Guidelines and Methodology for the Creation of the SBN Authority File

Italy’s ICCU (Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico) is coordinating a national effort to build a shared online authority file through the National Library Service (SBN). The status of that project and the implications of maintaining such a resource are described. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-HAWORTH. E-mail address: Website: © 2004 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.]