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

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Communications with the <strong>Library</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Congress</strong>The same basic procedure for queries regarding new authority records is used for queries onupdating authority records.<strong>NACO</strong> participants are asked to research problems as fully as possible before referring themto the LC liaison. Queries may include:a. LAC—asking the Coop Team to verify a Canadian heading with the <strong>Library</strong> andArchives <strong>of</strong> Canada.b. NLM—asking the LC liaison to verify a heading with the National <strong>Library</strong> <strong>of</strong>Medicine.(Both LAC and NLM are considered to be equivalents to LC, and permission mustbe granted before their headings are changed.)c. Queries regarding other libraries or foreign institutions.d. Request for the LC liaison to check changes to an authority record for errors. Afterindependent status is granted, <strong>NACO</strong> participants may ask the LC liaison to checkindividual headings when necessary.e. Request to delete an authority record.f. Questions about series authority records or other NARs, such as music uniformtitles, that are not within scope for many <strong>NACO</strong> libraries.95

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