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At this time, Ann Kardos is the Funnel Coordinator and all newly trained contributors need to will submit their records to AUM for review. The review period is not for a “fixed” amount of time. New contributors will be under review until they are competent and feel comfortable creating NARs on their own. This could range anywhere from just a few months to a year. In the past, there were even some people who never left review and were more comfortable having all headings checked. It’s really about the comfort and abilities of the contributor!
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Login with the 5C credentials, which has been set up authorized for NACO authorizations. See Authorizations & people
As of 1/8/2025: Ann needs a Connexion user with NACO authorizations to go through the steps for documentation
Instructions should somehow be similar to the “possible steps” under WorldShare, but I’m not sure if the drop down menus are exactly the same. Reach out if you want to Zoom together and hash this out
Note: I am unclear which of the Five Colleges are able to create NARs under their own MARC code. I think it should be none of us. This means that to create new authority records, you should have to login under the 5C credentials.
For WorldShare users:
If you are a cataloger who uses WorldShare and would like to do your NACO work there, your local WorldShare administrator must request a NACO authorization for you. Follow the instructions at: https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WorldShare_Record_Manager/Troubleshooting/How_can_I_request_to_get_NACO_authorization_access_for_use_in_Record_Manager
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