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Mike, There are several different issues in your single e-mail. I will try to answer as best I can, what I can. The injunction to notify the British Library of revisions to headings contributed by them the the NACO authority file is a long-standing one. It has been in the documentation at least since 1996,with the signing of the Cataloguing Policy Convergence Agreement. At that time, it was hoped that the BLNAL would be gradually superseded by the equivalent heading in the NACO authority file. This procedure allows the British Library not only to further that goal, but to keep its bibliographic databases in synch with the authority file, in a similar manner to that achieved by BFM notification to LC. It is all the more important at this time, as they are in the process of data migration to their new system. As for the contributions of the British Library in return for this consideration: They are the largest single contributor to NACO. In FY2003 they contributed 19,460 new name authority records for the use of all, and revised 11,118 existing records--for the most part, by breaking out unique headings from undifferentiated NARs. By my desk-top tables, their contributions of new name authority records total 75,486 over the past ten years, with over 35,000 revisions to extisting authority records. In subject matters, over two thousand new subject headings and an impressive amount of revision work since that time. This is all done gratis, without regard for their past practice of charging for this data as part of their self-support. The matter of CIP data, however, is another matter. It is handled by a separate workflow. A contractor with headquarters in Scotland deals with bibliographic data and the Boston Spa BL staff handle the authority work. From my knowledge of internal workflow there, I do know that the BL cataloguing staff aims for a 24 hour turnover in corrections. They are not, unfortunately, also responsible for the re-distribtuion of that data, which rests in other hands. As for printing the CIP data in the books, that, I realized some time ago is entirely in the hands of the *publishers*. There is nothing that LC or the BL can do to force UK publishers into printing our data in their volumes, and, in an amazingly large number of cases, they do not. At best, one will find the notification that "A cataloguing record is available for this item from the British Library [or the Library of Congress]" Anthony Anthony R.D. Franks Cooperative Cataloging Program Specialist Library of Congress 202-707-2822 (voice) 202-252-2082 (fax) >>> [log in to unmask] 11/13/03 05:11PM >>> Anthony; Sorry for the blank message I sent you a moment ago. It's late and MSOutlook frequently gets the better of me late in the day. As to your reminder about notifying the British Library when changing a BL heading in a name authority record, might I ask why we are expected to do this when they are not expected to reciprocate? My job would be made a lot easier if the British Library were a little more cooperative--for instance printing Cataloging IN Publication IN the book--so I'm moved to ask the impolitic question above. Even making their catalog available for easy perusal would help. Also, the directive instructs us to notify them *prior* to making the change. Is my cataloging then supposed to sit around the office gathering electronic moss while they decide whether or not the change can be made? In other words, am I seeking their permission or just notifying them? Your guidance on these matters would be very much appreciated. Mike Tribby Senior Cataloger Quality Books Inc. The Best of America's Independent Presses mailto:[log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Antony Robert David Franks [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 6:27 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Revisions to BL Contributed Headings At the request of the British Library, the Coop Team reminds NACO members to please adhere to the section of Z1 (the yellow pages), 1XX, p. 1, relating to revision of name authority records contributed by the British Library. In short, please remember to inform the British Library, through the e-mail address listed [log in to unmask], of changes made to headings (1XXs only) contributed by the BL (040 $a Uk $b eng $c Uk) The British Library are currently in the process of data migration preparatory to the implementation of their new system. At the same time, they are delinking their catalogue from the BLNAL and testing linkage with the NACO Authority File. Failure by NACO members to follow the procedures outlined in Z1 (the yellow pages) make these actions on the part of the BL even more difficult than can be exected of a "normal" implementation. Anthony R.D. Franks Cooperative Cataloging Program Specialist Library of Congress 202-707-2822 (voice) 202-252-2082 (fax)