To establish a mechanism to promote the maintenance of authorities and the Australianisation of headings. Motion passed by show of hands. The two unlinked search systems of KDD and Kinetica web give different search results, so the user pays twice to get a definitive result. Guidelines may be needed to remind cataloguers how to behave in a networked environment. For example, correct data in Kinetica records should not be altered.
Record review is needed to avoid basic errors in records which in turn cause retrieval failure.
Smaller institutions appreciate the National Library acting in a consortia role with services such as British Library Inside. Better procedures are needed for importing records from RLIN, including handling diacritics. At present it is quicker to rekey them.