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Canada NACO Funnel

Canada NACO Funnel

It was established in 2005 by Jonathan Makepeace, who was at that time at the University of Windsor, Leddy Library as Bibliographic Services Librarian. The funnel began with four charter members and has grown to 17 members and an Atlantic Chapter.

Training is arranged through the NACO Coordinator of the Funnel and the NACO Coordinator at the  Library of Congress. Online training is currently offered sequentially in segments that amount to a five-day workshop. There is no monetary cost for training.

For more information about NACO and Canada NACO Funnel, contact: May Hmaidan

For information about Atlantic Canada NACO Chapter, contact: Heather Pretty

Canada NACO Funnel Members

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Vancouver Public Library May Hmaidan, Cataloguing Librarian, Bibliographic Services, may.hmaidan@vpl.ca
University of British Columbia Susan Andrews, Principal Cataloguer, susan.andrews@ubc.ca
Burnaby Public Library Susu Myint,  Librarian 2, Cataloguing, susu.myint@bpl.bc.ca
Simon Fraser University Frances Dodd, Systems & Technical Services librarian, fdodd@sfu.ca (acting)
University of Victoria Laura Doublet, Metadata librarian, lauradoublet@uvic.ca
Kwantlen Polytechnic University Cleire Lauron, Metadata & Discovery Librarian, cleire.lauron@kpu.ca
University of Northern British Columbia Geoffrey Boyd, Metadata Librarian, Geoffrey.Boyd@unbc.ca

ATLANTIC CANADA

Memorial University of Newfoundland Heather Pretty, Coordinator, Atlantic Chapter, hjpretty@mun.ca
Mount Allison University Anne LePage, Technical Services Librarian, alepage@mta.carleton
Saint Mary’s University Simon Bonnell, Information Literacy and Reference Assistant, simon.bonnell@smu.ca
University of New Brunswick Merle Steeves, Head of Technical Services, mas@unb.ca
Mount Saint Vincent University Adam Keylor, Cataloging & Digital Access, adam.keylor@msvu.ca

ONTARIO

Carleton University Jennifer Browning, Head, Cataloguing, Metadata and Digitization Department jennifer.browning@carleton.ca
CRKN (Canadian Research Knowledge Network) Patricia Brisson, Cataloguer, pbrisson@crkn.ca
Seneca College Rosina Leung, Technical Services Librarian, Rosina.Leung@senecapolytechnic.ca
Tyndale University College Maria Ho, Technical Services Librarian, mho2@tyndale.ca
University of Ottawa Denny Markov, Acting Head, Metadata Processing, Denny.Markov@uottawa.ca
University of Windsor Shuzhen Zhao, Head Acquisitions/Bibliographic Services, zhaoszf@uwindsor.ca
York University Marcia Salmon, Cataloguing and Metadata Librarian Bibliographic Services, msalmon@yorku.ca
Toronto Metropolitan University Trina Grover, Cataloguing Librarian, tgrover@torontomu.ca

SASKATCHEWAN

University of Saskatchewan Jane Lamothe, Collections Services Librarian, jane.lamothe@usask.ca

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

Legislative Library of the Northwest Territories Gerry Burla, Legislative Librarian, Gerry_Burla@ntassembly.ca

INDEPENDENT CANADIAN INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS OF NACO

University of Toronto Anna Slawek, Librarian, Metadata Services,  anna.slawek@utoronto.ca
Concordia University Karen Jensen, Head Cataloguing & Collection Maintenance, karen.jensen@concordia.ca
McGill University Megan Chellew, Coordinator, Cataloguing and Metadata, megan.chellew@mcgill.ca
University of Alberta Brian Stearns, Metadata & Catalog Librarian, brian.stearns@ualberta.ca
Library and Archives Canada TBA

NACO

ABOUT NACO

Through this program, participants contribute authority records for personal, corporate, and jurisdictional names, uniform titles, and series to the LC/NACO Authority File. Membership in NACO is open to individual institutions willing to support their staff through a process of training, review, and direct contributions of records to the LC/NACO Name Authority File. NACO participants also make changes to existing records within certain parameters.

Institutions exercise this membership in a number of ways. Some possess sufficient resources to maintain individual PCC membership through defined numbers of record contributions for each program. In NACO, this means 200 authority records each year for large institutions and 100 for smaller members. Institutions unable to maintain such production requirements, or work in specialized fields, form NACO funnels to pool resources, expertise, and total contributions.

NACO website

 

NACO FUNNELS

A NACO funnel project is a group of libraries that have joined together to contribute name authority records to the national authority file. Frequently, funnel members create records in modest numbers, and consolidate their efforts to make a more significant contribution in terms of quantity.

NACO funnels may be based on similarities among libraries for example:

  • Based on subject area, e.g., NACO Music Project, ArtNACO
  • Based on location, e.g., North Dakota Project, Vermont Project
  • Based on membership in a consortium e.g., CALICO South Africa, GAELIC South Africa

Read the NACO Funnel FAQ

List of PCC/NACO Funnel Projects

 

JOINING NACO

Membership benefits

Joining NACO FAQ

Application form

When completing the form:

  • You will need to supply your library's MARC 21 identification code in question 3.  For Canadian libraries this symbol has the prefix Ca. Example CaBVa = Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Public Library
  • There is a directory of MARC identification codes for Canadian libraries at the Library and Archives Canada website: https://sigles-symbols.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Search
  • Indicate that you will be joining a funnel at question 5.
  • You must be a member of either OCLC or Skyriver to participate and contribute authority records.

NACO Funnel Coordinators

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May Hmaidan

Canada NACO Funnel Coordinator

May Hmaidan
Cataloguing Librarian
Vancouver Public Library
Vancouver, British Columbia
may.hmaidan@vpl.ca
604.331.3835

 

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Heather Pretty

Atlantic Chapter Funnel Coordinator

Heather Pretty
Cataloguing Librarian
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador
hjpretty@mun.ca
709.864.2449