NACO Participants' Manual -3rd Edition - Library of Congress

Heading – A term that may be ambiguous in the NACO and SACO environment. The 1XX inan authority record is defined in MARC 21 as the “heading.” However, an access point usedas a main or added entry on a bibliographic record is referred to as a “heading”. An authorityrecord as a whole is often erroneously called a “heading.”ILS – Integrated library system; see also LC ILS.Independent status – The library/funnel project may contribute its records independently tothe shared authority file upon reaching independent status, typically within one year.Justification – The practice of giving a citation in the 670 field in an authority record for theforms of a name used as the main heading and for cross-references.LAC – Library and Archives of Canada. See also NLC.LC – Library of Congress.LC ILS – The name given to the Library of Congress’ Integrated Library System (Voyagerfrom Endeavor) that serves as the local system for LC.LC liaison – The Library of Congress staff member assigned to a NACO library to help withcataloging questions, and especially to delete authority records in the LC database or toarrange for BFM.LCC – Library of Congress Classification.LCCN – Library of Congress Control Number.LC/NAF – Library of Congress/NACO Authority File (formerly referred to as NAF). Asrecommended by an international task group, the PCC officially named the authority file theLC/NAF in 2004.LCRIs or RIs – Library of Congress Rule Interpretations to AACR. NACO participants arerequired to follow LCRIs in addition to AACR in their authority work.LCSH – Library of Congress Subject Headings. A hierarchical system of subject headingsmaintained by LC for use on bibliographic records.MARC – Machine-Readable Cataloging. A technical standard for the representation andcommunication of bibliographic and related information in machine-readable form.9