Theology Cataloging Bulletin Section 3 
Vol. 18, No. 3—May 2010 

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Section Three: News and Views of the Members of the 
ATLA Technical Services Section 

Edited by Lynn Berg
 

CONSER Funnel Program Underway 
 
In January, five ATLA members traveled to Boston for a one-day CONSER training event 
designed to introduce them to the practices and policies governing the CONSER program. 
 
Following this training, the participants received CONSER authorizations and Library of 
Congress Control Numbers (LCCN) for use in their serials cataloging. 
 
To date, three trainees have begun submitting serial records for review.  As of March 2010, 
two new records and two updated records have been entered into OCLC.  Many more serial 
records are in the review process.  Look for ATLA member symbols in the O40 field of 
religious serials on OCLC.  You will soon begin seeing them there. 
 
―Submitted by Judy Knop, ATLA CONSER Funnel Coordinator 
 

NACO and CONSER Roundtables ATLA Annual 
Conference (June 2010, Louisville, KY) 

 
If you have an interest in joining your colleagues in either the NACO or CONSER Funnel 
programs, or you just want to know more about the programs, please come to the 
roundtables.  The NACO roundtable is being held on Thursday at 2 PM and the CONSER 
roundtable is being held on Friday at 1 PM. 
 
―Submitted by Judy Knop, ATLA NACO and CONSER Funnels Coordinator 
 

NACO Funnel Member Achieves Independence 
 
Michael Bradford, Serials and Electronic Resources Librarian at Harvard Divinity School, 
has successfully passed the test required for achievement of independence in the creation 
and updating of corporate, conference and geographic names in the National Name 
Authority File on OCLC.   
 
Way to go Michael! 
 
―Submitted by Judy Knop, ATLA NACO Funnel Coordinator 
 

ATLA Conference June 2010 Technical Services 
 
Tuesday  (June 15) 
7 - 9 PM  
Technical Services Pre-Conference Gathering 
Topic:  Local OPACs.