----- Original Message -----
From: Sherman Clarke <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 9:28 am
Subject: Re: [PCCLIST] Reminder: check LC Authorities for proposed subjects
To: [log in to unmask]

> Kate and others,
> While I'd love to see expedited creation of SACO proposals in
> OCLC, I think we should also thank the folks at LC who are
> getting proposed headings into http://authorities.loc.gov within
> a day or two or three of submission. At least we have a chance
> of finding the proposed heading in one of our commonly-available
> environments.

[snip]

> Sherman Clarke
> New York University Libraries
> [log in to unmask]

It seems to me that only new records and not proposals to change existing records (including changes to the 1xx field) get into the database quickly. I know that several language change proposals I submitted about six months ago have still not appeared...

Nancy Sack