[yul-naco] new OCLC authority file labels

[Manon Theroux]

Dear NACO catalogers:

OCLC has introduced two new labels in the 
authority file since we had our OCLC NACO training last fall:

1. "Children's" label

When you search the subject authority file, LC 
Juvenile subject headings (010 prefix 'sj' and 
008/15 = b), which we are NOT supposed to use 
here at Yale, now display with a label for easier 
identification in the list of search results. 
Previously it was difficult to distinguish these 
headings from other Library of Congress Subject authority records.

Example of a heading with the new label:

         150 Pigs [CHILDREN'S]

Unfortunately, the label only displays when you "search" not when you "browse".

You might want to annotate your training manual (see p. 19).

2. "In Distribution" label

When you create an authority record and add it to 
the Online Authority File (or when you or update 
an authority record and replace the record in the 
Online Authority File), you now see an "In 
Distribution" label on the upper right-hand corner of the record.

This indicates that the record is in the process 
of being sent by OCLC to the Library of Congress 
and then redistributed by LC to the various NACO 
nodes (OCLC, RLIN, BL). This corresponds to what 
was called the "pending" phase in RLIN.

You might want to annotate your training manual (see p. 28 and p. 29).

-Manon

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