Preparation of authoritative lists Draft a list of names Department of Islamic manuscripts and libraries | ||
| International Journal of Library and Information Sciences | ||
| Article 9, Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2019, Pages 257-285 PDF (2.59 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijlis.2019.69472 | ||
| Author | ||
| Ahmed Ahmed Al-Muzain | ||
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| Abstract | ||
| This paper deals with the subject of authority control, especially the control of Arabic names and the preparation of authority lists for the names of people, This is because it is of great importance to the staff in the field of libraries and information, and also to use it to retrieve information sources, And for that purpose a definition of authority control has been introduced, Highlighting its importance, objectives, functions, tools, outputs and types of authority files and their forms, With reference to the experiences of some Arab and foreign libraries in the authority control projects, The researcher adopted a case study methodology to identify the features of the project of preparing a list authority of Arabic names for the Department of manuscripts and Islamic libraries in the State of Kuwait, The most important findings of the study are the results of the importance of authority control in the process of retrieving sources of information and the shortage of specialized persons in the field of authority control, and necessity Develop a strategy for inter-library cooperation to create a unified Arabic authority file for both ancient and modern Arabic names It is co-founded by members from all Arab countries. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| authoritative lists; Islamic manuscripts | ||
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