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A member of our Cataloging Committee was inquiring about the possibility of using Z39.50 to import authority records in Evergreen. It appears that the Library of Congress provides Z39.50 access to authority records, according to this FAQ:</div>
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the Library of Congress provide Z39.50 access to authority records?</b></span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Yes.</b> Z39.50 access to authority records is available (database updated weekly). Information on configuring Z39.50 access to the Name Authority File and the Subject Authority File is available from the
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LC Z39.50 Server Configuration Guidelines</a>."</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">That link takes you to the configuration guidelines here:</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://www.loc.gov/z3950/lcserver.html" id="LPlnk809985" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink">https://www.loc.gov/z3950/lcserver.html</a></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">However, while we know that we can add Z39.50 servers to Evergreen
for bibliographic records, we are not sure about authority records. Is this something that is possible in Evergreen? And if so, have any of you done it (or are doing it)? How has it worked out for you?</span></p>
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everything in the catalog. Has this proven to be an issue for you in any way?</span></p>
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