Hi Everyone,
During the LC JSC update in the Authority Control Interest Group's session at ALA in Boston, Janis Young informed us that the NAF Phase 3B cleanup has been postponed until further notice.
Originally, the plan was aiming for April 2015 (link<http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/rda/RDA%20Task%20Groups.html>) to at least initiate the 3B cleanup. However, it appears that the committee has run into some issues to resolve in connection with the updates planned. One major component of this was to insert ISNI identifiers in 024 fields.
As we have warned in previous listserv posts, completing the 3B cleanup would entail redistributing 99% of our client's authorities to them to essentially overlay/replace at their end. Our understanding is that LC still plans on giving the community 4-6 weeks' notice before committing to a date. We do not currently know how long this postponement will last.
Please let us know any questions you may have about this information.
Thanks,
Nate
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