Extending Name Authority Work beyond the Cataloging Department: A Case Study at the University of Nevada, Reno Libraries

Authors

  • Dana M. Miller
  • Amy Jo Hunsaker

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/lrts.62n3.136

Abstract

The University of Nevada, Reno Libraries’ Metadata and Cataloging Department partnered with the Special Collections and Digital Initiatives departments to obtain NACO certification. To meet the needs of our users and better represent Nevada figures in the Library of Congress Name Authority File, the three departments collaborated to create a new workflow and a tool that effectively extended name authority work and record contribution beyond traditional MARC cataloging.

Author Biography

Dana M. Miller

Dana M. Miller (dana.miller@ohs.org) is the Collections Management Librarian at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland. Amy Jo Hunsaker (ahunsaker@unr.edu) is the Digital Initiatives Librarian at the University of Nevada Reno Libraries.

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Published

2018-07-02

Issue

Vol. 62 No. 3 (2018): July

Section

Notes on Operations

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