Queries to the Library of Congress (New Authority Records)

Queries to LC are sent by the NACO Coordinator via electronic mail. There are two categories of queries:

1. Reporting Bibliographic File Maintenance (BFM):

NACO participants must notify Coop Cat of changes to headings.

Queries to the Library of Congress Example

2. Other Queries:

We are asked to research problems as fully as possible before referring them to LC. These may include:

a. NLC: asking LC to verify a Canadian corporate heading with the National Library of Canada.

b. Language queries (see section on Provisional Records in this section).

c. Request for LC staff to check authority record for errors. After independent status is granted, NACO participants may request that Coop Cat review individual records if necessary.

See also:

Section I - New Authority Records