Dear LIS-UKBIBS readers,
Jay Shorten (University of Oklahoma) and I are setting up a notification
list for issues about personal names in bibliographic and authority
records. The list is PERSNAME-L. This list will interest those of you
who are concerned with the accuracy of headings, which I trust includes
most readers of this message.
If you find a personal name heading that has been inappropriately
assigned, or that needs changing-- FIRST you should report such matters in
the first instance to the appropriate agency in accordance with that
agency's own policies. (For example, report WorldCat records to OCLC at
mailto:[log in to unmask]; report records of the Library of Congress
online catalog http://catalog.loc.gov to mailto:[log in to unmask])
ADDITIONALLY, you can report them to PERSNAME-L so that other people
working with those records can be advised. NACO members are welcome to
report newly established headings, as well as adjustments to existing
records, particularly when you have successfully disambiguated a vexatious
situation. If you have a question about a personal name, you can ask, and
hopefully receive advice, on PERSNAME-L.
If you simply wish to be advised when a heading has been updated in a
record, PERSNAME-L will serve as a means for doing so. You can then
adjust your local database as appropriate. It's recommended that you
first take steps to insure that any action you take is in accordance with
local policy and procedures.
PERSNAME-L is intended for announcements rather than discussion. To insure
that our subscribers receive only pertinent material, we will moderate
PERSNAME-L and approve only those messages which we deem appropriate.
Based on my experience with the DEWEYERROR list, I'm confident that your
subscription will be worth the time you invest in reading the messages
that are posted.
As before, discussion of such matters can take place on OCLC-Cat, Autocat,
and other forums. Why then start PERSNAME-L? PERSNAME-L is intended
strictly as a tool for cooperative quality assurance. It will join a
suite of such tools as DEWEYERROR and the Typo of the Day for Librarians
blog. In situations where people are assigned responsibility for
different aspects of quality assurance, individuals can work with just
those tools that apply to the aspect they're concerned with.
To subscribe to PERSNAME-L, follow this link http://lists.ou.edu/cgi-
bin/wa?A0=PERSNAME-L. Or send a message to MAILTO:[log in to unmask] with
the word SUBSCRIBE followed by a forename and surname. To post to the
list, send your message to MAILTO:[log in to unmask] The list has no
formal connection with OCLC, the Library of Congress, or the NACO project.
Sincerely - Ian P.S. Corporate names are not in scope!
Ian Fairclough
Marion (Ohio) Public Library
tel. 740-383-9725
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