On Mon, 12 May 2008, Robert Maxwell wrote:
> ... I always control the headings and think it is good practice.
> Controlling the headings is an excellent way to make sure the BIBCO
> records are "kept in synch with the authority records." It's also a
> convenient way to ensure that all the needed authority work has (or has
> not) been done.
Hi Robert:
You may not have meant to dredge up a conundrum with your comment, but
one does have to look at the authority records before controlling to
them-- not rarely (albeit infrequently), I have had to change
already-controlled headings to other forms because the persons associated
with the bib. records were not the persons represented by the controlling
authority records.
John G. Marr
Cataloger
RMBA, UNMGL
Univ. of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
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