Authority Control Backfile

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ow can you make sure the people using your catalog discover all of the resources available in your collection? With Authorities Processing. When your catalog is consistent and accurate, resources are easier for patrons to find. MARCIVE will take your existing file of MARC bibliographic records and standardize:
  • Name headings
  • Series and uniform title headings
  • Subject headings
  • Genre headings
We use the most current version of the Library of Congress (LC), Library and Archives Canada (LAC), National Library of Medicine (MeSH), Genre (LCGFT and GSAFD), and NASA files. Our specialized body of software also corrects obsolete MARC tagging and other problems that affect display and indexing in your catalog.
Enrichment (Table of Contents, Fiction/Biography, and Summaries) can be added conveniently and affordably at the same time. Reading notes (Lexile Measures®, Accelerated Reader, and Reading Counts!) can be added for free.

Ready to use our Authorities Processing services?

When you are ready to start the process, contact a marketing representative for a version of the profile that you can fill in. Completing a profile is the first step to keeping your database current and consistent.




Literature & Forms

Overview

Detailed Description of Authorities Services

Backfile Profile - Complete and send to us to begin Authorities work

Backfile Profile Pt. 2 Guide - Helpful in answering questions about how to fill out the Backfile Profile

Backfile Authorities Profile Pt. 3 RDA Conversion Service Guide — Explanation of Resource Description and Access Conversion Service options as part of backfile authorities work

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Resources

How Authorities Processing Improves Results with Encore and Other Catalog Search Overlay Products (June 2010)

Authority Control for Names in Tables of Contents: Special Processing of 970 Fields (January 2011)

Authorities: Series Options (June 2009)

Authorities: Saving Time and Money with Automated Processing of Bib and Authorities Records (January 2010)

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