Growing while catching up: some benefits of an authority backlog

Abstract

Reviews a project undertakn at the University of Oregon involving exporting uniform title authority records to disk. Shows that a backlog, be it of books, maps, or authority records, need not always be a negative and can in fact provide further opportunities for learning. Suggests a means of retrieving authority records, stockpiled as a result of backlogging, into a local system in a timely fashion.

Citation

CannCasciato, D. (1993), "Growing while catching up: some benefits of an authority backlog", OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives, Vol. 9 No. 4, pp. 24-27. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000003722