Authority Control: Creating and Maintaining Consistency

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Authority control, the process of ensuring consistent use of access points in bibliographic records, helps library users discover all relevant information within a library’s catalog. To be effective, authority requires record maintenance. This session will cover the basic principles of authority control and guide users on maintaining consistency in authority records.

Learning objectives for this session include

Address the importance of authority control
Maintain consistency in authority records
Develop an authority record workflow

Contact Hours: 2

Location: Online (Technical Requirements)

Registration Closes: January 20, 2025, 8:00 AM (Central)

If you require accessibility accommodations, please contact us at least two weeks prior with information on how we can help.

Instructor

Amanda Sprochi Adjunct Trainer

Amanda Sprochi is a cataloger of all things rare, digital, and print at the University of Missouri in Columbia. She's served as the Medical Library Association's representative (6 years) to the American Library Association’s Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access, was a member of the RSC+ Committee working on the RDA 3R Project, and chaired the Fictitious Entities Working Group. She teaches cataloging courses at the Mizzou School of Information Science & Learning Technologies and was honored with a 2024 CORE Presidential Citation for her work as chair of ALA's Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access.

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Amigos Member Fee ($90.00)
Available only if you are a member of Amigos Library Services.
Non-member Fee ($180.00)
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