[yul-naco] FWD: RLIN NACO Contributions Post March 1, 2005

[Manon Theroux]

Dear NACO catalogers,

Forwarding a message received today from RLG ...

         -Manon

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To All RLIN NACO Liaisons:

Starting March 1, 2005 only the "call rlin(aut)" command will work when you 
log onto RLIN Terminal for Windows, allowing RLIN NACO contributors to 
continue to submit name authority records to the LC/NACO authority file 
until the RLIN21 client support for NACO is available.  All cataloging 
functions will be supported only in the RLIN21 client.

You will still use your current RLG accounts to logon.  You will be looking 
at the same authority databases as you see now, not yet migrated.  They are 
the same authority databases available in the RLIN21 Web and RLIN21 client 
interfaces. You will still be able to retrieve pending and saved authority 
records after March 1.

You will be able to "call rlin(cat)" within an RLIN NAF session to generate 
an authority record from a bibliographic record.  Those of you who generate 
an authority record from a bibliographic record in your local system (sel 
fil loc) can continue to do so.

*** Note that the eight bibliographic files of the current RLG Union 
Catalog will be frozen as of Friday, February 25. You will not be able to 
generate an authority record from a bibliographic record created in the 
RLIN21 client starting March 1.

*** We have made the catalog function available to RLIN NACO users solely 
for generating authority records.  ALL NEW CATALOG RECORDS OR BIBLIOGRAPHIC 
RECORD UPDATES MUST BE DONE IN THE RLIN21 CLIENT!  Bibliographic records 
you attempt to create or update with RLIN Terminal for Windows will not be 
processed

We apologize for the inconvenience during this final transition 
period.  All production NAF records you contribute using RLIN Terminal for 
Windows will be available to RLIN21 Web and RLIN21 client searchers of the 
LC/NACO authority file after distribution by LC.

We will keep you abreast of RLIN21 client NACO developments in future 
communiqués.

Karen Smith-Yoshimura
RLG

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Manon Théroux
Authority Control Librarian & NACO Coordinator
Catalog Department, SML, 2-8376
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