1. Archival authority files and the representation of literary networks: first steps and opportunities Cataloguing Creativity, 15/11/2013: Bill Stockting, British Library

2. www.bl.uk Introduction Briefly review the data model, standards and role of authority records in the Library’s Integrated Archives and Manuscripts System - IAMS Demonstrate Authority records, navigation and visualisation in: –Library’s online catalogue - SoCAM –Social Networks and Archival Context – SNAC - prototype Issues for cataloguing - more questions than answers!

3. www.bl.uk IAMS: Data Model Archive Institutions held by/ holder of Persons, Families, Corporate Bodies has creator/ creator of Archives & Manuscripts Places, Concepts, Things, Events &, Titles has subject/ subject of Projects & collections contained by/ container of

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12. SNAC: The Social Networks and Archival Context Project US project funded by Mellon looking at researchers need to find material relating to individuals among distributed resources Archival and bibliographic data from US, UK (Library and Archives Hub) and France (BNF) merged to single EAC-CPF record for each entity with links to open data sources such as VIAF Enhanced prototype due to be available by March 2014 with more data and enhanced visualisations of personal networks Site: http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/ Prototype: http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/xtf/search

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31. Cataloguing Issues: Important to note that SNAC based on real catalogue data - warts and all: –all normalisation automatic –no extra detailed cataloguing or transcription But portals such as SNAC need rich, consistent and well structured metadata so compromises...

32. www.bl.uk Legacy Data SNAC can’t use the specificity the Library gives for role in creation of material – simply ‘creator’ not ‘author’ and ‘editor’ etc Library CPF authority data has deficiencies: –Duplicate records –No life dates –No links to NRA or VIAF –No links to places or subjects –Persistent identifiers in development So work to do!

33. www.bl.uk New Cataloguing The Library’s new cataloguing better for sharing with portals such as SNAC Developing authority file descriptions unaffordable – not MPLP? No – a workflow rather than a resource issue: –Necessary research done anyway during cataloguing –Biographies can focus on material being catalogued – not necessarily whole life history –Save thinking time in forming ‘perfect’ name by links to open data such as VIAF

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