Project InterParty: from library authority files to e-commerce English version presented at the International Conference = Progetto InterParty: dagli authority file delle biblioteche al commercio elettronico Versione italiana presentata alla Conferenza internazionale

摘要

To give a presentation on the work of the InterParty project the working title that first occurred to me was "From library authority files to e-commerce". This seemed to capture the thought that we were pushing boundaries by applying the familiar principles and benefits of library authority files to the management of e-content by working in co-operation with publishing and trade sectors for whom authority control is not a familiar notion. On reflection I think it is a more accurate reflection of the key drivers of the project to reverse the caption to read "From e-commerce to library authority files". For in fact this is a project initiated by people working in the trade sector who have identified a "problem" and seen part of the solution as pre-existing in library authority files. I hope to show in this presentation that, although InterParty is not a library-led project, it does offer to open up potential new partnerships that would greatly benefit authority control work inlibraries.