Authorities Interest Group

Charge

Maintain expertise in authorities, discuss authorities issues, make recommendations, and function as a sounding board for TSD on authorities matters.

Current Projects

Under construction

Authorities Documentation

• Training Module for Series Verification at UM Libraries
• Training Module for Name Verification at UM Libraries
• Training Module for Subject Verification at UM Libraries
• University of Maryland Series Policy
• Series policy for gifts with imprints more than 5 years old
• Series procedure for gifts with imprints more than 5 years old
• Glossary of Terms Used in Technical Services Division, UM Libraries

Automated Authorities Processing Documentation

• USMAI's Library Technologies, Inc. (LTI) Processing FAQ
• USMAI's Identifying Records for LTI Authority Reprocessing (July 2007)
• USMAI Authorities Implementation Resources
• LTI's Description of Authority Update Processing (AUP) Reports

Authorities Interest Group email reflector: tsd-act

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