LTI News & Notes
Separation of Genre/Form Terms from LCSH
June 15, 2010: LTI implementation plans for LC's new genre/form thesaurus.
MeSh Headings
January 6, 2010: Effective January 1, 2010, LTI will be using the new 2010 MeSh file.
Coding ligatures in Unicode
January 6, 2010: LTI responds to issues regarding the encoding of ligature symbols.
AEX Enhancement for Adding and Deleting Authority Records
February 23, 2009: LTI has implemented an AEX service enhancement giving libraries the ability to add or delete authority records from LTI's copy of the library's authority files.
New LTI Profile Option for LC Authority Records Containing References in Non-Latin Script
December 11, 2008: LTI has implemented a profile option to have non-Latin fields removed from authority records in files provided to libraries.
Non-Latin Script References in LC Authority Records
May 19, 2008: First LC Authority Records containing references in non-Latin Script scheduled for release.
February 7, 2008: Distribution of LC authority records containing references in non-Latin script.
Deleted Subject Validation Records
August 8, 2008: Inadvertent LC deletions.
440 Field to be Made Obsolete
July 31, 2008: LTI recommendations regarding 440 fields.
LC Subject Authority Records for Validation Purposes
June 10, 2008: LTI options for handling LC subject validation records.
AEX/AUP Profile Information Available
December 3, 2007: How to view your AEX/AUP processing options.
Non-filing Indicator Change Report Becomes Standard
November 28, 2007 : LTI now provides the Changes to Non-filing Indicators Report to all libraries using AEX or AUP. For a complete description of this report see the original announcement dated May 9, 2007.
Library of Congress Authority Records for Forms and Genres
November 12, 2007: LTI offers conversion of genre/form headings in 650 to 655
November 12, 2007: LTI offers conversion of GSAFD genre/form headings to LCSH
November 8, 2007: Update regarding LTI distribution of LC genre/form authority
October 29, 2007: LTI to distribute LC genre/form authority records effective November 1, 2007.
October 2, 2007: LTI's plans for handling LCSH genre/form authority records (tagged 155)
Authority Express History Available
September 21, 2007: Libraries using Authority Express (AEX) can access a listing of their most recent jobs and statistics for the current year via the LTI website.
New report: Changes to Non-Filing Indicators
May 9, 2007: A new LTI report contains a list of title field non-filing indicators which were changed during processing. This report may be generated as part of any batch or continuing authority control job.
Enhanced authority control processing for libraries using 880 fields
March 22, 2007: New reports are available for LTI libraries that record "alternate graphic representation" data in 880 fields of bibliographic records.
LTI Recommendations Regarding LC's Series Decision
June 16, 2006: On June 1, 2006 the Library of Congress implemented its decision to discontinue providing controlled access to series in bibliographic records and to cease creation of new series authority records. Here is more information about the impact of this decision and LTI's recommendation to authorize untraced series fields (490 0).