What is an access point?

What is authority control?

• A process of maintaining consistency in access points.

• A method for cataloging resources.

• A way to create unique identifiers.

• A system for organizing metadata.

What are the three major concerns of authority control?

• Consistency, relationships, uniqueness.

• Accuracy, speed, efficiency.

• Clarity, brevity, relevance.

• Simplicity, accessibility, usability.

What is the purpose of authority work?

What does an authority record contain?

• Data about the entity being described.

• Only the name of the entity.

• A list of all resources related to the entity.

• A summary of the entity's history.

What is the role of cross references in authority records?

• To direct a user from a variant form of a name to the authoritative form.

• To provide additional information about the entity.

• To list all possible names for an entity.

• To summarize the entity's significance.

What is the goal of authority control?

• To assist users in finding entities using their vocabulary.

• To create a database of all entities.

• To standardize all names in the catalog.

• To eliminate synonyms in the catalog.

What is the purpose of authority records?

• To group authority records together

• To store metadata for individual resources

• To provide access points for cataloging

• To distinguish between different genres

What should be chosen when two or more persons have the same name?

• Add additional elements to distinguish them

• Use the most common name

• Ignore the differences

• Use only the surname

What is the preferred form of a geographic name?

• The English form if it is in general use

• The original name in its native language

• Any form that is commonly accepted

• The name used by the government