diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c4402b68..474394f1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ For help with Questioning Authority, contact <hydra-tech@googlegroups.com>.
 
 # Original Authors
 
-* [Stephen Anderson](https://github.com/scande3)
+* [Steven Anderson](https://github.com/scande3)
 * [Don Brower](https://github.com/dbrower)
 * [Jim Coble](https://github.com/coblej)
 * [Mike Durbin](https://github.com/mikedurbin)
diff --git a/lib/qa/authorities/loc.rb b/lib/qa/authorities/loc.rb
index b93c0815..156bbc12 100644
--- a/lib/qa/authorities/loc.rb
+++ b/lib/qa/authorities/loc.rb
@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@ def self.sub_authority_table
             'classification' => authority_base_url,
             'childrensSubjects' => authority_base_url,
             'genreForms' => authority_base_url,
+            'performanceMediums' => authority_base_url,
             'graphicMaterials' => vocab_base_url,
             'organizations' => vocab_base_url,
             'relators' => vocab_base_url,
             'countries' => vocab_base_url,
+            'ethnographicTerms' => vocab_base_url,
             'geographicAreas' => vocab_base_url,
             'languages' => vocab_base_url,
             'iso639-1' => vocab_base_url,
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/loc-response.txt b/spec/fixtures/loc-response.txt
index 9c4e7d2d..1d0087e6 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/loc-response.txt
+++ b/spec/fixtures/loc-response.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 [
             "atom:feed",
             {
@@ -16,10 +17,19 @@
             "atom:link",
             {
                 "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
-                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/search/?q=haw* cs:http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas&start=1&format=atom", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/search/?q=s* cs:http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas&start=1&format=atom", 
                 "rel" : "self"
             }
             
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/search/?q=s* cs:http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas&start=21&format=atom", 
+                "rel" : "next"
+            }
+            
             ],
                             [
             "atom:id",
@@ -27,7 +37,7 @@
                 "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
             }
             ,
-                "info:lc/search/?q=haw*+cs:http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas"
+                "info:lc/search/?q=s*+cs:http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas"
             ],
                             [
             "atom:updated",
@@ -35,7 +45,7 @@
                 "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
             }
             ,
-                "2013-09-18T23:04:54.726545-04:00"
+                "2014-06-27T12:59:38.190383-04:00"
             ],
                             [
             "opensearch:totalResults",
@@ -43,7 +53,7 @@
                 "xmlns:opensearch" : "http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/"
             }
             ,
-                "2"
+                "534"
             ],
                             [
             "opensearch:startIndex",
@@ -73,14 +83,263 @@
                 "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
             }
             ,
-                "Haw, Lily, 1890?-1915"
+                "West (U.S.)"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-usp"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "type" : "application/rdf+xml", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-usp.rdf"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "type" : "application/json", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-usp.json"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:id",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "info:lc/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-usp"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:author",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                        [
+            "atom:name",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "Library of Congress"
+            ]
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:updated",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "1970-01-01T00:00:00-04:00"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "dcterms:created",
+            {
+                "xmlns:dcterms" : "http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
+            }
+            ,
+                "1970-01-01T00:00:00-04:00"
+            ]
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:entry",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                        [
+            "atom:title",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "Belarus"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/e-bw"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "type" : "application/rdf+xml", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/e-bw.rdf"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "type" : "application/json", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/e-bw.json"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:id",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "info:lc/vocabulary/geographicAreas/e-bw"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:author",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                        [
+            "atom:name",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "Library of Congress"
+            ]
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:updated",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "1970-01-01T00:00:00-04:00"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "dcterms:created",
+            {
+                "xmlns:dcterms" : "http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
+            }
+            ,
+                "1970-01-01T00:00:00-04:00"
+            ]
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:entry",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                        [
+            "atom:title",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "Russia (Federation)"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/e-ru"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "type" : "application/rdf+xml", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/e-ru.rdf"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "type" : "application/json", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/e-ru.json"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:id",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "info:lc/vocabulary/geographicAreas/e-ru"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:author",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                        [
+            "atom:name",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "Library of Congress"
+            ]
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:updated",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "1970-01-01T00:00:00-04:00"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "dcterms:created",
+            {
+                "xmlns:dcterms" : "http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
+            }
+            ,
+                "1970-01-01T00:00:00-04:00"
+            ]
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:entry",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                        [
+            "atom:title",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "Kazakhstan"
             ],
                             [
             "atom:link",
             {
                 "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
                 "rel" : "alternate", 
-                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2008008718"
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/a-kz"
             }
             
             ],
@@ -90,7 +349,7 @@
                 "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
                 "rel" : "alternate", 
                 "type" : "application/rdf+xml", 
-                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2008008718.rdf"
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/a-kz.rdf"
             }
             
             ],
@@ -100,7 +359,7 @@
                 "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
                 "rel" : "alternate", 
                 "type" : "application/json", 
-                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2008008718.json"
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/a-kz.json"
             }
             
             ],
@@ -110,7 +369,7 @@
                 "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
             }
             ,
-                "info:lc/authorities/names/n2008008718"
+                "info:lc/vocabulary/geographicAreas/a-kz"
             ],
                             [
             "atom:author",
@@ -133,7 +392,7 @@
                 "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
             }
             ,
-                "2008-03-05T00:00:00-04:00"
+                "1970-01-01T00:00:00-04:00"
             ],
                             [
             "dcterms:created",
@@ -141,10 +400,10 @@
                 "xmlns:dcterms" : "http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
             }
             ,
-                "2008-02-05T00:00:00-04:00"
+                "1970-01-01T00:00:00-04:00"
             ]
             ],
-            [
+                            [
             "atom:entry",
             {
                 "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
@@ -156,14 +415,14 @@
                 "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
             }
             ,
-                "Hawaii"
+                "Kyrgyzstan"
             ],
                             [
             "atom:link",
             {
                 "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
                 "rel" : "alternate", 
-                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-us-hi"
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/a-kg"
             }
             
             ],
@@ -173,7 +432,7 @@
                 "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
                 "rel" : "alternate", 
                 "type" : "application/rdf+xml", 
-                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-us-hi.rdf"
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/a-kg.rdf"
             }
             
             ],
@@ -183,7 +442,7 @@
                 "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
                 "rel" : "alternate", 
                 "type" : "application/json", 
-                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-us-hi.json"
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/a-kg.json"
             }
             
             ],
@@ -193,7 +452,7 @@
                 "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
             }
             ,
-                "info:lc/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-us-hi"
+                "info:lc/vocabulary/geographicAreas/a-kg"
             ],
                             [
             "atom:author",
@@ -226,5 +485,1250 @@
             ,
                 "1970-01-01T00:00:00-04:00"
             ]
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:entry",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                        [
+            "atom:title",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "Soviet Union"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/e-ur"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "type" : "application/rdf+xml", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/e-ur.rdf"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "type" : "application/json", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/e-ur.json"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:id",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "info:lc/vocabulary/geographicAreas/e-ur"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:author",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                        [
+            "atom:name",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "Library of Congress"
+            ]
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:updated",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "1970-01-01T00:00:00-04:00"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "dcterms:created",
+            {
+                "xmlns:dcterms" : "http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
+            }
+            ,
+                "1970-01-01T00:00:00-04:00"
+            ]
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:entry",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                        [
+            "atom:title",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "Moldova"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/e-mv"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "type" : "application/rdf+xml", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/e-mv.rdf"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "type" : "application/json", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/e-mv.json"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:id",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "info:lc/vocabulary/geographicAreas/e-mv"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:author",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                        [
+            "atom:name",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "Library of Congress"
+            ]
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:updated",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "1970-01-01T00:00:00-04:00"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "dcterms:created",
+            {
+                "xmlns:dcterms" : "http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
+            }
+            ,
+                "1970-01-01T00:00:00-04:00"
+            ]
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:entry",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                        [
+            "atom:title",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "Tajikistan"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/a-ta"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "type" : "application/rdf+xml", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/a-ta.rdf"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "type" : "application/json", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/a-ta.json"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:id",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "info:lc/vocabulary/geographicAreas/a-ta"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:author",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                        [
+            "atom:name",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "Library of Congress"
+            ]
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:updated",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "1970-01-01T00:00:00-04:00"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "dcterms:created",
+            {
+                "xmlns:dcterms" : "http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
+            }
+            ,
+                "1970-01-01T00:00:00-04:00"
+            ]
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:entry",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                        [
+            "atom:title",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "Azerbaijan"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/a-aj"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "type" : "application/rdf+xml", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/a-aj.rdf"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
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+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "Spanish North Africa"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/f-sh"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "type" : "application/rdf+xml", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/f-sh.rdf"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "type" : "application/json", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/f-sh.json"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:id",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "info:lc/vocabulary/geographicAreas/f-sh"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:author",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                        [
+            "atom:name",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "Library of Congress"
+            ]
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:updated",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "1970-01-01T00:00:00-04:00"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "dcterms:created",
+            {
+                "xmlns:dcterms" : "http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
+            }
+            ,
+                "1970-01-01T00:00:00-04:00"
+            ]
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:entry",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                        [
+            "atom:title",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "Baltic States"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/eb"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "type" : "application/rdf+xml", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/eb.rdf"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:link",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", 
+                "rel" : "alternate", 
+                "type" : "application/json", 
+                "href" : "http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/eb.json"
+            }
+            
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:id",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "info:lc/vocabulary/geographicAreas/eb"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:author",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                        [
+            "atom:name",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "Library of Congress"
+            ]
+            ],
+                            [
+            "atom:updated",
+            {
+                "xmlns:atom" : "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
+            }
+            ,
+                "1970-01-01T00:00:00-04:00"
+            ],
+                            [
+            "dcterms:created",
+            {
+                "xmlns:dcterms" : "http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
+            }
+            ,
+                "1970-01-01T00:00:00-04:00"
             ]
             ]
+            ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/lib/authorities_loc_spec.rb b/spec/lib/authorities_loc_spec.rb
index 6bc7df55..03f9220d 100644
--- a/spec/lib/authorities_loc_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/authorities_loc_spec.rb
@@ -3,89 +3,227 @@
 describe Qa::Authorities::Loc do
 
   before :all do
-    stub_request(:get, "http://id.loc.gov/search/?format=json&q=haw*&q=cs:http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas").
-      with(:headers => {'Accept'=>'application/json'}).
-      to_return(:body => webmock_fixture("loc-response.txt"), :status => 200)
     @authority = Qa::Authorities::Loc.new
-    @authority.search("haw*", "geographicAreas")
   end
 
-  describe "geographic areas" do
-  
-    it "should instantiate with a query and return data" do
-      expect(@authority).not_to be_nil
-      @authority.raw_response.to_s.should include("id")
-    end  
-  
-    it "should return a sub_authority url" do
+  describe "verify_configured_sub_authorities" do
+    before :all do
+      stub_request(:get, "http://id.loc.gov/search/?format=json&q=s&q=cs:http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas").
+          with(:headers => {'Accept'=>'application/json'}).
+          to_return(:body => webmock_fixture("loc-response.txt"), :status => 200)
+
+      @authority.search("s", "geographicAreas")
+    end
+
+    it "should detect invalid authorities" do
       @authority.should_not be_nil
-      url = @authority.sub_authorityURL("geographicAreas")
-      expect(url).not_to be_nil
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("invalid sub_authority").should == false
     end
-  
+
     it "should not return a url for an invalid sub_authority" do
-      @authority.should_not be_nil
       url = @authority.sub_authorityURL("invalid sub_authority")
       expect(url).to eq("")
     end
-  
-    it "should return JSON" do
+
+    it "should provide a url for a sub authority" do
       @authority.should_not be_nil
-      json = @authority.parse_authority_response(@authority.raw_response)
-      expect(json).not_to be_empty
+      url = @authority.sub_authorityURL("geographicAreas")
+      expect(url).not_to be_nil
     end
 
-  end
+    it "should detect valid sub authorities and provide correct urls" do
+      vocab_base_url = 'cs%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fid.loc.gov%2Fvocabulary%2F'
+      authority_base_url = 'cs%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fid.loc.gov%2Fauthorities%2F'
+      datatype_base_url = 'cs%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fid.loc.gov%2Fdatatypes%2F'
+      vocab_preservation_base_url = 'cs%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fid.loc.gov%2Fvocabulary%2Fpreservation%2F'
 
-  describe "subject headings" do
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("subjects").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("subjects").should == "#{authority_base_url}subjects"
 
-    before :all do
-      stub_request(:get, "http://id.loc.gov/search/?format=json&q=History--&q=cs:http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects").
-        with(:headers => {'Accept'=>'application/json'}).
-        to_return(:body => webmock_fixture("loc-subjects-response.txt"), :status => 200)
-    end
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("names").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("names").should == "#{authority_base_url}names"
 
-    it "should be retrieved via search" do
-      @authority.search("History--", "subjects")
-      @authority.results.first["label"].should == "History--Philosophy--History--20th century"
-    end
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("classification").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("classification").should == "#{authority_base_url}classification"
 
-  end
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("childrensSubjects").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("childrensSubjects").should == "#{authority_base_url}childrensSubjects"
 
-  describe "name headings" do
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("genreForms").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("genreForms").should == "#{authority_base_url}genreForms"
 
-    before :all do
-      stub_request(:get, "http://id.loc.gov/search/?format=json&q=Berry&q=cs:http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names").
-        with(:headers => {'Accept'=>'application/json'}).
-        to_return(:body => webmock_fixture("loc-names-response.txt"), :status => 200)
-    end
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("performanceMediums").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("performanceMediums").should == "#{authority_base_url}performanceMediums"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("edtf").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("edtf").should == "#{datatype_base_url}edtf"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("organizations").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("organizations").should == "#{vocab_base_url}organizations"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("relators").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("relators").should == "#{vocab_base_url}relators"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("countries").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("countries").should == "#{vocab_base_url}countries"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("ethnographicTerms").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("ethnographicTerms").should == "#{vocab_base_url}ethnographicTerms"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("languages").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("languages").should == "#{vocab_base_url}languages"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("iso639-1").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("iso639-1").should == "#{vocab_base_url}iso639-1"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("iso639-2").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("iso639-2").should == "#{vocab_base_url}iso639-2"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("iso639-5").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("iso639-5").should == "#{vocab_base_url}iso639-5"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("actionsGranted").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("actionsGranted").should == "#{vocab_base_url}actionsGranted"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("agentType").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("agentType").should == "#{vocab_base_url}agentType"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("contentLocationType").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("contentLocationType").should == "#{vocab_preservation_base_url}contentLocationType"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("copyrightStatus").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("copyrightStatus").should == "#{vocab_preservation_base_url}copyrightStatus"
 
-    it "should be retrieved via search" do
-      @authority.search("Berry", "names")
-      @authority.results.first["label"].should == "Berry, James W. (James William), 1938-"
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("cryptographicHashFunctions").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("cryptographicHashFunctions").should == "#{vocab_preservation_base_url}cryptographicHashFunctions"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("environmentCharacteristic").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("environmentCharacteristic").should == "#{vocab_preservation_base_url}environmentCharacteristic"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("environmentPurpose").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("environmentPurpose").should == "#{vocab_preservation_base_url}environmentPurpose"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("eventRelatedAgentRole").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("eventRelatedAgentRole").should == "#{vocab_preservation_base_url}eventRelatedAgentRole"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("eventRelatedObjectRole").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("eventRelatedObjectRole").should == "#{vocab_preservation_base_url}eventRelatedObjectRole"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("eventType").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("eventType").should == "#{vocab_preservation_base_url}eventType"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("formatRegistryRole").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("formatRegistryRole").should == "#{vocab_preservation_base_url}formatRegistryRole"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("hardwareType").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("hardwareType").should == "#{vocab_preservation_base_url}hardwareType"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("inhibitorTarget").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("inhibitorTarget").should == "#{vocab_preservation_base_url}inhibitorTarget"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("inhibitorType").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("inhibitorType").should == "#{vocab_preservation_base_url}inhibitorType"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("objectCategory").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("objectCategory").should == "#{vocab_preservation_base_url}objectCategory"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("preservationLevelRole").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("preservationLevelRole").should == "#{vocab_preservation_base_url}preservationLevelRole"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("relationshipSubType").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("relationshipSubType").should == "#{vocab_preservation_base_url}relationshipSubType"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("relationshipType").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("relationshipType").should == "#{vocab_preservation_base_url}relationshipType"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("rightsBasis").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("rightsBasis").should == "#{vocab_preservation_base_url}rightsBasis"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("rightsRelatedAgentRole").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("rightsRelatedAgentRole").should == "#{vocab_preservation_base_url}rightsRelatedAgentRole"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("signatureEncoding").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("signatureEncoding").should == "#{vocab_preservation_base_url}signatureEncoding"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("signatureMethod").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("signatureMethod").should == "#{vocab_preservation_base_url}signatureMethod"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("softwareType").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("softwareType").should == "#{vocab_preservation_base_url}softwareType"
+
+      Qa::Authorities::Loc.authority_valid?("storageMedium").should == true
+      @authority.sub_authorityURL("storageMedium").should == "#{vocab_preservation_base_url}storageMedium"
     end
- 
   end
 
-  describe "#parse_authority_response" do
-    before :all  do
-      stub_request(:get, "http://id.loc.gov/search/?format=json&q=h&q=cs:http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects").
-        with(:headers => {'Accept'=>'application/json'}).
-        to_return(:body => webmock_fixture("loc-response.txt"), :status => 200)
-      @authority.search("h", "subjects")
+
+  describe "canned_example_searches" do
+
+    describe "geographic_search" do
+      before :all do
+        stub_request(:get, "http://id.loc.gov/search/?format=json&q=s&q=cs:http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas").
+            with(:headers => {'Accept'=>'application/json'}).
+            to_return(:body => webmock_fixture("loc-response.txt"), :status => 200)
+
+        @authority.search("s", "geographicAreas")
+      end
+
+      it "should instantiate with a query and return data" do
+        expect(@authority).not_to be_nil
+        @authority.raw_response.to_s.should include("id")
+      end
+
+      it "should return JSON" do
+        @authority.should_not be_nil
+        json = @authority.parse_authority_response(@authority.raw_response)
+        expect(json).not_to be_empty
+      end
+
+      it "should have certain returned elements" do
+        @authority.results.first["label"].should == "West (U.S.)"
+        @authority.results.first["id"].should == "info:lc/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-usp"
+        @authority.results.last["label"].should == "Baltic States"
+        @authority.results.last["id"].should == "info:lc/vocabulary/geographicAreas/eb"
+        @authority.results.size.should == 20
+      end
+
     end
 
-    let(:parsed_response) { @authority.parse_authority_response(@authority.raw_response) }
+    describe "subject_search" do
+      before :all do
+        stub_request(:get, "http://id.loc.gov/search/?format=json&q=History--&q=cs:http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects").
+            with(:headers => {'Accept'=>'application/json'}).
+            to_return(:body => webmock_fixture("loc-subjects-response.txt"), :status => 200)
+
+        @authority.search("History--", "subjects")
+      end
+
+      it "should return an array of entries returned in the JSON" do
+        @parsed_response = @authority.parse_authority_response(@authority.raw_response)
+        expect(@parsed_response.length).to eq(20)
+      end
+
+      it "should have a URI for the id and a string label" do
+        @authority.results.first["label"].should == "History--Philosophy--History--20th century"
+        @authority.results.first["id"].should == "info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh2008121753"
+        @authority.results[1]["label"].should == "History--Philosophy--History--19th century"
+        @authority.results[1]["id"].should == "info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh2008121752"
+      end
 
-    it "should return an array of entries returned in the JSON" do
-      expect(parsed_response.length).to eq(2)
     end
 
-    it "should have a URI for the id and a string label" do
-      expect(parsed_response[0]["id"]).to eq("info:lc/authorities/names/n2008008718")
-      expect(parsed_response[0]["label"]).to eq("Haw, Lily, 1890?-1915")
-      expect(parsed_response[1]["id"]).to eq("info:lc/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-us-hi")
-      expect(parsed_response[1]["label"]).to eq("Hawaii")
+    describe "name_search" do
+      before :all do
+        stub_request(:get, "http://id.loc.gov/search/?format=json&q=Berry&q=cs:http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names").
+            with(:headers => {'Accept'=>'application/json'}).
+            to_return(:body => webmock_fixture("loc-names-response.txt"), :status => 200)
+      end
+
+      it "should retrieve names via search" do
+        @authority.search("Berry", "names")
+        @authority.results.first["label"].should == "Berry, James W. (James William), 1938-"
+      end
+
     end
   end
 end