lhe authors trace the history and development of the name authority and subject work com nents of the National Coordinated Cataloging Operations (NAC 8" ) and characterize the growlh of its membership and activity scope, file breadth and size, quality and quantity standards, and governance. Summary statistical tables and lists of all participating libraries with their authority record (National Union Catalog) symbols accompany the text. Also included are reflections on the benefits of participation and speculation on future directions cooperative authority work could take.We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall aU hang separately: , -Benjamin Franklin at the signing of the Declaration of Independence, July 4. 1776l John J. Riemer is Head of Serials Cataloging and Karen Morgenroth is Serials Cataloger at the University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, GA 30602. Wawonh c&Kkaing plhy nMej: "Haw Together a Ha% Separately: The Coopcrativc A u U l d y Wak G~I-I of NACO." Ricmcr. J o h I. and Karin Morncnro(h Ceoublishcd simultnrmuslv in ~nraloginidr Clolri/icatiom ~narter& (% Haworth Rcss. &.) Vol. 17. ho. 314, 1993. pp. 127-i61: and: Cooperative Cat&ging: Port. PreaeN, and FUIWC (ed: Bany B. Baku) ' Ihc Ha& Rcss, Inc.. 1993, pp. 127-161. Muhiplc copies of this aRiflckhapu may be plrchavd fmm The Ha& Docu-men1 Dclivvy W [1-9003-HAWORTH: 9M) am. -5:W p.m. (EST)).
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