Retrospective Enhancement of Thesis Cataloging and the Match Rate of Authors in National Authority Files |
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| Authors: | Karen Jensen Christopher Carr |
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| Institution: | 1. Cataloguing and Collection Maintenance, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canadakaren.jensen@concordia.ca;3. Cataloguing and Collection Maintenance, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Abstract: | AbstractThe researchers extracted a disproportionate stratified random sample from 40?years of thesis bibliographic records at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. Match rates for thesis authors in the LC/NACO Name Authority File and in Canadiana Authorities were examined. ProQuest digitization of older theses, the creation of an institutional repository, the move to electronic theses and dissertations in 2011, and the implementation of vendor-assisted authority control in 2017 impacted bibliographic records. In addition to the dearth of matches in general, results uncovered false matches and significant changes to Library and Archives Canada thesis authority control practices over the years. |
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| Keywords: | Electronic theses and dissertations ETDs thesis cataloging personal name authority control retrospective cataloging authority maintenance Library and Archives Canada |
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