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Links to popular OCLC resources

Our web statistics indicate that these links represent the most-often used resources on our web site.

 

tagged oclc by bethpc ...on 16-SEP-08

reports, records, etc.

tagged oclc vendors by bethpc ...on 16-SEP-08

Problem statement: Cultural heritage, bibliographic and archival communities use different controlled vocabularies for the resources that they manage. These controlled vocabularies may not be recognized by very diverse user communities, and ignored by large commercial information hubs and Internet search engines. Metadata needs to flow among diverse environments and reach users wherever they are. The semantic, hierarchical, and granular relationships in controlled vocabularies are often lost when retrieved outside the environment in which they were created.

tagged authorities oclc rlg metadata cataloging by bethpc ...on 19-AUG-08

Problem statement: Creating metadata that suits local needs, readily aggregates across communities, and is easily exposed to Internet search engines remains a costly enterprise. Metadata created by libraries, archives and museums is generally not available to the user communities that look first to Internet search engines. Although mapping data structures has become a commonplace solution to integrate descriptions, real interoperability across the libraries, archives and museums communities cannot be achieved without addressing differences of description at the data-content level.

tagged cataloging rlg oclc metadata by bethpc ...on 19-AUG-08

Objective: Engage the RLG partnership in adapting descriptive practice to economic realities, user expectations, and the requirements of network-level services. Set new expectations for investing in metadata creation and maintenance, model attendant workflows, and facilitate the discovery of research institutions' resources by users wherever they are.

tagged cataloging metadata rlg oclc by bethpc ...on 19-AUG-08

At a glance

* A new Web service that provides information about serial publications' history, variant editions, and current metadata
* Offers machine-ready XML service, for easy integration into library applications
* A human-ready demonstration interface known as Title History available at no charge
* Included at no extra charge in OCLC cataloging subscriptions

 

tagged issn serials oclc by bethpc ...on 15-AUG-08

DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 19 May 2008-OCLC and Google Inc. have signed an agreement to exchange data that will facilitate the discovery of library collections through Google search services.

Under terms of the agreement, OCLC member libraries participating in the Google Book SearchTM program, which makes the full text of more than one million books searchable, may share their WorldCat-derived MARC records with Google to better facilitate discovery of library collections through Google.

 

belongs to Voyager7.0 project
tagged future_of_catalogs gbs oclc google by walther ...and 1 other person ...on 12-AUG-08

The WorldCat Developer's Network is a community of developers collaborating in a "sandbox" environment in order to propose, discuss and test WorldCat Grid Services. This open source, code-sharing infrastructure improves the value of OCLC data for all users by encouraging new Grid Service uses.

tagged oclc by bethpc ...on 25-JUL-08


WorldCat Affiliate Services
Let users of your Web site discover content and resources in WorldCat libraries worldwide

Make library-based resources part of your Web experience! WorldCat Affiliate Services integrate seamlessly into your application and let your users see complementary sources of information, look up physical items in WorldCat member libraries, and link to electronic resources such as full-text articles.

These tools provide benefits for any Web site or Web-enabled application, including search engines, online databases, e-commerce sites, e-learning environments as well as library systems and similar information services. Information is drawn from quality bibliographic and institutional metadata contributed and updated by thousands of librarians and other information professionals.

 

tagged oclc web2.0 by bethpc ...on 25-JUL-08

From Karen S-Y (RLG):

"Tracking serial title changes outside the MARC record. Serial title changes can be challenging, and it can be difficult to parse all of them from what's in MARC records. OCLC recently introduced a new xISSN Web service, and it includes a neat Title History tool. (Lorcan Dempsey blogged about it at http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/001664.html - he includes one of the examples in the Title History visualization tool, the one for 0888-5885, the Industrial and engineering chemical research.) My favorite of the examples is the one for Journal of the Chemical Society, 0368-1769 which I thought demonstrates just how complicated title histories can be!"

 

tagged issn oclc serials by bethpc ...on 16-JUL-08

"OCLC has launched a pilot project to explore upstream metadata capture and enhancement using publisher and vendor ONIX metadata. Pilot partners from the publishing, vendor and library communities are assisting us in this effort. We hope the pilotwill result in ongoing processes for the early addition of new title metadata to WorldCat and enhanced quality and consistency in upstream title metadata used by multiple channels."

 

 

tagged cataloging oclc by bethpc ...on 16-JUL-08

"Terminology Services are web-based services for controlled vocabularies. More than 4.5 million terms, 2.4 million concept links, and 2 million contextual data elements are accessible to your applications.

Each vocabulary is fully indexed and searchable. Vocabulary data is retrievable in multiple representations including the MARC authority format, used by libraries, and the SKOS Core Vocabulary used in Semantic Web applications."

 

tagged authorities metadata oclc by bethpc ...on 15-JUL-08

Classify is a prototype service designed to support the assignment of classification numbers for books, DVDs, CDs, and many other types of materials.
Overview

The prototype provides access to more than 36 million WorldCat records that contain Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) numbers, Library of Congress Classification (LCC) numbers, or National Library of Medicine (NLM) Classification numbers.

The records are grouped using the OCLC FRBR Work-Set algorithm resulting in a work-level summary of the class numbers assigned a title. You can retrieve a classification summary by ISBN, ISSN, UPC, OCLC number, or author/title.

 

tagged classification oclc by bethpc ...on 10-JUL-08

Wide Open: Your Library, Their Way

October 27 & 28, 2008
Sheraton University City
36th and Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19104

 

tagged conferences palinet oclc by bethpc ...on 10-JUL-08

Formerly Promptcat

tagged cataloging oclc by bethpc ...on 18-JUN-08

From Glenn E. Patton:

"To get a sense of which MARC data elements are used in the various indexes for WorldCat, take a look at "Searching WorldCat Indexes" (http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/worldcat/searching/searchworl
dcatindexes/). Click on "List of Fields and Subfields Indexed in Tag Order" in the navigation bar on the left of the screen to see a list of MARC elements and the indexes in which they are used."

 

 

tagged marc oclc searching by bethpc ...on 13-JUN-08

DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 19 May 2008-OCLC and Google Inc. have signed an agreement to exchange data that will facilitate the discovery of library collections through Google search services.

Under terms of the agreement, OCLC member libraries participating in the Google Book SearchTM program, which makes the full text of more than one million books searchable, may share their WorldCat-derived MARC records with Google to better facilitate discovery of library collections through Google.

 

tagged future_of_catalogs oclc by bethpc ...and 1 other person ...on 27-MAY-08
tagged ala08 conferences oclc by bethpc ...on 20-MAY-08

Thom Hickey describes a project that is controlling millions of headings in OCLC by linking them to the NACO authority files 

"Right now we are working our way through the a set of fairly easy 26 million headings, personal names that match an authority record on multiple subfields."

 

[I guess 'easy' is relative] 

tagged authorities oclc by bethpc ...on 30-APR-08
The new RLG page on the new OCLC website
tagged OCLC RLG by bethpc ...on 28-FEB-08

The WorldCat Identities project alongs users to search and browse over 25 million personal and corporate authors.   Udsing data-maing techniques, OCLC Research has pulled information on authors from the WorldCat database, including alterantive forms of names, publication timelines (by & about), genres and subjects.  

tagged OCLC authorities names by bethpc ...on 17-JAN-08
Karen S-Y blogs about the OCLC project to add non-roman cross references to authority records, based on data-mining of bibliographic records and the WorlCat Identities project
tagged OCLC authorities non-English by bethpc ...on 17-JAN-08
tagged libraries social_networking oclc by bmarcell ...on 17-DEC-07
"The goal of the terminologies services meeting was to determine which components of a terminologies service the participants (drawn from the RLG Programs partnership and representing a wide range of different communities and roles) find the most compelling. Desired meeting outcomes included a list of the most important features and use-cases in order to help prioritize efforts of RLG Programs and OCLC Research in this area of work."
tagged OCLC RLG to_read subject_authorities metadata by bethpc ...on 28-NOV-07
tagged OCLC vendors continuing_education by bethpc ...and 1 other person ...on 13-NOV-07
Searching instructions for OCLC authority files
tagged OCLC authorities subject_authorities by bethpc ...on 31-OCT-07

"A reference card (4 pp.) listing (1) cataloging activities authorized for each OCLC authorization level, including Search, Limited, Full, and higher, and (2) types of master record updates authorized for Full and higher authorizations. Covers both the Connexion browser and client."

Especially note the last page which notes types of record updates possible (Minimal level upgrade, database enrichment, and enhance)

 

 

tagged OCLC cataloging by bethpc ...on 19-SEP-07
Records sets for electronic and microform collections available for purchase
tagged OCLC by bethpc ...on 03-AUG-07
tagged marc oclc metadata by lsutherl ...and 1 other person ...on 31-MAY-07
A new document, Using OCLC's Connexion Client: A Guide for RLIN21 Users, is now available. This 42-page user guide provides everything RLIN21 users need to get started as they make the transition to OCLC's Connexion client. Here is a sampling of sections from this guide:
  • Basic Searching
  • Steps in Copy Cataloging
  • Modifying Records
  • Original Cataloging in Connexion
  • Deriving Records
  • An Introduction to Constant Data
  • Cataloging with Non-Latin Scripts in Connexion Client
  • Inputting Diactitics
  • Connexion Keyboard Shortcuts and a Word About Macros
  • Importing Text Strings from RLIN21 Client

tagged OCLC RLG-OCLC_merger by bethpc ...on 08-MAY-07
Instructions for using Connexion and non-Latin scripts.
tagged OCLC non-English by bethpc ...on 05-MAR-07
OCLC's web page to track problems with systems
tagged OCLC by bethpc ...on 14-FEB-07
Powerpoint presentation on OCLC WorldCat Selection service (from Jan. '07 ALA Midwinter)
tagged OCLC acquisitions by bethpc ...on 30-JAN-07
This report looks at these questions from the point-of-view of college students and 14- to 17-year-olds. In the original study, we found that college students are more aware of and use libraries’ information resources more than other survey respondents. In addition, the more educated the respondents, the more they continue to use libraries after graduation. Awareness does not always translate into high usage.

Overall, respondents have positive, if outdated, views of the “Library.” Younger respondents—teenagers and young adults—do not express positive associations as frequently. These findings, and more, are valuable insights for anyone seeking to know more about the library usage and perceptions of college students and young people.
tagged acrl libraries students oclc by laallen ...and 1 other person ...on 19-JAN-07
Search OCLC holdingas symbols database
tagged OCLC by bethpc ...on 12-JAN-07
tagged MARC OCLC by bethpc ...and 1 other person ...on 12-JAN-07
tagged OCLC acquisitions by bethpc ...on 05-JAN-07
tagged DLF OCLC metadata digital_resources by bethpc ...on 04-JAN-07
tagged DLF digital_resources metadata OCLC by bethpc ...on 04-JAN-07
tagged Enhance OCLC cataloging by bethpc ...on 16-NOV-06
tagged Enhance cataloging OCLC by bethpc ...on 16-NOV-06
tagged Enhance OCLC cataloging by bethpc ...on 16-NOV-06

OCLC has opened Worldcat for free searching on the web. You can search all formats (not just books as in Open Worldcat).  The search results have a nice "Refine Your Search" feature.   Editions are clustered (FRBRized).   Also, you can type ina zip code to see which nearby libraries own what you are looking for.  Also, you can download a search box to add to your webpage.

tagged Future_of_catalogs OCLC by bethpc ...on 07-AUG-06
Obituary of Fred Kilgour, founder of OCLC
tagged MARC OCLC by bethpc ...on 01-AUG-06

Streaming video presentation of the 2005 OCLC Symposium - requires IE  (scroll to 2005)

Description from site:
Join Chris Anderson, Editor-in-Chief, Wired Magazine; John Blossom, President and Senior Analyst, Shore Communications; Chuck Richard, Vice-President and Lead Analyst, Outsell; and Nancy Davenport, President, Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) for a frank discussion about the implications of Anderson’s noteworthy article on “The Long Tail” from a recent edition of Wired Magazine. This program will challenge your assumptions about libraries’ collections, their uses and future, and will encourage you to make as much library content as possible visible on the open Web.

 

 

tagged Long_Tail OCLC by bethpc ...on 20-JUL-06
Main page for the FAST project; includes links to presentations
tagged FAST OCLC subject_authorities by bethpc ...on 12-JUL-06
Searchable authority files of FAST headings
tagged FAST OCLC subject_authorities by bethpc ...on 12-JUL-06
How OCLC will change record loading protocals, etc. to allow fuller versions of records to remain in the database, and not be overwritten by LC records with untraced series.   Libraries will also be allowed to change series in LC records to match series authority records.
tagged LC OCLC series_authorities by bethpc ...on 10-JUL-06
Press release
tagged OCLC RLG-OCLC_merger by bethpc ...on 13-JUN-06
Presss release from OCLC 5/3/06
tagged OCLC RLG-OCLC_merger by bethpc ...on 07-JUN-06