Authority Control

Authority control compares subject and name headings in your records against databases maintained by the Library of Congress and other authoritative sources. Our service standardizes your access points and cross-references them with synonyms and pseudonyms, creating a more complete web of access to your collections.

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Authority Control

Profile

You will have full access to your own Online Portal. Through this portal you will be able to send & receive jobs as well as manage your processing profiles. The processing profiles are designed to be robust and customizable.

While we do recommend settings, you will be free to deviate from those recommendations to ensure that processing falls in line with your current local practices. A Backstage Project Manager will be able to help you walk through the processing options to make your final decisions.

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Wiki

We have built up an exhaustive wiki dedicated to our authority control service. From defining terminology and acronyms to providing in-depth explanations about each of our profile options, you can find your answers here.

The wiki is loaded with before-and-after examples to help you envision how each option will affect your records.

Where possible, we also cite our sources. You’ll find links to standards and guidelines to clarify the reasoning behind our options.

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Guides

Sometimes an interconnected web reference wiki is exactly what you need, and sometimes the orderly, linear progression of a book format just works better. Our authority control profile guide takes you through the profile from start to finish, with details and explanations for every question.

We’ve also produced an RDA profile guide to walk you through enrichment options for your AACR2 records. With more than 270 pages of combined content, these guides are available as PDF files or printed and bound for your reference.