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OCLC PRODUCT OF THE MONTH : OCLC FIRSTSEARCH ELECTRONIC COLLECTIONS ONLINE
WEB ACCESS TO MORE THAN 1 MILLION JOURNAL
ARTICLES
OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online is a Web-based electronic
journals service. Electronic Collections Online enables libraries to assemble,
circulate, manage, and archive large collections of academic and professional
journals on the World Wide Web. The Electronic Collections Online database now
contains more than 1 million journal articles in 3,895 electronic journals from
64 publishers.
Electronic Collections Online provides full-image journal articles
(predominantly in PDF format) on a wide variety of subject matter. A database on
the OCLC FirstSearch service, Electronic Collections Online serves as a source
of full text that is linked to citations in over 35 other FirstSearch databases
to support widespread access to libraries' electronic journal content. A
complete list of all publishers and journals included in the database is
available at <http://www2.oclc.org/oclc/fseco/index.asp>.
Electronic Collections Online lets libraries subscribe to individual journals
and provide access to them for their end users through a single Web interface.
The interface supports cross-journal searching and extensive browsing. Users can
retrieve abstracts and full-text articles for the journals in their library's
collection. They can retrieve article citations for journals not subscribed to.
Articles in 1,294 journals from 24
publishers in the Electronic Collections Online database are now available for
purchase on an individual article, per-use basis. A list of publishers and
journals currently available through this purchase option is available at <http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/documentation/pappublishers.htm>.
Also, OCLC provides libraries with journal-level usage statistics, support for
group purchases, and archiving that includes ongoing access to volumes and
issues published while a subscription was active--even if the subscription has
been canceled.
Publishers participating in Electronic Collections Online have agreed to an
archive stored at OCLC, enabling you to reallocate the money you would have
otherwise spent to maintain paper archives of your journal collections. As a
subscriber, your library is entitled to ongoing access to all of the journals it
has subscribed to through Electronic Collections Online. In addition, OCLC
maintains an off-site archive of all journal content available through the
service.
For more information about OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online, see
<http://www.oclc.org/oclc/menu/eco.htm> where you will find the following and
more:
CHANGE IN OCLC DOCUMENTATION DISTRIBUTION POLICY
As a result of input received from networks and members about the pros and cons
of electronic vs. printed documentation, OCLC changed the distribution policy
for documentation, effective July 1, 2002. OCLC encourages libraries to use
electronic copies available from the OCLC Web site whenever possible. OCLC will
make several changes to the way they present documentation on the OCLC Web site
to make it more useful and accessible.
Printed User Guides and Technical Bulletins
Previously, OCLC automatically sent printed copies of new editions, revisions,
and technical bulletins to those who already have them. Beginning July 1, that
policy changed. Before publication, OCLC will send a Documentation Update Notice
to current holders of specific titles announcing the availability of both the
printed and Web versions. One no-charge copy of new editions will continue to be
available to those who need a printed copy from OCLC. If you need any printed
copies, you MUST order them. OCLC will bill for additional copies that are
purchased. The printed technical bulletins can be ordered as a series rather
than as individual documents.
Reference Cards
OCLC will continue to distribute reference cards to all users of the related
services.
FirstSearch Documentation
OCLC will no longer distribute printed copies of the "FirstSearch Databases"
notebook and "Managing FirstSearch". These will continue to be available from
the OCLC Web site, and libraries can print them in whole or in part. OCLC will
expand the information on the database Web pages and make them easier to print
and customize.
OCLC will continue to distribute printed copies of the "FirstSearch Databases"
list.
First items affected by change
The first items to be affected by the policy change are the "Participating
Institutions by Institution Name" and the "Participating Institution by Symbol
supplement" list and the technical bulletin series. In May, OCLC mailed
Documentation Update Notices to members for these three items. Distribution of
printed copies of Participating Institutions is scheduled for early August. If
you want to receive a copy, you must order it.
OCLC also mailed Documentation Update Notices for the technical bulletin series.
If you want to receive a printed copy of technical bulletins as they are
published, you must order the series.
NEW LISTSERV - DOCupdate-L
Subscribe to the new listserv, DOCupdate-L, if you want to learn of new and
revised documentation added to OCLC's Web site.
Send an e-mail message to <listserv@oclc.org>
with "subscribe DOCupdate-L [your name]" in the body of the message. Do not
enter the brackets. This list is for announcements only; it is not a discussion
list.
Christa Burns
OCLC Member Services Coordinator
Nebraska Library Commission
OCLC MEMBERS COUNCIL ELECTS BOARD MEMBERS, ESTABLISHES NEW
MEMBERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION CATEGORIES
Meeting at OCLC in Dublin May 19-21, the OCLC Members Council elected Larry
Alford and Ian Mowat to the OCLC Board of Trustees and ratified amendments to
OCLC's governance structure to facilitate broader participation in its
cooperative by more libraries and institutions around the world.
"The changes in the governance structure establish new membership categories
that recognize the contributions members make to the cooperative," said Jerry
Stephens, President of the OCLC Members Council. "The end result will be a
stronger OCLC, with many more opportunities for contribution and with all
contributors participating in and charting the cooperative's future."
Elected to six-year terms on the OCLC Board of Trustees on May 19 were: Larry
Alford, Deputy University Librarian, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
and Ian Mowat, Librarian, Edinburgh University, United Kingdom.
Delegates elected Bob Seal, University Librarian, Mary Couts Burnett Library,
Texas Christian University, as vice president/president elect for 2002-2003; he
will serve with Members Council President Kristin Senecal, Assistant Director,
Technical Services, Waidner-Spahr Library, Dickinson College. Elected as
delegates-at-large to the Members Council Executive Committee were: Maggie
Farrell, Dean of University Libraries, University of Wyoming; Charles Kratz,
Director, Weinberg Memorial Library, University of Scranton; and Vickey Johnson,
Director of Libraries, Sunnyvale (California) Public Library.
Jay Jordan, President and CEO, OCLC, updated delegates on OCLC's plans and
activities. "We are moving into one of the most exciting periods in OCLC's
history," he said. "With new membership alternatives, new database technology
and capabilities for WorldCat, and new services in digital preservation and
access, our cooperative is poised to add even more value for more libraries
around the world."
Phyllis Spies, Vice President, Library Services for the Americas, led a
discussion on future OCLC pricing directions. "OCLC is a nonprofit cooperative,
not a commercial vendor," she stated. "We are not driven to maximize profit, but
rather to focus on our public purposes and mission." The delegates agreed that
OCLC must price its services to remain financially viable at the same time that
it must continue to focus on reducing the rate of rise of library costs.
The delegates also convened in small group discussions to address a variety of
library-related topics.
On May 20, a Webcast to the general library community included presentations on
netLibrary, OCLC PICA, and Members Council President Jerry Stephens' review of
the year.
Rich Rosy, Vice President, netLibrary, reviewed progress that has been made
since its acquisition by OCLC in January. netLibrary has added some 4,300 titles
in the past 10 months and now provides more than 42,000 copyrighted titles from
315 publishers, 88 percent of which have been published since 1990. About 7,300
libraries presently use netLibrary eBook content and tools. In the near future,
users will be able to link from FirstSearch to netLibrary eBooks. "We want to
get a steady flow of content and work with you to get integrated into library
workflows," said Mr. Rosy. "We also intend not only to listen more to libraries,
but to hear what they are saying."
Rein van Charldorp, who in April became Managing Director, OCLC PICA, and Janet
Lees, Director, Northern Europe, OCLC PICA, briefed Members Council on
activities in Europe. OCLC PICA will have offices in Birmingham, United Kingdom;
Leiden, the Netherlands; and Paris, France, to serve libraries in northern,
western and southern Europe. Central software development and support will be
based in Leiden. "OCLC PICA wants to participate in the global cooperative and
give our members the opportunity to participate," said Dr. Charldorp.
Ms. Lees noted that "European libraries face the same challenges in today's
increasingly digital age as libraries around the world, with the added challenge
that Europe has some of the oldest cultural print collections in the world and
faces enormous preservation and access issues." OCLC PICA intends to build a
European node (EUCAT) in the global library cooperative that will link to
WorldCat and other knowledge hubs around the world.
In his review of the 2001-2002 Members Council accomplishments, Mr. Stephens
noted that it had been an historic year in which Council helped set the stage by
which OCLC can be more nimble and respond more quickly to changes in the
environment. "To you my fellow delegates, this year you have said in a very
positive way, '"We can make a difference. Ask us and we will help,'" he said. "In
fact, in many cases you have not waited to be asked, you have answered the
unasked question... You leave a legacy of change, of openness, of consensus
building through healthy disagreement, of respect for one another and of
accomplishment."
The 66-delegate Members Council voted unanimously to ratify amendments to OCLC's
Articles of Incorporation and Code of Regulations adopted by the OCLC Board of
Trustees that redefined membership and contribution and established a mechanism
for annual review of membership requirements and apportionment of delegates. The
vote culminated work that began in 2000 with the first study of OCLC's
governance structure since 1977. Of the 42,000 libraries that participate in the
OCLC cooperative, approximately 9,500 qualify as members under the 1977 rules,
which defined contribution as input into WorldCat of all current cataloging and
holdings information.
The new definition of contribution, which is the basis for calculating the
apportionment of delegates to the Members Council, has been expanded. It now is
defined as "intellectual resources provided and shared by libraries and other
institutions through the products and services of OCLC and its affiliates for
the benefit of the other members of the cooperative."
There are now two levels of membership and one of participation in OCLC.
"Governing Members" contractually agree to contribute all their current
cataloging to WorldCat, in addition to any other form of intellectual
contribution to the cooperative. They receive credits for their contributions
and elect delegates to Members Council, which in turn elects members of the OCLC
Board of Trustees.
"Members" contractually agree to contribute some intellectual property to the
cooperative through cataloging, interlibrary loan, digitization or reference,
but not all their current cataloging. Staff from member institutions are
eligible for election to Members Council.
"Participants" are institutions that use OCLC services, such as FirstSearch, and
do not contribute intellectual property to the cooperative. While participants
do not have a direct vote in the affairs of the cooperative, they are encouraged
to communicate with their respective networks and service centers and Members
Council delegates.
A newly established Standing Joint Committee on Membership will meet at least
once a year to review membership and contribution guidelines.
The first Members Council elected under the new governance structure will take
its seat in October 2004.
This was the last of three meetings of Members Council in 2001-2002. The first
meeting of the 2002-2003 Members Council will be October 20-22, 2002, in Dublin,
Ohio, with new Members Council President Kristin Senecal presiding.
About Members Council
The 66-delegate Members Council supports OCLC's mission by serving as the key
discussion forum and communications link between member libraries, regional
networks and other partners, and OCLC management. By providing a channel for
recommendations and questions from Members Council delegates, approving changes
in the Code of Regulations, and electing six members of the Board of Trustees,
Members Council helps shape the future direction of OCLC.
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OCLC TO CREATE COMPUTING PORTAL FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES:
Nonprofit receives grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support
public access to technology
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today awarded OCLC Online Computer Library
Center a three-year, $9 million grant to build a Web-based, public access
computing portal for public libraries and other organizations that provide open
access to information. The new portal will build on the foundation's
five-year-old U.S. Library Program, which is providing computers with Internet
access to more than 10,000 libraries across the United States. "This award is
indeed a great honor and we at OCLC, along with our grant partners, understand
the significant responsibility it entails," said Jay Jordan, OCLC president and
chief executive officer. "We view the portal as a place of continuous online
collaboration and learning for public libraries and other nonprofit
organizations whose mission includes open access to authoritative knowledge
resources. It provides a wonderful opportunity to extend the OCLC library
cooperative and continue the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's important mission
of helping public libraries and their patrons use computers and navigate the
Internet."
To help bring widespread public access to information technologies, the portal
will be designed to serve the ongoing needs of public libraries in managing
hardware and software, implementing advanced applications, training staff and
patrons, and delivering digital library services. It will leverage the installed
computing base and trained population already established by the foundation's
U.S. Library Program to develop a community of librarians who can share the
resources and information necessary to provide ongoing public access computing.
Content will serve five critical areas: continuing education, technical support,
purchasing, capacity building and community building. The portal will host a
range of services and tools, such as online tutorials, training modules, Web
casting, message boards and expert assistance that will help libraries manage
and enhance their programs.
"This new interactive Web site will be an invaluable tool for the thousands of
libraries working to sustain public access computing stations," said Richard Akeroyd, executive director of Libraries and Public Access to Information for
the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. "By providing free, online technical
assistance, the site will help libraries of all sizes maintain and even grow
their public workstations."
Marilyn G. Mason, a consultant specializing in strategic planning and management
for public libraries, will be program director of the portal. Ms. Mason served
as director of the Cleveland Public Library from 1986-1999 and director of the
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library from 1981-1985. In 1979, she was director of the
White House Conference on Library and Information Services, the largest White
House Conference ever held in one place. In 2000, President Clinton appointed
her to the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science.
OCLC will work with four partners that collectively bring the research,
evaluation, governance, e-learning and technology skills needed to successfully
design, develop and operate the portal.
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SEVENTY-FOUR NEW JOURNALS ADDED TO OCLC FIRSTSEARCH
ELECTRONIC COLLECTIONS ONLINE
Seventy-four new journals from ten publishers have been added to OCLC
FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online. This brings the online total to
4,013. The number of publishers under contract is 69 and the number of journals
under contract for distribution through OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections
Online is over 4,100.
Additional information about these titles, including ISSN, format and Print
Subscriber Program status is available in "Electronic Collections Online
Publishers and Journals" at <http://www2.oclc.org/oclc/fseco/index.asp>.
[OCLC Reference]
DISCOUNTS FOR NEW FIRSTSEARCH SUBSCRIBERS
Beginning with May 2002, OCLC began offering discounts for new subscriptions to
the database and journal featured in the OCLC FirstSearch Featured
Database/Featured Publisher of the Month promotion.
The discount for the Featured Database will vary, but will be at least 5%. We
will announce the amount of the discount at the beginning of each month via
FirstSearch-L. We will also offer $5.00 off the OCLC FirstSearch Electronic
Collections Online access fee for the Featured Publisher's journal.
To receive the discount, libraries must subscribe by the fifth business day of
the month following the one in which the database or journal is featured.
Subscriptions must start on the first of the month following the one in which
the database or journal is featured.
Tam Dalrymple
OCLC Cooperative Discovery Services
OCLC FIRSTSEARCH FEATURED DATABASE AND ELECTRONIC COLLECTIONS
ONLINE FEATURED PUBLISHER FOR JULY 2002
Featured Database for July 2002 is Library Literature
Library Literature, produced by the H.W. Wilson Company, is available during
July as the FirstSearch Featured Database of the Month. The database is
available for searching at no charge from the FirstSearch Web site at <http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/databases/index.htm>.
Library Literature is the definitive index in the library and information
science fields. It indexes periodicals and monographs, and includes records for
conference proceedings, library school theses, pamphlets, and book reviews.
Featured Publisher for July 2002 is Palgrave Macmillan.
Palgrave Macmillan <http://www.palgrave.com/>
is the OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online Featured Publisher for
July 2002. Palgrave Macmillan's subject strengths are in the humanities, social
sciences, business, computing and engineering. Its journal Urban Design
International is available during July for searching at no charge from <http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/databases/index.htm>
and also from <http://www2.oclc.org/oclc/fseco/frames/frames_pub.asp>.
Please contact NEBASE (402-471-3107 or 800-307-2665) with questions about
discounts for the featured Database or Journal, or OCLC Support <http://www.oclc.org/support/> with general questions.
To request trials of additional FirstSearch databases or Electronic Collections
Online journals, please contact NEBASE (402-471-3107 or 800-307-2665).
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OCLC FIRSTSEARCH SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS
This article includes information for library staff in reference, interlibrary
loan, collection development and systems.
Please contact NEBASE (402-471-3107 or 800-307-2665) with questions about these
enhancements to the OCLC FirstSearch service.
May 19 FirstSearch Enhancements:
WORLDCAT
New Indexes in Advanced and Expert Search Screens
Material Type Index
The Material Type index (mt:/ mt=) can be used to search for subtypes of
more broad material formats. Examples of material types to which a search can be
limited include, but are not limited to DVD, VHS, CD, Newspapers, Music,
Cassette, LP, and Non-music (to identify non-music sound recordings such as
Books on Tape or recorded speeches). Users may also limit searches by other
material characteristics or format subtypes. Additional content characteristics
include Fiction, Juvenile and Thesis. New format subtypes include Large Print,
Braille, Microform.
Musical Composition Index
The Musical Composition index (mc:) provides a way for WorldCat users to
clearly define the exact type of musical composition they need within search
statements. This index supports searching by categories of musical compositions
such as ballads, blues, carols, country music or operas.
FIRSTSEARCH
CONTENT
More Than 4,000 Journals Online in OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections
Online
74 new journals have been added to Electronic Collections Online, bringing the
total number of journals online to 4,013. There are now 67 publishers
participating in Electronic Collections Online.
Cited References and More Added to PsycINFO
Researchers can now find records in the PsycINFO_1887 database on FirstSearch
that cite a known author or title in addition to locating additional author and
journal information. Hotlinks within the database connect users to the cited
items that are available within PsycINFO_1887.
The following new indexes in the Advanced and Expert search modes support this
increased access to the PsycINFO_1887 database:
QUESTIONPOINT COLLABORATIVE REFERENCE SERVICE RELEASED
The QuestionPoint collaborative online reference service, developed
jointly by the Library of Congress's Public Service Collections
Directorate and OCLC, was released in June.
QuestionPoint provides libraries with access to a growing collaborative
network of reference librarians in the United States and around the world.
Library patrons can submit questions at any time of the day or night
through their library's Web site. The questions are answered online by
qualified library staff from the patron's own library or may be forwarded
to a participating library around the world.
QuestionPoint offers libraries and library groups a powerful, inexpensive
easy-to-use resource to provide and manage Web-based reference
services. It can also be used in conjunction with existing Web-based
reference services to add broader coverage and enhance reference
resources. For more information on QuestionPoint, please visit their site
at <http://www.questionpoint.org/>.
Meredith Dean
OCLC Cooperative Discovery Services
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC FORMAT ADDED TO ILL Web INTERFACE REQUESTS
An enhancement to the ILL Web interface was successfully installed June 9, 2002.
The enhancement transfers the bibliographic record's format information to the
Verified field of the ILL request in addition to the existing bib information
that is mapped to ILL fields. The same algorithm that identifies the format in
the Short Bibliographic format display is used to create the [Format: xxxxxxx]
text in the Verified field.
Lenders will be able to immediately respond No or Conditional to requested items
based on their format. Electronic books and serials will be easily identified.
The format information is only available for records produced in the ILL Web
interface at this time. The data will also display on records viewed in Passport
that have been produced in the Web. We are in the process of developing this
feature for the Passport interface and anticipate a July installation.
Examples:
| Author | Darnay, Arsen. |
| Title | The Karma Affair / |
| Imprint | New York : Ace, 1979,c1978. |
| Series | Ace Science fiction |
| Verified | OCLC [Format: Book] |
| Title | Pow Wow Times / |
| Imprint | Saskatoon : The College, [199-?]- |
| Verified | OCLC ISSN: 1203-8555 [Format: Serial] |
| Title | The amateur astronomer |
| Imprint | New York : J. Wiley, c2001. |
| Verified | OCLC [Format: Book Electronic] |
We hope this enhancement will help our lenders streamline their workflows by
identifying non-circ items more quickly.
Judith Carter & Cathy Kellum
OCLC ILL Web Interface Managers
OCLC ILL FEE MANAGEMENT REPORT ENHANCED
In response to user requests, OCLC has made the following change to the IFM
Monthly detailed report.
Beginning with the May IFM reports, a transaction count has been added to both
the electronic text and spreadsheet report formats. In each Borrowing & Lending
report, in addition to the "[Symbol] Monthly Total" for fees, we've added a
"Monthly Count" that totals the number of transactions with that institution. In
addition, there is a "Grand Total Count" under the "Grand Total All
Institutions" to show the total number of Borrowing or Lending transactions
represented by the total fees.
For the Spreadsheet version, this enhancement added a new final column with the
heading "Transaction Count."
We hope you find this a useful enhancement to your IFM Monthly detailed report.
This is a no-charge electronic report. If you aren't signed up to receive it,
contact NEBASE, OCLC User and Network Support (800-848-5800), or refer to
Chapter 19 of the OCLC Interlibrary Loan Service User Guide <http://www.oclc.org/oclc/ill/guide/index.htm>
for instructions. (For more information on ILL Fee Management, read chapter 18.)
Judith Carter
OCLC ILL Service Product Manager
OCLC POLICIES DIRECTORY TO DEBUT
OCLC will replace the current Name-Address Directory during the next several
months with a completely new Web-based system, the Policies Directory. The
Policies Directory will continue to support summary level policies information
and will also allow libraries to provide in-depth ILL policy and contact
information. The Policies Directory will be available to both members and non
members at no charge. The prototype for the Policies Directory was featured at
this year's ALA Conference in Atlanta.
Mark Tullos
OCLC Product Management
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A NEW CATALOGING DISCUSSION LIST - OCLC-CAT
OCLC is pleased to announce OCLC-Cat, a new electronic discussion list. OCLC-Cat
will be dedicated to conversations and announcements about features, functions,
and best practices using OCLC Cataloging products and services.
OCLC-Cat will be an open discussion list, intended primarily as a forum for
library staff using or interested in any OCLC Cataloging and Metadata products
and services (WebDewey, Passport, CatME, CatExpress, Connexion, MARS, etc.).
To join, please use the form at <http://www.oclc.org/oclc/forms/listserv.htm>.
Note: If you were previously subscribed to CORC-L, that list was closed on June
28th. OCLC automatically moved all subscribers of CORC-L to OCLC-Cat. There is
no need to re-subscribe to OCLC-Cat if you were previously subscribed to CORC-L.
Christa Burns
OCLC Member Services Coordinator
Nebraska Library Commission
BIBLIOGRAPHIC FORMATS AND STANDARDS, THIRD EDITION
Bibliographic Formats and Standards, 3rd edition, is available in PDF on the OCLC
Web site at <http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/>.
Bibliographic Formats and Standards is a guide to the bibliographic information
on records in WorldCat. It provides tagging conventions, input standards and
guidelines for entering information.
Distribution of the printed third edition began on June 28, 2002. The HTML
version will be available on the OCLC Web site in July. The second edition will
remain on the Web until the third edition is available in HTML.
You may purchase additional printed copies (product code MAN8069) and additional
binders (BIN8022). Send orders to <orders@oclc.org>.
Lois Yoakam
OCLC Documentation Department
CORC ENHANCEMENTS
The May enhancements were successfully installed on Sunday, May 26, 2002. This
installation provides users with enhancements to existing CORC Digital Archive
functionality, plus user confirmation message fixes (inappropriate wording, such
as "replace" when "add" is what occurred) and other miscellaneous fixes.
Although access to the Digital Archive through CORC is limited to six pilot
participants and designated OCLC staff, this is to let CORC users know what was
installed in May.
For more information about the Digital Archive, please see <http://www.oclc.org/digitalpreservation/>
or <http://www.oclc.org/digitalpreservation/archiving/wdda.shtm>.
Browser Compatibility Information
Currently, CORC and CatExpress work well with versions of Netscape 4.75,
4.76, 6.1 and 6.01 as well as Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 5.0 or 5.5, but
not Netscape 6.0. IE 6.0 is still being tested for compatibility.
Feedback about CORC is welcome. We recommend that you use the Contact Support
feature in CORC to send both reports of problems and also suggestions for
improvements. General information site for CORC: <http://www.oclc.org/corc>.
After July 1, the CORC service will be known as
OCLC Connexion.
Susan Westberg
OCLC Cataloging and Metadata Services Division
FAST COPY CATALOGING … DELIVERED TO YOUR DESKTOP
The Book House, Inc. and Book Wholesalers, Inc.
The OCLC PromptCat service helps your library copy catalog more materials, place
them on the shelves faster, and decrease backlogs. With PromptCat, bibliographic
records from WorldCat arrive at the same time you receive materials from
vendors. Visit these PromptCat vendor partners to learn how PromptCat can save
you time.
The Book House, Inc.<http://www.thebookhouse.com/>
one of the many active PromptCat vendors, strives to deliver any book in print,
as soon as possible, from all publishers and distributors in the United States
and Canada.
Book Wholesalers, Inc. (BWI) <http://www.bwibooks.com/index.php>
is a children and young adult book vendor that provides a full range of high
quality services to the Public Library.
For more information about the OCLC PromptCat service, please contact Robin
Buser, OCLC PromptCat Library Liaison, <buserr@oclc.org>,
800-848-5878, ext. 5213 (US & Canada).
Beth Fogler
OCLC Metadata Standards & Quality
NEW OCLC CATALOGING SERVICE NAME: OCLC CONNEXION
OCLC is pleased to announce the name for the new OCLC cataloging service!
OCLC Connexion
Integrated Cataloging and Metadata services
Connexion (pronounced "connection") is the newest member of the OCLC
Cataloging and Metadata services family. It integrates the functionality
previously provided through CORC and CatExpress, as well as many of the
features of the OCLC Cataloging service. The name "Connexion" was chosen
to reflect the essence of collaboration that continues to be at the center
of OCLC Cataloging services. The new service provides a connection to
WorldCat, to other OCLC services, and to other librarians through the
process of shared cataloging.
The Connexion site at <http://www.oclc.org/connexion/>
has been installed, and will continue to grow. The cataloging migration
site at <http://www.oclc.org/services/collections/migration/>has
been updated to include the OCLC Connexion brochure, updated timeline, and
a new features spreadsheet.
On June 30, 2002, all CORC functionality became part of OCLC Connexion.
The OCLC Connexion June 2002 installation included several enhancements to
the service.
Changes to the user interface included the option for users to save their
authorization or authorization and password for faster, automatic logon.
Consistent Menu Navigation tab, button and drop-down features provide
standard views. Features such as a "More" tab accommodate varying screen
sizes. Additional Topics and Useful links are accessible by selecting the
"Home" button from any screen. Additional features including a "Go" button
that can be used as an alternative drop-down menu option and an enlarged
Navigation menu toolbar are examples of options to accommodate persons
with disabilities. The "GO" button contains select boxes as an alternative
to the default "click-and-go" jumping.
New WorldCat search boxes have been added. There is a "Search" button that
will enable users to use the Command Line Search to perform Numeric,
Derived, Keyword, or Scan Title searches. Users have the option to use
separate search boxes for Keyword Search, Numeric Search, or Derived
Search. In addition, a "Browse" button has been added to provide users
with the Browse (Scan Title) WorldCat search.
The Action menu in edit mode for bibliographic records includes options
for Produce and Alternate Produce to enable users to receive catalog cards
and Accessions Lists. Produce and Alternate Produce will not be available
on the Express interface. All of the Alternate Produce options: Ad
Produce, All Produce and Extra Cards are available in the new interface.
There will be no changes to the offline products.
Users will no longer deal with a long scrolling screen to set up display
options for various service components. With this enhancement, the process
to set up user preferences and options is guided by the drop-down menu and
hyperlinks that are organized in the layer mode.
Users are allowed to select service components, customize the interface
navigation bar, set the session timer, and re-define keystroke shortcuts
mapping in General Options under Preferences.
For those authorized and selected components that are displayed as Service
tabs in the navigation bar, users are able to set up preferences for record
display and functional options by changing the system default. While
customizing the interface for Cataloging, users may choose to hide the
Browse WorldCat Option.
User Information display linked to Contact Support has been re-arranged
into a single page with editable cells for quick update work.
The command and message terminology has been updated. The goal is to make
sure that the terminology used in the cataloging interface is consistent,
clear, and easily understood by all users. Areas covered by this
enhancement include navigation bar commands, drop down menu commands,
buttons, and on-screen instructions. This enhancement currently applies to
Cataloging and Authorities only.
Keystroke equivalents have been added that will allow users to move easily
between screens and to do common commands without the use of the mouse.
Navigation shortcuts allow users to call up search screens (WorldCat
Search, WorldCat Browse, etc.). Command equivalents allow users to save
records, display holdings, update and produce records, control all
headings, as well as other record-level functions. Users are able to
re-assign the command keystroke equivalents to reflect their own
preferences. Note: these keystroke equivalents replace the shortcuts used
previously with CORC. They are not used in Pathfinders, Dewey Services, or
CatExpress.
Libraries who subscribe to CatExpress or who use it as an interface option
now have the ability to receive their MARC records through an export
function. The export file is built in real time when the user clicks on
"Save to Catalog". Libraries using CatExpress as an interface option can
also export records without setting holdings. The system will prompt at
either logon or logoff if a file is available for downloading. This does
not affect pricing for CatExpress subscribers. Note: CatExpress will be
accessed through the "Express" tab.
This installation also included the WebDewey/Abridged WebDewey Quarterly
Update.
The June 30, 2002 installation requires no changes to hardware, software,
or access requirements. Normal Access and User Support fees apply when
using OCLC Connexion. Support will continue to be provided by OCLC
Regional Service Providers, OCLC User & Network Support, and OCLC subject
matter experts. Documentation for OCLC Connexion will resemble CORC
documentation in format, scope, and detail. The new documentation will
include revised/updated content from CORC documentation and extensive new
material.
Susan Walker
OCLC [edited]
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