[yul-naco] Death date policy approved

[Manon Theroux]

Dear NACO catalogers:

The proposed local Yale policy for adding death 
dates to headings with open-ended birth dates has 
been approved by CCC with one additional bullet. 
I've copied the full policy below (the new bullet is the last one):

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Do not apply the LCRI 22.17 option to add death 
dates to existing personal name headings with 
open birth dates as a matter of course. Add the 
death date only under these circumstances:

-- the heading is needed in current cataloging, 
the death date is readily available, and you have 
chosen to exercise the option
-- the heading is being updated for another 
reason and the death date is readily available
-- the death date is needed to resolve a conflict with another heading
-- a patron has requested the addition of the death date to the heading
-- a staff member has requested the addition of 
the death date because the person represented by 
the heading has strong associations with Yale or 
the greater New Haven area (e.g. a well-known 
faculty member, community leader, or local 
author) or the person is the primary subject of a 
locally-sponsored event (e.g. a conference, exhibition, or lecture)

Reminder: adding the death date will require the 
updating of any name-title authority records 
associated with the name and the 
<http://www.library.yale.edu/cataloging/authorities/acworkflow.htm#CMTcorrect>correction 
of headings in Orbis bibliographic records (the 
"Names" index will let you find all instances of 
the heading, whether used as a name or a subject heading).
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The policy has been incorporated into "YALE 
POLICIES for NACO NAME AUTHORITY RECORDS" under 
#2A: http://www.library.yale.edu/cataloging/authorities/names_policy.htm#2A

Let me know if you have any questions about the new policy.

-Manon

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