The PCC document entitled *The phased conversion of the LC/NACO
authority file to RDA* is available here:
http://files.library.northwestern.edu/public/pccahitg/RDA_conversion.Phases.doc
The second paragraph of the document begins: "The work of this
project is divided into phases because the preparation of the LC/NACO
authority file for use under RDA involves the re-issuance of nearly
every record in the file."
Our campus is a Voyager site with a catalog of over 6 million
bibliographic records. We subscribe to and load monthly updates to
the LC authority file. We are limited to 5000 records per load. After
discussing the above document, we're wondering how we will be able to
process the nearly 8.2 million LC name authority records that will be
re-issued. If we were to load 5000 per day, 7 days a week, it would
take, by one estimate, 4.5 years. Alternatively, if we completely
unload our current authority file, then load a complete new
RDA-compliant file, conflicts in our catalog won't get reported out.
Has anyone else begun planning for this? Any insights on a procedure
that could work for an institution our size?
Thanks for any help.
Vince Jenkins
Technical Services Librarian
MERIT Library, School of Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
vjenkins at education.wisc.edu
608 262 7301 (ph)
608 262 6050 (fx)
