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| Question | Responses - prepend with initials |
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| Vendor : Do you use a vendor to update MARC bib and MARC authority records? |
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Controlled MARC bib tags: Are the follow MARC bib tags controlled by a MARC authority record? Any other MARC bib tags that are controlled by a MARC authority record
| MARC 490 does not contain controlled headings; JS |
| Applying authority control via Data import: If you use data import, do you expect to set an option that will match MARC authority heading to MARC bib tag. | No; JS |
| Applying authority control via single record import: Should an option be available that automatically applies authority control? | No; JS |
| Authority control (manual) : Do you manually match headings? If so, what is the % of your workflow? | |
| Authority control (automated): Do you currently use your ILS' automated service? If so, what is the % of your workflow? | Not until/unless the Entity Management App is developed, and then it should still be optional; JS |
| Current workflow for matching: What is your current workflow for matching headings? | |
| Preferred vs non-preferred handling: How do you want to handle a non-preferred match? | |
| Matching: Do you populate your authority and bib records with $0 - Authority record control number or standard number and $1 - Real World Object URI (R)? Do you plan to populate $0 and/or $1? | The authority vendor populates the $0, when matching headings (links to id.loc.gov); JS |
| Name (Authority file): Does your library use multiple Name - authority files? Which Name - authority file(s) does your library use? | |
| Subject (authority file): Which Subject - authority file(s) does your library use? | |
| Title (authority file): Which Title - authority file(s) does your library use? | |
| Genre (authority file): Which Genre - authority file(s) does your library use? | |
| Local (authority file): Does your library manage local authority records? | Some libraries have local authority name files : LD |
| Updates (manual): Do you manually update headings? If so, what is the % of your workflow? | |
| Updates (automated): Do you currently use an automated service? If so, what is the % of your workflow? | |
| Update bib records: What is your expectation for when updates should be applied to bib records? | |
| Reports/Lists: What reports are needed to support your workflow(s)? | |
| Preferred workflow for matching: What is your preferred workflow for matching? In other words, if you had the chance to build authority control support in a system from scratch what would be the preferred workflow? | |
| Preferred workflow for updating: What is your preferred workflow for updating? In other words, if you had the chance to build authority control support in a system from scratch what would be the preferred workflow? | |
| Any additional questions? What critical workflow/functionality has not been covered with these questions that should be discussed? |
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