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	<title>MARS Authority Control &#187; Authority Control</title>
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		<title>Free Floater Subfield Validation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Free-Floater Subdivision Validation (18X) When a heading is attempting to find a match against Library of Congress (LC) authority records, it is typically the case that the full heading will not find a match. Why is this? It is due to all of the varied possibilities with headings that include free-floating subdivisions. For instance, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MARS Authority Control Updates</title>
		<link>http://ac.bslw.com/community/blog/2011/03/mars-authority-control-updates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This quarter has been a busy one for us at Backstage in the Authority Control / Automation service dept. We always get together and discuss upcoming goals and apply priorities to those goals throughout the year, just as everyone on this list participates in their own goals-oriented meetings. And, just like everyone else, sometimes our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FRBR, FRAD, and RDA what they all mean</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re anything like me when you hear about FRBR, FRAD, and RDA you wonder who spilled their alphabet soup. But these are serious topics in the library world and we need to understand what each term means, how they relate to one another, and what we can expect to see in the future. Karen, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LC Genre/Form Records</title>
		<link>http://ac.bslw.com/community/blog/2011/03/lc-genreform-records/</link>
		<comments>http://ac.bslw.com/community/blog/2011/03/lc-genreform-records/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Authority Records]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[genres]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We have received several inquiries about how we will be handling the new LC Genre/form records (lcgft)   and 655 headings in bibliographic records. Our default policy will be to follow the LC/PCC guidelines.  These can be found on the LC Policy and Standards Division Genre/form web page: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/genreformgeneral.html Here is what this means for Backstage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Updated RDA Links</title>
		<link>http://ac.bslw.com/community/blog/2011/03/updated-rda-links/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 23:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our RDA specialist, Karen, has updated the best list of links and information on RDA on the net and provided that for us here. To implement or not to implement, that is the question! The National RDA Test has been completed and the evaluation period is underway.  Library communities, and others, wait for the decision [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LC Policies for RDA and AACR2</title>
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		<comments>http://ac.bslw.com/community/blog/2011/03/lc-policies-for-rda-and-aacr2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who are wondering about LC&#8217;s policies for RDA and AACR2 records now that the national test is over, LC has posted the PCC Post RDA Test Guidelines here: &#160; http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/PCC-Post-RDA-Test.html &#160; The document is understandable and has some really good examples for the different scenarios.  This will be a good site [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summary of RDA Options</title>
		<link>http://ac.bslw.com/community/blog/2011/01/summary-of-rda-options/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a clear and concise summary of the main options we have for handling RDA and AACR2 bibliographic records and matching against RDA or AACR2 Authority records. We want you to receive your records exactly the way you want them, so we have created a number of different options. If you have any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;re expanding! RBMS and TGM databases available for searching</title>
		<link>http://ac.bslw.com/community/blog/2011/01/were-expanding-rbms-and-tgm-databases-available-for-searching/</link>
		<comments>http://ac.bslw.com/community/blog/2011/01/were-expanding-rbms-and-tgm-databases-available-for-searching/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are proud to announce the addition of two new genre databases in which to match your records against. RBMS &#8212; Rare Books and Manuscript Section TGM &#8212; Thesaurus for Graphic Materials Read more to learn about each of these databases. RBMS – Rare Books and Manuscript Section Association of College and Research Libraries, Division [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Join us at ALA</title>
		<link>http://ac.bslw.com/community/blog/2011/01/join-us-at-ala/</link>
		<comments>http://ac.bslw.com/community/blog/2011/01/join-us-at-ala/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 18:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On your way to Saturday morning meetings at ALA Midwinter, set aside some time to drop in for the semiannual MARS Authority Control Breakfast. Come meet with us at: McCormick &#38; Schmick&#8217;s in the Omni hotel 675 L Street San Diego Saturday, January 8, 2011 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. (McCormick &#38; Schmick&#8217;s is just a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Backstage Participating in RDA Forum at ALA</title>
		<link>http://ac.bslw.com/community/blog/2010/12/backstage-participating-in-rda-forum-at-ala/</link>
		<comments>http://ac.bslw.com/community/blog/2010/12/backstage-participating-in-rda-forum-at-ala/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As one of the corporate test partners, Backstage Library Works will be participating in a panel discussion on the test phase of RDA. We hope that you will join us in this discussion about RDA and what it means going forward. Forum at ALA Midwinter Meeting 2011 Friday, January 7, 2011 from 1:30 &#8211; 3:30 [...]]]></description>
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