Theology Cataloging Bulletin
Vol. 24, No 2• February 2016 3-1 Section 3

Section Three: News and Views
(of the ATLA Technical Services Section)

EIGHT NEW PARTICIPANTS IN ATLA NACO FUNNEL PROGRAM

Eight catalogers completed the training necessary to become members of the Name Authority Cooperative Program 
(NACO), one of the components of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) which was initiated by the Library of 
Congress. This brings the number of members of the ATLA NACO Funnel to thirty, representing twenty-seven institutions. 
The eight new catalogers participated in the online training course developed by the Library of Congress, consisting of eight 
modules and seven webinars, conducted over 3-4 weeks.  Since then, several have begun creating and modifying records in 
the Name Authority File (NAF).  After review and corrections, those records are added to the NAF.  During the last fiscal 
year, the ATLA NACO Funnel contributed 191 new name records and modified 609 existing records.

Anyone interested in joining this program should contact Judy Knop (jknop@atla.com) for information on requirements for 
membership.

TWO POSSIBLE NEW FUNNEL PROGRAMS

Six catalogers expressed interest in participating in a series funnel and one NACO member is currently taking the series 
training. Training to create and contribute series authority records is completely online and can be taken at the cataloger's 
convenience. If you are interested in participating and have not already indicated your interest to Judy Knop, please email 
her at (jknop@atla.com).

Catalogers have also expressed interest in starting a Subject Authority Cooperative (SACO) funnel. There will be an 
opportunity for conversation around this topic at the 2016 ATLA Annual Conference in Long Beach, CA this coming June. 
Anyone interested in participating in this funnel should attend that session if you are coming to the Annual Conference.  
If you cannot make it to the conference, please send an email to Judy Knop (jknop@atla.com) expressing your interest in 
participating in this funnel.

 Submitted by
 Judy Knop, Member Programs Librarian, NACO/CONSER Funnel Coordinator
 American Theological Library Association

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