Re: [LM_NET] FW: Online Petition to Prevent the Library of Congress From Abandoning the Creation of Series Authority Records

[David Lininger <tss003@TNP.MORE.NET>]

sfinemel wrote:

>I am posting the response ( with permission)from Marilyn McCroskey
>Professor of Library Science, Head of Cataloging, Meyer Library Missouri
>State University that was sent to me regarding: 
>
>The Library of Congress announcement: Abandoning the Creation of Series
>Authority Records.
>
>Professor McCroskey's full response to me is pasted below.
>
>"Judging from lack of LM_NET responses to this, perhaps folks don't
>understand what this will mean to them--that they will get LC MARC
>cataloging records with all series titles in 490 0 (untraced series),
>and these series titles will be searchable only by keyword and not
>through a title search. Also, there will no longer be LC authority work
>done on series titles (i.e., no see references for series titles
>either). Older LC cataloging will remain as it was. Previous LC
>authority records will still be in the LC system. LC just won't make any
>more authority records for series titles.
>

I tried to sign the petition yesterday, but kept getting error messages. 
Haven't tried it today yet, but I will see if I can get to it before the 
storms come and I shut the computers down.

-- 
David Lininger, kb0zke,
MS/HS librarian
Hickory County R-1 Schools
Urbana, MO 65767
417-993-4226
tss003 at tnp dot more dot net

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