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Never enough time or resources to get all your projects done? With Backstage's automated processing options, from RDA Enrichment to Authority Control processing, or Deduplication services to Cataloging you'll get more done in less time.

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Authority Control

  • Backstage offers name and subject authority records based on the Library of Congress name and subject authority databases. The authority control process standardizes name, subject, series, and uniform title headings.

  • Our current databases include: Library of Congress (NAF and SAF), LC Children's Authority File, MeSH, Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT), Guidelines on Subject Access to Individual Works of Fiction, Drama, etc. (GSAFD), Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (TGM), Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) thesauri, Your Locally Created Authorities, and more.

RDA Enrichment

  • We were the first library vendor to offer an RDA-compatible authority control service. And Backstage still offers the most comprehensive and customizable RDA services on the market today.

  • RDA History

    Backstage Library Works was an official test partner in the Library of Congress RDA pilot program. Working with the US National Libraries RDA Test Coordinating Committee, we've been exploring how the nuts and bolts of RDA fit together since 2009.

    Karen Anderson, our authorities librarian, has been Chair of the FRBR Interest Group, and a member of the PCC Acceptable Headings Implementation Task Group, in preparation for RDA. Karen has also presented extensively on RDA at ALA conferences and other venues.

    Nate Cothran, vice president of automated services, has been a member of the PCC Post-Implementation Task Group on Hybrid Bibliographic Records.

Cataloging Services

  • Starting from scratch? Trying to cut down on the backlog? Backstage provides a range of cataloging services to supplement your institution's capabilities.

  • Automated Cataloging

  • Copy Cataloging

  • Original Cataloging

  • Non-English Languages

  • Physical Processing