[Koha] Authorities--yes

[Ben Ide]

Not me exclusively -- I wish!  Even in a large consortia, there may
only be one or two libraries that use authorities.  And even then,
they might not always maintain them.

What's heartening is that OCLC isn't the only place to get authority
standards from:
https://biblios.net/can-i-access-authority-files-‡bibliosnet  (Not
that anyone here would be interested.  Heh.)

Add to wish list: "Release authority work earlier than soon."  Done.  ;-)

Thanks,
-- Ben

On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 8:13 PM, Joann Ransom <jransom at library.org.nz> wrote:
> Hi Ben,
>
> It sounds like you might be sponsoring it. It would be much appreciated and
> probably beneficial too if it could be released to the community early  :)
>
> Cheers Jo.
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 3:15 AM, Ben Ide <benide at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Not to get too deeply into this, but yes, I believe that authorities
>> will be getting much better soon.
>>
>> Our library really depends on authority work, and I don't want to slow
>> down our catalogers in order to maintain collection maintenance.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -- Ben
>>
>> ("Maintain maintenance."  Nice, Ide.)
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Lenora Oftedahl <oftl at critfc.org> wrote:
>> > Yes, I would love for authorities to work. The scientists in state
>> > agencies just love to change how they sign their documents. Nicknames,
>> > initials, no initials, full name, etc.
>> >
>> > Lenora
>> >
>> > Lenora A. Oftedahl
>> > StreamNet Regional Librarian
>> > Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
>> > http://www.fishlib.org
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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> --
> Joann Ransom RLIANZA
> Acting Head of Libraries,
> Horowhenua Library Trust.
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