Everyone: It's time for one last strategic theme for discussion. I would like us to look at Recommendation 3 for the ACI report: "Significantly expand the ranks of those who can create identifiers/contribute authority data". They propose two ways of expanding: * Expand NACO participation with a "NACO lite" level of participation * Endorse the creation of a separate, parallel authority file to which non-NACO members could make contributions What are the pros/cons of these options? Should we do both, or neither? Other thoughts on this recommendations? -Beth -- ******************************************************** Beth Picknally Camden Goldstein Director of Information Processing University of Pennsylvania Libraries 215-746-4149 [log in to unmask] http://bpcamden.wordpress.com/ "You must be the change you wish to see in the world". --Mahatma Gandhi *********************************************************