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Peer reviewedBechtel, Joan M. – College and Research Libraries, 1992
Authority control improves users' access to a library's holdings by enhancing the ability to find and select materials. The AutoCat authority control system developed at Dickinson College (Carlisle, Pennsylvania) avoids the high initial costs of vendor clean up and Library of Congress authority tapes while reducing the labor involved in authority…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Computer System Design
