Vince,
If I'm reading the document right, some of those records will be
issued twice as well. (some in Phase 1 and then again in Phase 3)
And, no library, other than one actually working on the project, needs any
of the Phase 1 re-issues, I think.
Perhaps avoiding all of the Phase I re-issues might be possible, if your
authority vendor is willing to do a little coding (search by 670 field and
do not distribute the ones with the special RDA project 670 fields). That
way, one could still get the new records (few as they may be) coming
through during Phase 1.
I know this pales in comparison to Phase 3, but it would give us on
the receiving end a bit longer to get ready Phases 2 and 3.
On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 6:31 PM, Lasater, Mary Charles <
mary.c.lasa...@vanderbilt.edu> wrote:
> Vince,
>
> Thanks so much for raising this issue. I will only have to 'deal with' our
> 1 & 1/2 million authority records but it will be a big project, with very
> little result for such an effort.
>
> We've been told that 95% of the existing name records will be 'ok' as is
> so I may contact my vendor and ask if there is some way to identify these
> and only supply changes that affect the 1xx field.
> Is there something I'm not considering? I don't see any reason for
> replacing local authority records just to put $e RDA in the 040 field.
>
> Mary Charles Lasater
> Vanderbilt University
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access
> [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of Vince Jenkins
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 4:35 PM
> To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA
> Subject: [RDA-L] Locally converting the LC/NACO authority file to RDA
>
> > 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)
>
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