> then why not also notify OCLC and RLIN (to name just two proprietors of
> large bibliographic databases)? One reason might be that individual
> NACO members may not have access to those bibliographic databases--just
> like with the BL.
My understanding of some of OCLC's automation features is that now when a
1XX authority heading is changed, there is an automatic process that
results in headings in bib. records being flipped to the new form.
Perhaps someone from OCLC can confirm if this is correct.
Although NACO libraries are not required to notify the utilities of
headings that need to be changed to match authorized forms, we include
notification to OCLC as part of our workflow. Catalogers report records
to OCLC using the error reporting feature in Passport whenever they create
a heading and there are bib. records in OCLC that don't match the newly
authorized form. We consider this a useful community service, and it also
means that if we have to use one of those records later that the heading
is already in the authorized form and we don't import variant forms of an
author's name into bib. records in our catalog.
Adam
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