Create Links from Authority Records to Other Records

You can authorize headings by creating links to bibliographic or authority records from the Authority Record workform. If you have several records with the same headings that are not authorized, you can open the authority record in the Authority Record workform and create the links to the records.

To create links from an authority record to a bibliographic record or another authority record:

1. Open the Authority Record workform.
2. Select Tools > Create Links to Bibliographic Records or Tools > Create Links to Authority Records.

   The Link Bibliographic Headings Assistant or Link Authority Headings Assistant dialog box appears with a list of authority headings that can link or are close. If the headings can be linked, they are listed in the top of the dialog box.

3. Do one of the following actions:
   • If the headings can be linked, select the headings and click Link Selected.
   • If the headings are close, double-click the close headings to open the records, and modify the heading to match the authorized heading. Then select Tools > Create Links again, select the fixed headings, and click Link Selected.

   The linking process begins.

4. To check the linking job, or to generate a report that lists the new and updated links, see View and Print Logs for New or Updated Authority Links.