Theology Cataloging Bulletin Section 3 
Vol. 19, No. 2—February 2011 
 

3-4 

WorldCAT at #187304223. There is no fee for access. Its ISSN is 1940-9702. 
http://www.cathla.org/round-tables/74-cataloging-a-classifications 
  
Rob, who also serves as the subject liaison for German literature with responsibility for 
collection development at Notre Dame, included a lead article in the first issue dated 
October 2007 about the life of Father Oliver Leonard Kapsner (1902-1991). Written by 
Sister M. Dorothy Neuhofer, O.S.B., former CLA president, the premier article explains why 
the newsletter is named in his memory. Rob cordially solicits contributions. Send them to 
rkusmer@nd.edu. 
 
Submitted by  
Thomas Duszak, Head Cataloging Section 
State Library of Pennsylvania 
 

ATLA Funnel Projects Make Major Contributions to 
Religious Resources 

 
During the fourteen months from Oct. 1, 2009 to Nov. 30, 2010, the sixteen active members 
of the ATLA NACO Funnel Project created 1074 new name authority records in the areas 
of personal names, corporate and conference names, geographic names and uniform titles.  
In addition, there were 216 existing authority records which were modified in some way, 
primarily in the area of additional cross references or additional information in the notes.  
During this period, two members achieved independence.  Denise Pakala is now 
independent in the creation of personal names and Michael Bradford is independent in the 
creation of corporate, conference, and geographic names. 
 
The three active members of the CONSER Funnel Project, during this same fourteen 
month period, authenticated 250 serial records.  This includes both original cataloging and 
the authentication of records contributed to the OCLC database by non-CONSER 
catalogers.  During this same period, 96 CONSER records were updated to add or change 
information based on later issues.  
 
Finally, during this same period, the SACO Funnel, coordinated by Eric Friede, proposed 5 
new subject headings and 8 new or changed classification numbers. 
 
Any ATLA member wishing to join either the NACO or CONSER funnel projects should 
email Judy Knop at jknop@atla.com.  Training is available periodically at the Library of 
Congress or elsewhere in the country.  The ATLA Professional Development Committee 
supports these projects by subsidizing the costs of training.   
 
Submitted by  
Judy Knop 
ATLA NACO and CONSER Funnels Coordinator