Document (#20828)

Author

Lam, V.-T.

Title

Outsourcing authority control : experience of the University of Saskatchewan Libraries

Source

Cataloging and classification quarterly. 32(2001) no.4, S.53-70

Year

2001

Abstract

Authority Control (AC) is an important cataloging function aimed at achieving catalog consistency. It is very time-consuming and labor-intensive. During the 1990s, many North American academic libraries, under budgetary constraints, have tried to outsource AC activities. The Cataloging Department of the University of Saskatchewan Libraries (USL) outsourced its AC activities to the Library Technology Inc. (LTI), a United States-based AC processing vendor. This paper summarizes the experiences gained by USL in this AC project: the decision-making process in the selection of LTI; pre- and post-database clean-up by LTI; and, the current AC activities.

Theme

Formalerschließung

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