February 22nd, 2017

Date

February 22nd, 2017

Working Group

Technical Services Working Group

Task Force
Authority Control Task Force
Report Summary

Issue with Alma sandbox unable to recognize locally created name authority records and unable to link those local name authorities to new bib records. Locally created subject authorities are recognized and able to link to bib records. Reported issue to Megan and Svetlana and am awaiting update. We are behind schedule with testing due to this issue. 

Bib records were created in the meantime that use the local authorities. Once the local name authorities issue is fixed we will be able to turn on the Link Bib Headings and Bib Correction jobs and convert the records in order to determine the functionality range of Alma's Authority Control jobs.

DescriptionProcedures and policies about creation and use of locally created authorities will be drafted once the linking issue is identified.
Action ItemsFollow up with Svetlana and Megan about the linking issue, draft policy and procedure for local authority records, add screenshots of bibs used for testing to the Sandbox Testing Guidelines document.