Hi Sue:

  What about the question we're asking: "Different authors occasionally 
publish under the same name. Catalogers add qualifiers to their headings 
or leave them 'undifferentiated.' Catalogers also often enter works in 
catalogs under erroneous headings that might confuse works by different 
persons regardles of 'authority work.' How important are these qualifiers 
to patrons, and is a complete cleaup of databases and authority files 
something taxpayers (particularly those who can't read) are willing to 
fund?"

Cheers!

jgm

  John G. Marr
  Cataloger
  CDS, UL
  Univ. of New Mexico
  Albuquerque, NM 87131
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