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Configuring the Cataloging Module
Second, authority control is used by catalogers to collocate materials that logically belong
together, although they present themselves differently. For example, authority records are
used to establish uniform titles, which can collocate all versions of a given work together even
when they are issued under different titles.
Authority records are usually created for name, title, and subject headings. Some
bibliographic fields that are can be brought under authority control are:
100$a: Personal name
110$a: Corporate name
111$a: Meeting name
139$a: Uniform title
600$a: Subject: Personal name
610$a: Subject: Corporate name
611$a: Subject: Meeting name
650$a: Subject: Topic
651$a: Subject: Geographic name
655$a: Subject: Genre /Form
In Koha, Authority Control is implemented using:
Authorities system preferences
Authority types
Authorities related system preferences control:
Whether Authority Control is used or not
Whether new bibliographic records result in automatic creation of
authority records
Whether updates to authority records should update linked
bibliographic records
Some key points on Authority Types are:
Authority Types are MARC frameworks for authority headings
While installing Koha you can choose to install a set of commonly used
authority types
New Authority Types can be created, these can be edited or deleted at
any time
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