OCLC Online Computer Library Center RESPOND Project An OCLC Update for AMICAL participants

Agenda Accomplishments Usage statistics Next steps Timeline Discussion

Accomplishments Batchloads into WorldCat –2 libraries have completed batchloads –6 libraries have active retrospective projects –1 library has active ongoing holdings project –2 libraries have not started Holdings via batchload: –893,635 holdings set in WorldCat –12,321 original records added to WorldCat –717,899 current holdings in WorldCat

Accomplishments / Access Library collections available through: –WorldCat database in FirstSearch –Open WorldCat (on the web) –WorldCat.org (on the web) Authorizations provide access to: –FirstSearch AMICALcat (group catalog) Worldcat –OCLC WorldCat Resource Sharing –OCLC Connexion (cataloging)

Usage Statistics FirstSearch –AMICALcat – 427 searches –WorldCat – 1,035 searches WorldCat Resource Sharing Cataloging – not yet started

Next Steps OCLC Connexion -- cataloging –Web seminars scheduled December 12, 2007 December 13, 2007 –Cataloging authorizations verified and distributed New Libraries –Batchload review and project set up –Profiling and Authorizations –Schedule web seminars for FS, WCRS

Next steps (cont’d) WorldCat Collection Analysis –Set up trial for 3 institutional analyses 1 consortia analysis –Review functionality Project evaluation

Timeline December Summer 2008 –Monthly open meetings for questions and updates December 2007 –Connexion training January 2008 –Introduction and batchload web seminar for new libraries, Huron and Nigeria February 2008 –Update batchload projects –WorldCat Resource Sharing web seminar for new participants and others

Timeline (cont’d) March 2008 –Follow-up seminar on Connexion April 2008 –WorldCat Collection Analysis implementation & training May 2008 –Assess progress, use, prospects; and discuss issues –Depending on assessment, develop proposal for post- pilot OCLC services to be discussed at annual meeting June 2008 (End of pilot) –If proposal adopted by AMICAL, finalize post-pilot OCLC services [OCLC/AMICAL action]

Questions and Discussion

Batchload Follow-up Procedures for adding ‘unresolved’ records to WorldCat – following a batchload project

Connexion / Cataloging Export record format? –OCLC-MARC –Dublin Core HTML –Dublin Core RDF

Use TCP/IP export In Connexion browser, to export directly to a local system, you must: –Specify TCP/IP export –Supply the name of the host computer for your local system, and the TCP/IP port used to add records to the local database. –Consult your system administrator to make sure your firewall is configured to accept data from OCLC. /connexion/browser/cataloging/export_im port_bib_records/#rc-rec-export

Cataloging Z39.50 for Cataloging Documentation – /z3950/ /z3950/ “Editing bibliographic record” –Function in Connexion browser

Jeff Gima, American Univ of Paris Kathy Kie, OCLC For more information

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