OCLC Online Computer Library Center OCLC Union List

OCLC Online Computer Library Center OCLC Union List Users Group Meeting Cathy Kellum Product Manager, World. Cat Resource Sharing Services ALA Chicago June 26, 2005

OCLC Online Computer Library Center OCLC Union List service § 4, 700 libraries participate § World. Cat has 9. 2 million local holdings statements and the number is growing § The smallest libraries can participate via agents

OCLC Online Computer Library Center OCLC Union List service elements § Manual local holdings maintenance § Batch LDR maintenance (LDRUS) § Online union list capabilities through UL Subsystem § Offline products (currently known as SULOP)

OCLC Online Computer Library Center OCLC Union List migration plans § Convert holdings data to MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data (MFHD) – level 4 § Maintain local holdings through Connexion browser § Support online MFHD through LDRUS service § Continue support for offline union list products § Create training to help users migrate

OCLC Online Computer Library Center Project schedule § Union list searching added to First. Search World. Cat and World. Cat Resource Sharing § Training programs begin Sept/Oct 2005 § Hot cutover to Connexion browser for maintaining holdings -- by end of calendar year

OCLC Online Computer Library Center OCLC e. Serials Holdings Pilot § 4 -month pilot (June – September 2005) § Set and maintain holdings for electronic serials automatically in World. Cat § 20+ libraries participating in pilot § Commercial partners – TDNet, EBSCO, Serials Solutions, SFX

P E P E E P E E P OCLC Libraries Library’s Open. URL server P E Digital Collections E Print Collections Vendors OCLC Links to online Text OCLCFull First. Search Resource Sharing Services World. Cat Resource Sharing E P Links to OPACs World. Cat Collection Analysis Open World. Cat

OCLC Online Computer Library Center OCLC e. Serials Holdings Pilot § Identified or created 30, 000+ records in World. Cat for e. Serials § Set holdings at journal title level during pilot § Will utilize MFHD to store holdings metadata at provider level § Added 57, 000+ holdings for e. Serials

OCLC Online Computer Library Center OCLC e. Serials Holdings Pilot § Contribute e. Serials collections to World. Cat cost effectively § Increase visibility and usage of e. Serials collections § Fulfill more ILL requests from own collection § Direct users to full text from within First. Search § Analyze collections comprehensively World. Cat Collection Analysis

OCLC Online Computer Library Center World. Cat holdings – extended through MFHD Analytics Books Scores Serials Visual materials Sound recordings Ow n Maps Archival resources Computer files

OCLC Online Computer Library Center Local holdings maintenance OCLC Batch services OCLC Contract services Connexion browser Local Systems Local systems NLM DOCLINE Holdings Files

OCLC Online Computer Library Center Serials Union List Offline Products - Now World. Cat holdings support services Local Systems

OCLC Online Computer Library Center OCLC Union List products - future § SULOP will continue to be produced *through* the Dec 2005 production cycle § OCLC will develop replacement products that are expected to meet libraries' needs formerly filled by SULOP products § MFHD file output § MFHD record import/export – maybe: an investigation will be conducted in FY 07 to explore the viability of this option § Printable file of holdings records: Format to be defined § Online Union Lists – scoped views of World. Cat based on holdings and probably formats, e. g. , serials, AV, etc. § World. Cat Collection Analysis

OCLC Online Computer Library Center Union List Products - Future Brandable, scoped view of World. Cat holdings support services Electronic Reports/Files (TBD) MFHD records Local Systems

OCLC Online Computer Library Center World. Cat holdings support services World. Cat Resource Sharing and First. Search World. Cat Collection Analysis Own World. Cat-based group catalogs Open World. Cat

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OCLC Online Computer Library Center For more migration information § OCLC corporate website www. oclc. org/unionlist § OCLC regional service providers www. oclc. org/contacts/regional § OCLC staff Deb Bendig Cathy Kellum Product Manager, Discovery View World. Cat Resource Sharing Services dbendig@oclc. org cathy_kellum@oclc. org (800) 848 -5878, ext. 5084 (800) 848 -5878, ext. 5013