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Authority work is the linchpin of the library catalog. As the author puts it, "Without authority control, the burden is placed on the user to think of all the possible forms a cataloger might have used to give access in the catalog to a given author or subject." If a subject is not sorted by its authorized heading, then the library and its users and staff are left without a system and ultimately the cost of an unsatisfied user. From one of the preeminent experts in the field, this is the step-by-step guide for ensuring that your library and staff are creating and maintaining authority records with the end user in mind. Comprehensive and definitive, Maxwell's Guide to Authority Work is a must-have.

In this readable text, authority work is broken down to its most basic components so that you can trace and follow the preparation of a complete authority record. Helpful illustrations identify the key characteristics of good authority records, common acronyms are defined, and cross-references throughout reinforce material. Step-by-step, you'll learn how to:

Form and record uniform access points Keep thorough and accurate records Share information in an environment of international databases and cooperative cataloging

The authoritative tool for making certain a person, author, corporate body, organization, book, or other media is appropriately classified under its authority name, subject, and form, Maxwell's should be part of any library's toolbox.

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• Acknowledgments(p. ix)
• Glossary of Acronyms(p. xi)
• 1 Introduction(p. 1)
• Headings(p. 1)
• Authority Files(p. 3)
• Why Do Authority Work?(p. 6)
• 2 Standards Governing Authority Control(p. 10)
• Standards for the Formulation of Headings(p. 10)
• Names and Uniform Titles(p. 10)
• Terms(p. 11)
• Encoding Standards (MARC 21)(p. 11)
• Variable Fields(p. 12)
• Fixed Fields(p. 18)
• The leader(p. 18)
• The 008 field(p. 20)
• RLIN and OCLC fixed field displays(p. 29)
• 3 Basic Authority Control Procedures(p. 33)
• Work Flow When Establishing a Heading(p. 33)
• Changes to Established Headings(p. 35)
• Creation of the Authority Record(p. 37)
• The Heading(p. 38)
• Sources(p. 38)
• The 670 field(p. 38)
• The 675 field(p. 44)
• References(p. 46)
• General principles(p. 46)
• 4XX fields(p. 48)
• 5XX fields(p. 52)
• The 663 field(p. 59)
• Other Parts of the Record(p. 61)
• The 010 field(p. 61)
• The 040 field(p. 64)
• The 053 field(p. 64)
• The 083 field(p. 66)
• The 667 field(p. 66)
• Fixed-Length Data(p. 69)
• 4 Authority Control of Names(p. 71)
• Choice of Name(p. 71)
• Personal Names(p. 71)
• Corporate Names(p. 74)
• Geographic Names(p. 76)
• Name or Subject?(p. 80)
• Names(p. 81)
• Subjects(p. 82)
• Names (events)(p. 84)
• Subjects (events)(p. 85)
• Form of Name(p. 85)
• Personal Names(p. 85)
• Undifferentiated names(p. 87)
• Corporate Names(p. 89)
• Omissions(p. 89)
• Additions(p. 90)
• Subordinate bodies(p. 92)
• Geographic Names(p. 93)
• Omissions(p. 93)
• Additions(p. 94)
• Changes to the form as found(p. 95)
• 5 Uniform Titles: General Information(p. 97)
• What Are Uniform Titles and What Are They Used For?(p. 97)
• When Should a Uniform Title and a Corresponding Authority Record Be Made?(p. 100)
• Choosing the Uniform Title(p. 102)
• Creating the Authority Record(p. 108)
• Authorized Heading(p. 108)
• References(p. 108)
• Notes(p. 111)
• Fixed Fields(p. 111)
• 6 Uniform Titles: Particular Problems(p. 113)
• Collocation Techniques(p. 113)
• Translations(p. 113)
• Collective Titles(p. 116)
• Laws and Treaties(p. 119)
• Differentiation Techniques(p. 122)
• Monographs(p. 123)
• Standardized Qualifiers(p. 125)
• Serials(p. 126)
• Works Created before 1501(p. 136)
• Manuscript Headings(p. 138)
• 7 Series: General Information(p. 144)
• Definitions(p. 144)
• Series(p. 144)
• Analyzable Serials(p. 146)
• Multipart Items(p. 147)
• Relationship of the Bibliographic Record to the Series Authority Record(p. 148)
• Identification of the Series(p. 151)
• Choice of Entry(p. 151)
• Sources of Information(p. 152)
• Formulation of the Heading(p. 153)
• Series Numbering(p. 156)
• Change of Title(p. 161)
• Series(p. 162)
• Multipart items(p. 166)
• Parallel Titles(p. 166)
• Subseries(p. 168)
• Subseries or not?(p. 168)
• Establishment of subseries(p. 169)
• Bibliographic record: main series unnumbered(p. 171)
• Bibliographic record: main series numbered(p. 171)
• Very generic terms as subseries(p. 172)
• Supplements and special numbers to serials(p. 173)
• Works of Personal Authorship in Series(p. 174)
• Series-Like Phrases(p. 179)
• Republications(p. 184)
• 8 Series Authority Records(p. 188)
• Overview of the Series Authority Record(p. 188)
• Detailed Treatment of MARC Authority Format Fields(p. 190)
• The Heading: 1XX field(p. 190)
• References: 4XX fields(p. 191)
• Series entered under author: references from the title(p. 192)
• Series entered under title: name-title references(p. 193)
• Reference from other names(p. 193)
• Title variants(p. 194)
• Qualification of references(p. 196)
• References: 5XX Fields(p. 197)
• Numbering: 640-642(p. 198)
• Identification of the Publisher: 643(p. 200)
• The Library's Treatment of the Series(p. 201)
• Analysis (644)(p. 201)
• Tracing (645)(p. 202)
• Classification (646)(p. 203)
• Notes(p. 204)
• 670 fields(p. 204)
• 675 fields(p. 205)
• 667 fields(p. 205)
• Fixed Fields(p. 206)
• 9 Authority Control of Terms: Thesaurus Building(p. 207)
• Equivalence Relationships(p. 208)
• Hierarchical Relationships(p. 210)
• Generic Relationships(p. 210)
• Whole-Part Relationships(p. 211)
• Instance Relationships(p. 212)
• Interhierarchical Relationships(p. 213)
• Associative Relationships(p. 214)
• Descriptors within the Same Hierarchy(p. 215)
• Descriptors Belonging to Different Hierarchies(p. 216)
• Choice of Descriptors(p. 216)
• 10 Authority Control of Terms: Subjects(p. 219)
• Subject Thesauri(p. 219)
• Library of Congress Subject Headings(p. 220)
• Choice of Term(p. 221)
• Geographic Names Established as Subjects(p. 222)
• Latest Entry(p. 225)
• Hierarchy in LCSH(p. 226)
• Subdivision Practice(p. 227)
• Independent establishment of headings containing subdivisions(p. 229)
• Free-floating subdivisions(p. 230)
• Pattern headings(p. 232)
• Geographic subdivision(p. 234)
• Order of subdivisions(p. 236)
• MARC Subject Authority Records(p. 237)
• Fixed Fields(p. 237)
• Heading(p. 238)
• References(p. 239)
• Library of Congress Control Number(p. 239)
• Library of Congress Classification Number(p. 239)
• Cataloging Source(p. 240)
• Citation of Sources(p. 240)
• Scope Notes(p. 240)
• Form of Geographic Subdivision(p. 240)
• 11 Authority Control of Terms: Genre/Form(p. 242)
• Use of Approved Thesauri(p. 242)
• Prominent Thesauri Containing Genre/Form Terms(p. 243)
• Multiple Thesauri in a Single Database(p. 245)
• MARC Coding of Genre/Form Term Authority Records(p. 249)
• Variable Fields(p. 249)
• Fixed Fields(p. 251)
• Creation of Records Based on Existing Records(p. 251)
• Subfield [double dagger]2(p. 253)
• 12 The Library and Beyond(p. 255)
• Sources of Authority Records(p. 255)
• The Utilities(p. 255)
• The Library of Congress(p. 256)
• Outsourcing(p. 257)
• Cooperative Cataloging Programs(p. 258)
• The Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC)(p. 258)
• NACO (Name Authority Cooperative Program)(p. 259)
• SACO (Subject Authority Cooperative Program)(p. 259)
• BIBCO (Bibliographic Record Cooperative Program)/CONSER (Cooperative Online Serials Program)(p. 260)
• Maintenance of the Library's System(p. 261)
• Conclusion(p. 263)
• Index(p. 265)

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Finally for catalogers, a new book on authority work to fill the gap that has existed since Doris Clack's 1990 Authority Control went out of print. Maxwell's new book covers Part 2 of AACR2 in much the same way that his Handbook for AACR2 covers Part 1. However, the Clack book has better coverage of the theory and principles behind authority control so don't weed it from your professional collection. Maxwell also includes two chapters on subject and genre heading lists. These chapters are preceded by one on thesaurus building. This makes for a well-rounded view of the subject, but if you plan to build a thesaurus, you're better off with Jean Aitcheson and others' Thesaurus Construction and Use (Fitzroy Dearborn, 2002; 4th ed.), which thoroughly deconstructs both the ANSI/ NISO and ISO standards for comparison and understanding. While Maxwell gives no clue as to the intended audience for this work, it reads like a textbook and will probably be used as such. If you're looking for an explanation of Part 2 of AACR2 or generally want to learn what authority work is and why we do it, then this should suit your needs.-April Bohannan, Virginia Beach P.L. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.