The German Name Authority File (PND) in the Union Catalogue: principles experiences and costs English version presented at the International Conference = L’authority file tedesco per i nomi (PND) nel catalogo collettivo bavarese: principi, esperienze e costi Versione italiana presentata alla Conferenza internazionale

摘要

First of all I will give you a short overview of the library situation in the Bavarian Library Network and the authority files used in German libraries. The next two parts of my presentation deal with the implementation of the authority file for personal names into the Bavarian Union Catalogue and the experiences in using it, and finally I will look into the costs and the benefits of authority files in the Bavarian Network Catalogue.