053 LC Classification Numbers in NACO Authority Records

1. 053 LC Classification Numbersin NACO Authority Records PCC Operations Committee Meetings May 4, 2018

2. Program change for literary author numbers in name authority records • Similarities and differences in the governance of NACO and SACO • Policy-making process for the LC vocabularies and LC classification

3. NAF 053 literary author numbers • An LCC literary author number may be added to some NARs • Policies contained in CSM F 632 sec. 6

4. NAF 053 literary author numbers • NACO members suggest literary author numbers by using a fill-in form on LC’s website • Coop staff modify the suggestion as necessary, based on LC’s catalog and/or policies • NACO member adds number to NAR for author

5. NAF 053 literary author numbers • NACO members suggest literary author numbers • Assignment of authors to correct time periods, languages, andgeographic locations is a problem • “Verified” numbers sometimes conflict with the schedule and/or formal LCC proposals • Authors with pseudonyms are sometimes assigned multiple numbers • Over 10,000 suppressed “holding” bib records cause confusion and filing problems in LC’s catalog • Problem increases exponentially with addition of more “holding” records

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7. NAF 053 literary author numbers • NACO members suggest literary author numbers • Three options • 1. Require full editorial proposals for all literary author numbers • 2. Coop staff do full editorial review on all suggested literary author numbers, as if they were full editorial proposals • 3. Eliminate the workflow; NACO participants add unverified literary author numbers

8. NAF 053 literary author numbers • NACO members record unverified literary author numbers • Benefits • No need to wait for LC to reply to a request for a number • Multiple libraries may record their local numbers • May be used by others or not, as local needs dictate • No limit on the number of local 053s at this time

9. NAF 053 literary author numbers • 053 #4 $a [number] $5 [MARC organization code] • Example: • 053 #4 $a PS3561.E99995 $5 QuertY

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11. NAF 053 literary author numbers • Limitations on use of 053 (CSM F 632) • Only literary authors classed in PA-PT • Not for authors classed in PZ (children’s fiction) • Only authors who have a literary author number or established span of numbers • Not for authors with successive cutter numbers

12. NAF 053 literary author numbers • 053 okay • Literary author number with a single cutter • 053 #0 $a PR6063.C326 • 100 1# $a McCall Smith, Alexander, $d 1948-

13. NAF 053 literary author numbers • 053 okay • Literary authors with spans established in the schedules • 053 #0 $a PS3200 $b PS3248 • 100 1# $a Whitman, Walt, $d 1819-1892 • 053 #0 $a PG7157.B24 $b PG7157.B242 • 100 1# $a Baka, Józef, $d 1707-1780

14. NAF 053 literary author numbers • 053 not okay • Literary author with successive cutters • 100 1# $a Burland, Brian • Second cutter reflects author’s name and “slides;” .B43 is authors from Bermuda

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20. NAF 053 literary author numbers • Other NARs that are ineligible for 053s (unless they are also literary authors) • Deities, legendary characters, mythological beings • Philosophers • Musicians • Artists • Biblical figures • Named animals This list is not exhaustive!

21. NAF 053 literary author numbers • When should formal proposals be made? • From CSM F 632sec. 3.a: • Literary authors whose name changes significantly due to changes in cataloging rules, marital status, etc. • Literary authors born before 1925 • Literary authors who have pseudonyms or joint pseudonyms (regardless of date of birth) • With some exceptions • Anonymous works originally published before 1925

22. Governance similarities and differences between NACO and SACO • Similarities: • Both are “authority” components of the PCC • Both require membership and training • Both incorporate names and concepts not represented in Library of Congress collections

23. Governance similarities and differences between NACO and SACO • Differences: • NACO • PCC members collaboratively manage the LC/NACO Name Authority File (NAF) • NACO libraries achieve independence after a review period

24. Governance similarities and differences between NACO and SACO • Differences: • SACO • LC has sole responsibility for the management of LCSH, LCGFT, LCMPT, LCDGT, LCC • SACO libraries propose headings, terms, and classification numbers for consideration by LC • May also suggest policy changes • Every proposal is reviewed by subject policy specialists in the Policy and Standards Division