International standards in authority data control: costs and benefits

摘要

National and international co-operation and exchange of bibliographic data are well developed. Outside the United States, the exchange of authority data is in its infancy. There are benefits to be derived from such exchange, but to achieve these through strict adherence to principles of Universal Biblographic Control is not economic. The long term solutions may be a new model of access control record. but potential intermediate solutions are indicated by the development of an Anglo-American Authority File and Project AUTHOR.