Abstract
ABSTRACT In January 2006, several cataloguers from across the Caribbean embarked on a project to participate in the Library of Congress' Name Authority Control program. The aim of this initiative was to enable the cataloguers to create and enhance name authority records for the English-speaking Caribbean in the Library of Congress' Name Authority database through the Caribbean Funnel. The project is important to the Caribbean because it offers the region's cataloguers the opportunity to submit headings which adequately express Caribbean nomenclature to the Name Authority File (NAF). It also serves to encourage librarians to become active participants in shaping one of the cataloguing tools used quite frequently in the region. Consequently, the team envisages a significant input into the LC authority database and hopes to expand the project to encompass other Caribbean cataloguers and language groups in the future. This article presents the history and evolution of the project, the challenges that were encountered, the current project status, and the future vision of the team.
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