When I trained some of the libraries in the NACO Canada funnel, it was 
very clear that we needed to be able to distinguish between LAC headings 
and authorities found in AMICUS and headings found on other records from 
non-LAC libraries.  Sometimes the headings and usage found on the non-LAC 
records provided useful information that wasn't available elsewhere.  The 
catalog used for searching by Canadian libraries is generally AMICUS 
rather than OCLC, so it was important that they could cite data 
from non-LAC records in AMICUS too.

We decided that the catalogers should indicate whether the info. is taken 
from LAC bib. records or authorities or non-LAC bib. records.  For 
example:

670 AMICUS, date $b (LAC auth. hdg.: Smith, Joe (Joseph); LAC bib. hdgs.: 
Smith, Joe; Smith, Joe (Joseph); non-LAC bib. hdgs.: Smith Joe, 1945- ; 
Smith, Joseph Q.)

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On Sun, 1 Jul 2007, Sherman Clarke wrote:

> Dear CPSO:
>
> We NACO participants now have access to both LAC bibliographic and authority records. When citing what we find in 670, should we try to differentiate between headings found on bib records and those from authority records? It seems to me to be worth it to include some of the information from an authority record, e.g., full birth date, full name, affiliation.
>
> A few examples in DCM Z1 Appendix 2 might be helpful (exemplary, not prescriptive, of course).
>
> Possible example: LAC via Amicus, June 23, 2007 $b (hdg.: Gait, Darlene, 
> 1969-; usage: Darlene Gait) authority record (Gait, Darlene, 1969-; 
> Darlene Emmerrecianna Gait, b. Oct. 10, 1968)
>
> Thanks for advice.
>
> Sherman Clarke
> New York University Libraries
> Art NACO
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