) from "a" to "b"? Or 008/33 (Auth status) to "n"?
I realize that all of this would be optional, but if a cataloger wanted to code the record as invalid in addition to the 667, may they?
Adam Schiff
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