Authority Control Today: Principles, Practices, and Trends

Authority control enhances the accessibility of library resources by controlling the choice and form of access points, improving users' ability to efficiently find the works most relevant to their information search. While authority control and the technologies that support its implementation c...

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Published inCataloging & classification quarterly Vol. 59; no. 2-3; pp. 129 - 158
Main Authors Wiederhold, Rebecca A., Reeve, Gregory F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Routledge 01.01.2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Authority control
catalog maintenance
controlled vocabularies
cooperative cataloging
information retrieval
Library catalogs
Library resources
OPACs
Trends
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Summary:Authority control enhances the accessibility of library resources by controlling the choice and form of access points, improving users' ability to efficiently find the works most relevant to their information search. While authority control and the technologies that support its implementation continue to evolve, the underlying principles and purposes remain the same. Written primarily for a new generation of librarians, this paper illuminates the importance of authority control in cataloging and library database management, discusses its history, describes current practices, and introduces readers to trends and issues in the field, including future applications beyond the library catalog.
ISSN:0163-9374
1544-4554
DOI:10.1080/01639374.2021.1881009