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Work with authority records

Learn how to work with authority records, including how to search for and apply authority headings to WorldCat bibliographic records.
  • Authority record editor
    Discover how to create Canadiana or Library of Congress authority records and navigate the authority record editor interface in WorldShare Record Manager.
  • Keyboard shortcuts for authority records
    Find keyboard shortcuts available through the authority record editor in WorldShare Record Manager.
  • AAT Authorities
    Discover how to search, browse, and apply the Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) authority file in WorldShare Record Manager.
  • BNE Authorities
    Discover how to search, browse, and apply the BNE authority file in WorldShare Record Manager.
  • Canadiana Authorities
    Discover how to search, browse, and apply the Canadiana authority file in WorldShare Record Manager.
  • FAST Authorities
    Discover how to search, browse, and apply the Faceted Application of Subject Terminology (FAST) authority file in WorldShare Record Manager.
  • GND Authorities
    Discover how to search, browse, and apply the Integrated Authority File (GND) in WorldShare Record Manager.
  • LC Authorities
    Discover how to search, browse, and apply Library of Congress authority records in WorldShare Record Manager.
  • MeSH Authorities
    Discover how to search, browse, and apply National Library of Medicine MeSH authority records in WorldShare Record Manager.
  • Māori Subject Headings
    Discover how to search, browse, and apply Māori subject headings in WorldShare Record Manager.
  • NTA Names
    Discover how to search, browse, and apply the Dutch Name Authority file (NTA) in WorldShare Record Manager.
  • RVM Authorities
    Discover how to search, browse, and apply the RVM authority file in WorldShare Record Manager.