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OCLC PRODUCT OF THE MONTH : OCLC FIRSTSEARCH ELECTRONIC COLLECTIONS ONLINE
WEB ACCESS TO MORE THAN ONE MILLION JOURNAL
ARTICLES
OCLC MEMBERS COUNCIL MAY 2002 LIVE WEBCAST
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 one 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 in a spreadsheet format at <http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/documentation/pap.htm#CHDJIAGE>.
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:
Christa Burns
OCLC Member Services Coordinator
Nebraska Library Commission
You are invited to participate in an OCLC Members Council live broadcast from
your workstation on Monday, May 20th at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The
web cast will be 2 hours and include the following presentations:
11:00 - 11:05 AM Welcome and Introductions
Jerry Stephens, President, OCLC Members Council
11:05 - 11:25 AM netLibrary: Business Plan
Robert Kaufman, President, netLibrary
11:25 - 11:45 AM Questions & Discussion with Robert Kaufman and Cathy De Rosa,
OCLC Vice President, Corporate Marketing
Moderated by Kristin Senecal, Vice President, Members Council
11:45 - 12:00 PM Members Council President's Report
Jerry Stephens, President, OCLC
12:00 - 12:25 PM OCLC PICA: Business Plan
Rein van Charldorp, Managing Director, OCLC PICA
12:25 - 12:45 PM Questions and Discussion with Rein van Charldorp and Janet
Lees,
Executive Director, OCLC Europe, the Middle East, & Africa
Moderated by Ian Mowat, Members Council Executive Committee
12:45 - 1:00 PM Recognition of Departing Delegates - Jay Jordan, OCLC President
Conducted by Jerry Stephens
Register for the web cast at: <https://www3.oclc.org/app/members_council/>.
The OCLC Members Council web cast is available to the staffs of all libraries.
Please distribute this information to colleagues and friends. Please register
individually for the web cast so that we are able to support the live web stream
with enough bandwidth.
For more information concerning OCLC Members Council please visit our web site
at: <http://www.oclc.org/oclc/uc/>.
Thank you from OCLC, and enjoy the web cast!
Anna Grassbaugh
OCLC Members Council
UPCOMING OCLC WEB INFORMATION SESSIONS
These OCLC web information sessions will include a live, FREE presentation that
you will access via the web, with audio available via a conference call. You
will be able to submit questions you have at any time during the presentation.
Registration
Space for these web information sessions is limited, so please register early.
To register, send the following information via e-mail to <libservices@oclc.org>:
(1) session name, (2) session date, (3) your name and title, (4) institution
name, and (5) your e-mail and phone number.
Details for logging on to the web information sessions will be sent after you
register. To optimize your experience, you will need access to the web during
the session, as well as a telephone with a mute button. Additionally, if several
staff in your library want to attend, we recommend a telephone with both speaker
and mute functionality.
Learn how to develop your non-English collections affordably!
OCLC Language Sets make it easy and affordable to meet the needs of an
increasingly diverse population of library users. We make it simple to start or
expand your current collection of materials in the following languages: Chinese,
Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Russian, and Spanish. Libraries who wish to order
OCLC Language Sets do not have to be members of OCLC. The sets are available to
both OCLC member and nonmember libraries.
Choose from separate collections for children and adults in several sizes of
pre-selected sets for each language. You can order just one set or add sets on a
regular basis at a budget-friendly, fixed price. In addition to carefully
selected current titles, you receive the added value of full OCLC cataloging for
all materials.
What we do for you:
Upcoming OCLC Language Sets Web Information Session:
Thursday, June 6 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. EST
Learn how to give your patrons improved access to your entire collection
Join us to learn more about OCLC's customized cataloging solutions -OCLC
Contract Services and the OCLC MARC Record Service (OCLC MARS). OCLC Contract
Services -OCLC TechPro and OCLC RetroCon- offer a complete range of cataloging
and conversion services for all types of collections. We provide contract
cataloging and physical processing for materials in all bibliographic formats
and about 40 languages, for both long- and short-term solutions.
OCLC Contract Services let you add an experienced team of catalogers to your
staff at a price you can afford. You can improve your users' search results by
providing a complete and upgraded online catalog, with all of your records in
full MARC format. Our services free your staff for higher priorities within your
library, while giving your users access to your entire collection -even those
you haven't yet found time to catalog.
To complement these services, we offer the OCLC MARC Record Service (MARS),
providing authority control, bibliographic record upgrading, smart barcode
number generation, ongoing authority updating and notification services, and
record enrichment with tables of contents. And, if you're currently considering
a change to a new local system, the time is right for you to consider authority
control.
Upcoming OCLC Contract Services Web Information Session:
Thursday, June 6 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. EST
Learn how you can improve your library's ILL efficiency
Plan to attend a web information session to learn more about OCLC ILLiad, your
complete ILL management tool. Imagine having a new interlibrary loan management
tool that allows your users to get the materials they need more quickly, while
you eliminate all of those paper files that your library currently maintains.
With OCLC ILLiad, your staff saves time by managing all your library's
borrowing, lending, and document delivery through a single, Microsoft
Windows-based staff interface. And, now that OCLC ILLiad is ISO-ILL compliant,
you can transmit and receive ILL requests from other ISO-ILL compliant services.
For more information on OCLC ILLiad, please visit the web site at <http://www.illiad.oclc.org/>.
Upcoming OCLC ILLiad Web Information Sessions:
During the first hour, you will view a demonstration and listen to a discussion
of OCLC ILLiad; the last 30 minutes will be devoted to answering your questions.
Wednesday, May 1 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. EST
Thursday, June 6 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. EST
Learn how to build your e-journal collection - with the assurance of long-term,
secure archiving.
Join us to learn more about OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online -an
e-journal solution for libraries like yours. OCLC FirstSearch Electronic
Collections Online, a database on the OCLC FirstSearch service, lets you build
and offer your users a collection of academic and professional journals with the
assurance of long-term, secure archiving. Your users will appreciate how easily
they can search across journals, view journals by publisher, retrieve articles
from those journals to which you subscribe, and do much more.
Electronic Collections Online offers access to more than 3,800 academic and
professional journals with full-image articles from 64 publishers. Journals
cover a wide range of topics - from science, medicine, and technology to
business, economics, humanities, theology, and social sciences.
For more information on Electronic Collections Online, please visit <http://www.oclc.org/oclc/menu/eco.htm>.
Upcoming OCLC Electronic Collections Online Web Information Session:
Wednesday, May 1 12:00- 1:00 p.m. ET
Christa Burns
OCLC Member Services Coordinator
Nebraska Library Commission
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OCLC FIRSTSEARCH FEATURED DATABASE AND ELECTRONIC COLLECTIONS
ONLINE FEATURED PUBLISHER FOR MAY 2002
NEW! Discounts for New Subscribers
Beginning with May 2002, OCLC will offer 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.
Featured Database for May 2002 is AGRICOLA, with a 10% discount for new
subscriptions starting June 2002.
AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access), a bibliographic database of citations to
the agricultural literature created by the U.S. National Agricultural Library
and its cooperators, is the FirstSearch Featured Database of the Month for May
2002. The database is available for searching at no charge from the FirstSearch
web site at <http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/databases/index.htm>.
AGRICOLA indexes publications and resources covering all aspects of agriculture
and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology,
plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming
systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human
nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences.
Featured Publisher for May 2002 is International Union for Pure and Applied
Chemistry; $5 off access fee for new subscriptions to Pure and Applied Chemistry
starting June 2002.
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (<http://www.iupac.org>)
is the OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online Featured Publisher for May
2002. IUPAC serves to advance the worldwide aspects of the chemical sciences and
to contribute to the application of chemistry in the service of Mankind. Its
journal, Pure and Applied Chemistry, is available during May 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) or OCLC User and Network
Support (800-848-5800 or <support@oclc.org>)
with questions.
To request trials of additional FirstSearch databases or Electronic Collections
Online journals, please contact NEBASE (402-471-3107 or 800-307-2665).
Christa Burns
OCLC Member Services Coordinator
Nebraska Library Commission
ENHANCEMENTS TO OCLC FIRSTSEARCH SERVICE
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS AND DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION HOTLINKS
In order to provide more comprehensive searching, the WorldCat and NetFirst
databases on FirstSearch now include hotlinks to the Library of Congress
classification number and the Dewey Decimal Classification number. Librarians
and users of FirstSearch may click these links to launch searches by
classification number in order to find material on similar subjects as the
current record.
UNIFORM TITLE AND AUTHOR HOTLINKS
OCLC has implemented a "More Like This" search feature in WorldCat on
FirstSearch. Librarians and users of WorldCat on FirstSearch will now be able to
search the uniform title and author through a "More Like This" link in the
detailed record of an item found in WorldCat. This will display a list of
WorldCat records for additional versions of the same title, from which users can
select the most appropriate version for their needs.
OCLC FIRSTSEARCH SESSION TIMEOUT ALERT FEATURE
FirstSearch users can be sure their work is uninterrupted now that a session
timeout alert feature is available in the user search interface of the OCLC
FirstSearch service.
A counter labeled "Session timeout" that shows the time remaining in the current
search session displays in the lower left corner of the screen. When the timeout
approaches, the message "Your FirstSearch session will soon end" appears in a
pop-up window. The user can then click the button in the window labeled "Extend
my time" to restart the counter and extend the search session.
FIRSTSEARCH CONTENT ENHANCEMENTS
Forty-four new journals from 19
publishers were added to Electronic Collections Online, bringing the total
number of journals online to 4,939. Journals from the new publishers Berkeley
Electronic Press, Gordon and Breach, and Martin Dunitz are among those now
available. Details about Electronic Collections Online journals are available at
<http://www2.oclc.org/oclc/fseco/index.asp>.
Expanded Books in Print database
The Books in Print (BooksInPrint) database on the OCLC FirstSearch service has
been reloaded to provide expanded content and enhanced indexing. Books in Print
now contains over four million records of bibliographic information for in-print,
out-of-print, and forthcoming books, audios and videos, with optional reviews.
Records now include expanded publisher and distributor information. Books in
Print with reviews includes over 680,000 full-text book reviews from sources
including Choice, Kirkus, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly and School Library
Journal.
INSPEC enhancements
The INSPEC database on FirstSearch now provides linking to library holdings, the
OCLC interlibrary loan service and to articles in Electronic Collections Online
journals and other FirstSearch databases, to help users more quickly find the
materials they identify in INSPEC searches.
NEW STATISTICS PASSWORD OPTION
Libraries may now establish separate passwords for access to their FirstSearch
administrative module and their online usage statistics for the OCLC FirstSearch
service. This will allow FirstSearch administrators to maintain control over
administrative module changes while providing more widespread access among
library staff to usage statistics that are used to determine future purchases
and library instruction needs.
A single password now provides access to both the FirstSearch administrative
module and the online usage statistics. Using the System Settings area of the
administrative module, library staff may now set a separate password for use
with the statistics resource. A new statistics password will be in effect on the
day following its entry in the administrative module.
CONTACT US
Please contact NEBASE (402-471-3107 or 800-307-2665) or OCLC User and Network
Support (800-848-5800 or <support@oclc.org>)
with questions about these enhancements to the OCLC FirstSearch service.
Christa Burns
OCLC Member Services Coordinator
Nebraska Library Commission
LINK TO WORLDCAT ON FIRSTSEARCH FROM EBSCOHOST NOW AVAILABLE
OCLC and EBSCO have successfully implemented linking from EBSCOhost to library
holdings in WorldCat (the OCLC Online Union Catalog) on FirstSearch.
In furthering OCLC's global strategic initiative to "weave libraries into the
web," giving libraries greater visibility and expanding the availability of
WorldCat for information seekers, OCLC has implemented a partnership with EBSCO.
Libraries with subscriptions to both OCLC and EBSCOhost can enable a link to
allow users of EBSCOhost to search WorldCat for journal or book holdings at
their local library.
This feature has been added to the administrative functions of EBSCO's EBSCOhost
in the advanced ILS screen of EBSCOAdmin. Step-by-step instructions are
available at:
<http://www.ebscoweb.com/cgi-bin/ksearch/ksearch.cgi?terms=959&w=1>.
Alternately, a library may contact EBSCO Publishing Tech Support at:
1-800-758-5995, Fax: (978) 356-7332 or <eptech@epnet.com>
and an EBSCO representative will establish linking for your library.
Once enabled, a user viewing the detailed citation in an EBSCO database can
scroll to the bottom of the citation and click on an OCLC WorldCat logo to view
WorldCat holdings in a new browser window. A user will be taken to a brief
record result of the item, enter a zip code and then view library holdings for
that item near their location.
This alliance gives libraries greater visibility and expands the availability of
WorldCat for information seekers.
The first steps in this program included links from FirstSearch to the Alibris,
abebooks.com and the Antiquarian Booksellers of America web sites. Since that
time, OCLC has also signed partnerships with: Bowker booksinprint.com and Gale
Group's InfoTrac. Links to these partners from the OCLC FirstSearch service will
be implemented in the upcoming months. Partnerships allow libraries that use the
FirstSearch service to offer a wider range of services and materials to their
users by seamlessly providing online access to partner services.
OCLC Reference
OCLC CORC PATHFINDERS PRICING UPDATE
CORC Pathfinders are electronic subject bibliographies - consolidated, topic
oriented lists created by librarians, containing links to selected electronic
resources and references to non-electronic materials. OCLC members with full
cataloging authorization can access the database of Pathfinders and the toolset.
It was announced in May 2001 that all fees associated with Pathfinder activities
including Pathfinder search, add, link use, and storage would be suspended until
July 1, 2002. Since that time, OCLC has implemented nearly 30 user-requested
enhancements to the OCLC Pathfinders toolset and conducted assessments that
included feedback from Pathfinder Advisory Group members and others.
OCLC has decided to continue the suspension of Pathfinder related charges
through September 2002. This suspension of charges will allow OCLC to take a
careful look at the current Pathfinder model and determine the best pricing
model for the future. Libraries can create, store, search, clone, modify and
export nearly 2,000 Pathfinders, that may or may not include dynamic links to
OCLC bibliographic records with 856 fields, at no cost.
For more information on Pathfinders, please visit the web site at <http://www.oclc.org/corc/about/features/pathfinders/>.
To access Pathfinders in CORC, use your cataloging authorization and log on at:
<http://corc.oclc.org>.
Here are some Pathfinders resources that you may find beneficial:
1. Using Enhanced Pathfinders: an OCLC Tutorial - a free online interactive
tutorial :<http://www.oclc.org/corc/learning/>.
2. Enhancements: Access the archived system enhancement announcements on CORC-L:
September Enhancements: <http://orc.rsch.oclc.org:5103/corc-l/msg02045.html>.
August Enhancements <http://orc.rsch.oclc.org:5103/corc-l/msg02026.html>.
July Enhancements: <http://orc.rsch.oclc.org:5103/corc-l/msg01998.html>.
For more information, contact NEBASE at 402-471-3107 or 800-307-2665 or OCLC
User and Network Support at 800-848-5800 or <support@oclc.org>
or use the Contact option while logged on to CORC.
Christa Burns
OCLC Member Services Coordinator
Nebraska Library Commission
OCLC FIRSTSEARCH ELECTRONIC COLLECTIONS ONLINE NOW
CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE MILLION JOURNAL ARTICLES
The OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online database, available
through the OCLC FirstSearch service, now contains more than one million
journal articles in 3,895 electronic journals from 64 publishers.
On March 11, an article from Advances in Computational Mathematics, from
Kluwer Academic Publishers, was the one millionth journal article added to
Electronic Collections Online.
"This is a significant milestone because it illustrates OCLC's commitment
to adding content and value to the Electronic Collections Online
database," said Lori Saviers, director, Product Marketing & Licensing,
OCLC Cooperative Discovery Services. "OCLC continues to listen to
librarians and is responding with a wide range of journals that will help
libraries satisfy the information needs of their users."
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 on the OCLC web site <http://www2.oclc.org/oclc/fseco/publish.htm>.
Several publishers have recently added journals to Electronic Collections
Online for the first time:
Fairmont Press <http://www.fairmontpress.com/>,
founded in 1973, is a multi-national publisher offering professional books
and technical journals on energy and facility management topics. Fairmont
publications cover energy engineering and management, power generation,
alternative energy, energy purchasing, HVAC and lighting efficiency,
boiler and steam system optimization, building and plant maintenance,
facility operations and management, indoor air quality, cooling and
wastewater treatment, and more.
Imprint Academic <http://www.imprint.co.uk/>
publishes books and journals in philosophy, history, politics, psychology
and consciousness studies. The company was founded in 1980, and is based
in Exeter, United Kingdom. Imprint Academic books are distributed in the
United States by the Philosophy Documentation Center.
Indiana University Press <http://www.indiana.edu/~iupress/>
is recognized internationally as a leading academic publisher specializing
in the humanities and social sciences. In addition to producing 13
journals, Indiana University Press produces more than 150 new books
annually and maintains a backlist of some 1,800 titles. Major subject
areas include African, African American, Asian, cultural, gender, Jewish,
Middle Eastern, Russian and East European, and women's studies, film,
folklore, history, medical ethics, music, paleontology, philanthropy,
philosophy, religion, semiotics, and theater and drama.
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) <http://www.oecd.org/>
publications offer the latest international thinking and analysis on
today's most challenging economic, social and policy issues. With more
than 250 new titles per year (in both English and French), more than 3,500
paperbacks, and more than 700 electronic publications to offer, OECD
publications form one of the most important sources of reliable,
comparative and recent data in the world. The Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development groups 30 member countries sharing a
commitment to democratic government and the market economy. With active
relationships with some 70 other countries, non-governmental organizations
and civil society, it has a global reach.
World Scientific <http://www.wspc.com.sg/>,
based in Singapore, is one of the leading scientific publishers in the
world and the largest international scientific publisher in the Asia
Pacific region. The company publishes approximately 400 titles and more
than 70 journals each year in various fields.
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. "This option gives libraries more
freedom to choose and control access to some of their electronic
journals," said Ms. Saviers.
A list of publishers and journals currently available through this
purchase option is available at <http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/documentation/activepubjnl_20020305.xls>.
More information about titles available in Electronic Collections Online,
including ISSN, format and Print Subscriber Program status, is available
on the Electronic Collections Online Publishers and Journals web page <http://www2.oclc.org/oclc/fseco/publish.htm>.
FirstSearch is designed for people who use libraries and requires no
training or online search experience. FirstSearch provides access to more
than 70 databases, including OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections
Online and more than 50 databases that either contain full text or deliver
full text through links to other FirstSearch databases. FirstSearch also
links to the OCLC Interlibrary Loan service. The OCLC FirstSearch service
came online in 1991. More information about FirstSearch, including a
guided tour, is available on OCLC's web site <http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/>.
OCLC
ORDER OCLC FIRSTSEARCH BY THE SEARCH BEFORE JUNE 20 AND SAVE!
Order per-search access to the OCLC FirstSearch service today, before new
prices take effect on July 1, 2002.
With per-search pricing, you pay by the search and purchase blocks of 500
searches in advance. Per-search pricing provides virtually unlimited
simultaneous logon access to nearly 60 databases. The searches you buy
under the open per-search pricing option are valid for two years from the
date of purchase.
Take advantage of today's low search prices by contacting NEBASE before
June 20 to order your searches. If you would like to place an order before
the price change goes into effect, please contact Jeannette Powell at
402-471-7740, 800-307-2665, or e-mail: Jeannette Powell.
Christa Burns
OCLC Member Services Coordinator
Nebraska Library Commission
OUTBOUND LINKING FROM FIRSTSEARCH TO JSTOR CONTENT NOW
AVAILABLE
OCLC's first partner in outbound linking is JSTOR (<http://www.jstor.org/>),
another non-profit organization that maintains an archive of scholarly journal
articles to which many academic libraries and consortia have subscriptions.
JSTOR now includes five collections: Arts & Sciences I, Arts & Sciences II,
Business, Ecology & Botany, and General Science. JSTOR's archive complements and
extends the full-text coverage of OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online
and other databases available on FirstSearch.
Outbound linking allows users of OCLC FirstSearch databases that index articles
in periodicals available on other services to retrieve full text from those
services without leaving the FirstSearch interface.
There is no additional charge for the linking service, but institutions and
groups must subscribe to JSTOR content and provide either subscription or
per-search access to the linked FirstSearch databases to take advantage of the
links. Institutions will be able, via the FirstSearch administrative module, to
activate the JSTOR collections to which they subscribe. All JSTOR collections
will be turned OFF by default in the administrative module, and institutions
will be responsible for turning ON the ones they wish to make accessible from
FirstSearch.
When a user clicks on the JSTOR link that appears in a detailed record retrieved
in a FirstSearch database search results set, JSTOR authenticates that user
based on IP address. FirstSearch determines if the user's library has permission
to see the JSTOR article, and, if it does, displays it within the familiar
FirstSearch frame. When finished reading the article, the user can return to
searching by clicking the Return button in the FirstSearch frame.
Outbound linking complements the other types of linking available through
FirstSearch by giving institutions another way to leverage the electronic
content they provide, making it easy for their users to get to full-text
articles they need.
Please contact NEBASE (402-471-3107 or 800-307-2665) with questions about
outbound linking from FirstSearch databases to JSTOR.
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PSYCARTICLES AVAILABLE ON OCLC FIRSTSEARCH SERVICE
PsycARTICLES, the American Psychological Association's full-text article
database, is now available via the OCLC FirstSearch service. It includes
searchable full-text articles from 42 peer-reviewed journals published by
the American Psychological Association (APA) and allied organizations.
Topics include general psychology and specialized basic, applied, clinical
and theoretical research in psychology.
By delivering online full-text articles, the PsycARTICLES database makes
it easy, efficient, and quick for researchers to get the high-quality
information they want. The PsycARTICLES database will help FirstSearch
users find more full-text articles when using FirstSearch bibliographic
databases that have been linked to its content, such as PsycINFO_1887 and
PsycFIRST.
Coverage initially includes articles from 1999, 2000 and 2001 and will
eventually be from 1988 to the present for most of the journals. The
American Psychological Association plans to add years to the PsycARTICLES
backfile on an ongoing basis. PsycARTICLES provides access to all of the
articles, as well as errata and letters to the editor, in the journals it
includes.
PsycARTICLES will be available by subscription only. Pricing for
individual institutions will be by custom quote. Please contact NEBASE
(402-471-3107 or 800-307-2665) if you are interested in a quote.
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TWO FREE NETFIRST NEWSLETTERS
A new listserv, NetFirst-L, distributes newsletters featuring quality web sites
identified by the NetFirst staff of librarians directly to your e-mail address 2
to 5 times a week. Best of all - NetFirst-L is available at no charge!
The NetFirst Calendar Planner is a free weekly selection of web resources
highlighting holidays, people, and events from around the world related to a
specific calendar week. These events are selected 90 days in advance to allow
librarians and teachers the opportunity to incorporate them into timely
activities and programs. Examples of the events include national holidays; birth
anniversaries of famous scientists, artists, authors, and political leaders; and
significant historical events.
NetFirst Hot Topics delivers to librarians, students, teachers and others, a
selection of relevant web resources for some of the most compelling issues of
the day. Recent topics include identity theft, immigration policy, Abu Sayyaf
and violence in the workplace.
Now these same Calendar Planners and Hot Topics are available for convenient
delivery via e-mail to subscribers' e-mail accounts via NetFirst-L.
The NetFirst Calendar Planners (<http://www.oclc.org/oclc/menu/netcalendar.htm>)
and NetFirst Hot Topics (<http://www.oclc.org/oclc/menu/hottopics.htm>)
will remain available free of charge on the OCLC NetFirst web site.
In addition to NetFirst Hot Topics and Calendar Planners, NetFirst-L subscribers
also will receive NetFirst-L exclusive mini-Hot Topics and occasional search
tips or news regarding NetFirst.
You can subscribe to NetFirst-L here: <http://www.oclc.org/oclc/forms/listserv.htm>.
If you have questions about this listserv, please contact Julia Myers at <julia_myers@oclc.org>.
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NEBASE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME TWO NEW
MEMBERS AS ILL SELECTIVE USERS
Wahoo Public Schools
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William Beck, Librarian
Gibbon Public Library
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Darlene Catlin, Director
CHECK YOUR NAD!
OCLC would like to remind you of certain things you should do at least twice per
year:
OCLC LOCAL DATA RECORD UPDATING SERVICE
The OCLC LDR Updating Service enables libraries to add or update copy-specific
holdings data in OCLC's WorldCat Union List database through batch processing.
This is outlined in the draft specifications, located on the web at <http://www.oclc.org/oclc/specs/ldrus.htm>,
along with a brief overview of the service and other details regarding standards
that must be used to create and submit records.
The OCLC Local Data Record Service Planning Guide, located on the web at <http://www.oclc.org/oclc/union/ldrus.pdf>,
gives more detailed information about record requirements, procedures for
initiating projects, and procedures for submitting files.
Following are general guidelines for libraries interested in pursuing batch
processing of holdings via the LDR Updating Service:
1. The library's holdings information must be compliant with the MARC 21 Format
for Holdings Data (MFHD) and the library or system vendor must be able to output
a file of the holdings data compliant with the MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data
(MFHD).
2. The library must have cataloged or "set holdings" in OCLC for each serial
title to be loaded via LDRUS.
3. There are a number of fields that must be present in the record while some
fields may be present depending on content. See the specifications document or
the Planning Guide for field definitions.
4. Libraries must supply all holdings records associated with a specific
bibliographic record even if there is a change to only one of the holdings
records; each holdings record sent in the set of records for a specific
bibliographic record must represent the holdings data for only one copy.
5. An OCLC bibliographic control number (OCLC#) must be present in the data
submitted for batch processing.
The service is provided at no charge for the current fiscal year ending on June
30, 2002. Pricing for FY 2002/2003 has not yet been announced.
Cathy Kellum, Product Manager
LDR Updating Service
OCLC WEB INTERFACE TO THE ILL MANAGEMENT STATISTICS
OCLC is continuing to develop a web-based ILL statistics service that will
allow libraries that subscribe to the OCLC ILL management statistics to
view a series of graphical, pre-defined reports based on their OCLC ILL
data.
OCLC is making a prototype of this web-based service available for our
member libraries to review. The URL is:
<http://illstats.oclc.org/login.html>
You can simply click on the logon button; you do not need to enter an
authorization or password. NOTE: The prototype will only operate correctly
if you have Netscape version 4.0 or higher.
We have added a "comments" button on this prototype web site to solicit
your feedback. We value your comments and suggestions regarding this new
service from OCLC Resource Sharing. We will review your comments and
suggestions and evaluate them for inclusion into the final product
offering.
To learn more about the OCLC ILL Management Statistics please the URL
below:
<http://www.oclc.org/oclc/menu/ill_mgmt_stats.htm>
If you have any questions please contact me at: <tony_melvyn@oclc.org>
Tony Melvyn
OCLC Reference and Resource Sharing
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CORC ENHANCEMENTS
The March CORC enhancements were successfully installed on Sunday, March 31,
2002.
The installation included the WebDewey and Abridged WebDewey quarterly updates;
enhancements to the formatting of News items; and "real-time" updating of linked
headings.
WEBDEWEY AND ABRIDGED WEBDEWEY
Both services now feature a new option, accessible by choosing General,
Administration, Display/Update WebDewey [Abridged WebDewey] options, that allows
users to specify their default Browse index.
The WebDewey database now includes all updates to Dewey Decimal Classification,
Edition 21, through February 2002 (corrections, new developments, new built
numbers, and additional electronic index terms). It will also include all
editorially mapped LCSH/DDC (EM) from LC Subject Headings Weekly Lists through
no. 38, 2001.
The Abridged WebDewey database now includes all updates to Abridged Edition 13
through February 2002 (corrections, new developments, new built numbers, and
additional electronic index terms). It also includes selected editorially mapped
LCSH/DDC (EM) from LC Subject Headings Weekly Lists through no. 38, 2001.
NEWS ITEMS
The formatting of News items now allows for paragraphs and spacing, making news
items more readable.
"REAL-TIME" UPDATING OF LINKED HEADINGS
If a heading in a resource record is linked (controlled) to an authority record,
the text of the resource record heading will now be updated immediately whenever
the 1xx heading in the authority record is modified in the database. This is a
change from the previous method of updating, which was done nightly.
If a resource record is locked or is in the save file, the "real-time" update
process will be delayed until after the resource record is unlocked or replaced,
at which time any pending updates will be applied.
The April CORC enhancements were installed on Sunday, April 28, 2002.
The installation includes bibliographic workform enhancements, miscellaneous
editing enhancements and fixes, user confirmation message enhancements, a
hotlink addition in the News Area, and an additional link to the Pathfinder
Tutorial.
BIBLIOGRAPHIC WORKFORM ENHANCEMENTS
The enhancements provide a choice of bibliographic workforms/blank records for
both MARC and Dublin Core formats on the 'Create screen' instead of just
defaulting to 'Books' or 'Text data'. This applies to the Resource Catalog and
Resource Catalog Constant Data.
In the MARC Views, bibliographic workforms will now parallel the workforms used
in the current cataloging system through Passport and CatME for the various
record types or formats. These changes should provide for more flexibility in
cataloging items other than electronic resources. The workforms will have
appropriate defaults in the fixed and variable fields according to record type.
This includes the use of the 'fill' character (represented in CORC by the 'bar'
character) in certain fixed-field elements, variable field tags and indicator
positions. Subfield code prompts will also appear in certain fields.
There are several fixed-field elements whose default values will change. Most
will be obvious because the 'fill' will appear. A few will have new valid values
as defaults. The most important change will be the default in Form, which is
changing from 's' to 'blank'. Users cataloging electronic resources will need to
add the value 's' when creating a record for an electronic resource. Value 's'
will continue to be supplied in 'Form' automatically on records created from a
URL via the Extractor. Other elements whose default values are changing include
Type in Visual Materials, CrTp in Maps, S/L in Serials, Comp in Scores, DtSt in
Serials, and Date2 in Dates.
For the variable fields, one change that will impact users cataloging electronic
resources concerns the presence of the GMD in field 245. Books, Maps, Serials
and Visual Materials formats will contain the subfield $h as a prompt, but the
subfield $h will no longer contain the GMD '[electronic resource]'. Users will
have to enter '[electronic resource]' in subfield $h. Scores and Mixed Materials
will not contain the subfield $h prompt, but this does not preclude users from
entering subfield $h and a GMD. Subfield $h [sound recording] will display in
the Sound Recordings format and subfield $h [electronic resource] will continue
to display in the Computer Files format.
For the MARC Views, a default or blank call number field and the default holding
library field (049) will appear as prompts on all bibliographic workforms,
cloned records and existing records. The default call number field will appear
as field 055, 070, 080, 086, 090, 092, or 096 depending on the classification
scheme tied to the user's authorization.
For the Dublin Core Text Area View, the number of default fields is being
expanded to match the fields in the Dublin Core Template View.
MISCELLANEOUS EDITING ENHANCEMENTS AND FIXES
A new action, 'Unedit Record', will be available in both the Resource Catalog
and the Resource Catalog Save File. It parallels the action 'Cancel Changes'. If
chosen, it cancels the changes made in the session, but returns the record to
whichever Edit Mode was being used instead of returning to Display.
Another new action, 'Release Record Lock', will be added to the Resource Catalog
Save File. This action is available when a record is locked and in the Save
File. It allows the user to unlock the record, leave the changes intact, and
return the record to Local Edit. No changes are being made to the Resource
Catalog at this time because the same results are achieved if one chooses Local
Edit Mode.
Two changes are being made to Display Holdings. After the user requests Display
Holdings, the first item in the drop-down list for displaying holdings will be
'Default Holdings', not 'All Holdings'. Once the list of holdings is displayed,
if the user places the mouse pointer over the Institution Symbol in the holdings
display, the Institution Name associated with the symbol will appear.
The $h [electronic resource] in field 245 will again be added to records being
created from a URL via the Extractor.
Apply Current Constant Data. A fix will be installed that will apply current
constant data the same way from both the 'Create in Catalog' screen and the
workform. Both the default fields in the workform and the constant data fields
will display.
USER CONFIRMATION MESSAGE ENHANCEMENTS
In response to users who are switching from Passport and CatME to CORC, OCLC has
provided additional confirmation messages for cataloging actions or tasks. User
confirmation messages currently exist in Passport and CatME and notify users
when a specific action or task has been completed and if the action or task was
successful. CORC will now provide user confirmation messages for most actions
and tasks, to more easily make the user aware of the status or results of an
action taken. These confirmation messages will appear in green text in a
prominent place at the top of the record screen. Also, based upon user feedback,
we have incorporated terminology changes for some of the existing user
confirmation messages. E-mail confirmation messages that indicate metadata
extraction is complete are also covered in this project. Terminology on the
logoff screen will be changed to make it easier for users to find active records
and complete actions on them before exiting CORC.
This enhancement is part of a larger project that will insure that all CORC
commands, user confirmation messages, and terminology conform to specific
guidelines developed and approved by OCLC. The guidelines were developed to
insure clarity and consistency in CORC commands and messages, and will allow for
easier transition to the new metadata cataloging system as well as translations
into non-English language interfaces.
MESSAGE OF THE DAY
CatExpress and WebDewey only subscribers will now see the message of the day.
NEWS AREA
Hotlinks will be added to News items. The hotlinks will connect users to
documentation and other OCLC web pages.
PATHFINDER TUTORIAL
Now also access the OCLC Enhanced Pathfinders tutorial after logging on to CORC.
Listed as a "Useful links" option on the system home page try the hands-on
exercises and then search, create, clone, export and use many more Pathfinder
features. These topic-oriented lists of resources created by librarians may also
include dynamic links to existing OCLC electronic resource records. Access to
the Pathfinders database is available with an OCLC cataloging authorization.
While logged on you can return to "Useful Links" and other page options by
selecting HOME in the upper right corner of any CORC screen. Currently, all fees
associated with Pathfinder activities including Pathfinder search, add, link
use, and storage are suspended until September 2002. The Pathfinder tutorial
continues to be accessible via CORC's learning web pages.
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>.
Dawn Lawson
OCLC Forest Press
Ellen Caplan
OCLC Cataloging and Metadata Services Division [edited]
CORC PRODUCT NAME TO BE RETIRED
On June 30, 2002, the new OCLC cataloging service will be introduced. The
new service will incorporate all current CORC functionality, as well as
expanded capabilities, that enable users to catalog all formats. And
therefore, CORC, as a separate product name, will cease to exist on June
30, 2002. CORC users will continue to have access to all of the features
that they have become used to, such as automated metadata extraction,
Dublin Core, Pathfinders and linked authorities.
The new OCLC cataloging service will be enhanced with new features
quarterly, although minor fixes may be installed more frequently.
Alane Wilson
OCLC Metadata Services
LIMITED-TIME OFFER: GET A FREE OCLC LANGUAGE VIDEO SET
Purchase OCLC Language book sets totaling 100 items before June 1, 2002 and OCLC
will give you a three-title video set in the language of your choice. Language
Sets staff will select titles based on current availability.
If your library would like to establish or expand a non- English language
collection, OCLC Language Sets can meet your collection development needs. OCLC
Language Sets are pre-selected sets of books and videos for adults and children.
These sets are created by language experts and contain high-quality, newly
published materials that appeal to a wide range of patron interests. Libraries
who wish to order Language Sets do not have to be members of OCLC. The sets are
available to both OCLC member and nonmember libraries.
The OCLC Language Sets service provides sets in Spanish, Chinese, Japanese,
Korean, Vietnamese, and Russian.
And, OCLC has been listening to you and has made a few changes to improve the
OCLC Language Sets and the ordering process:
OCLC CATALOGING LABEL PROGRAM 1.21 NOW AVAILABLE
Version 1.21 of the OCLC Cataloging Label Program is now available for
electronic download at no charge. This new version resolves problems
reported with version 1.20. Please see the Label Program home page at <http://www.oclc.org/oclc/menu/label.htm>
for more information and to download the software. This new version of the
Label Program is not currently available on compact disc; however, it will
be included on version 5.00 of the OCLC Access Suite compact disc during
second calendar quarter this year.
David Whitehair
OCLC Metadata Services
OCLC INSTITUTE "CATALOGING INTERNET RESOURCES" VERSION 2 NOW
AVAILABLE
The Web-based distance-learning course, "Cataloging Internet Resources
Using MARC 21 and AACR2," version 2, revised and expanded, is now
available from the OCLC Institute.
The course has been completely updated to include recent AACR2 rule
revisions for Chapter 9, and now includes
instruction in cataloging electronic serials.
"Cataloging Internet Resources" covers the MARC 21 fields and subfields
and related AACR2 rules necessary for creating complete and accurate
bibliographic records for Internet resources. Each lesson includes
learning objectives, quizzes, and tests to help students assess their own
self-paced learning. Instruction is based upon a wide range of real-world
examples, and each lesson provides direct online access to supporting
standards and documentation.
The course designers and developers have created a comprehensive online
learning experience for anyone who wants to use MARC/AACR2 systems,
standards, and practices to describe, access, and otherwise manage
electronic resources.
One-year subscriptions and 24/7 access provide ample time for learning,
mastery, and even using the course for desk-top ready reference. Multiple
seat licenses, available at reduced cost, enable libraries to bring this
knowledge to all critical staff. Students access the course via the Web,
and no plug-ins are necessary.
To view sample lessons, see <http://www.oclc.org/institute/elearning/oll/CIRuMA/course_contents.htm>.
"Cataloging Internet Resources" is jointly developed by Steve Miller,
University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee; Amigos Library Services, Inc.,
NELINET, SOLINET, and the OCLC Institute.
For more information, contact the OCLC Institute (<http://www.oclc.org/institute>)
or Amy Lytle (<lytlea@oclc.org>)
Erik Jul
Executive Director
OCLC Institute
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OCLC WINDOWS-BASED SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY WITH
MICROSOFT WINDOWS
Testing of several OCLC Windows-based applications with a production
version of Microsoft Windows XP found no major problems. A summary of the
results for the products tested can be found at <http://www.oclc.org/services/operatingsystems/windowsxp.shtm>.
OCLC discontinued support for Windows 95 on December 31, 2001. OCLC
expects that applications will continue to work; however, no testing is
completed and no support is offered for Windows 95. OCLC expects to end
support for Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0 on June 30, 2003, at the time
that Microsoft ends support.
OCLC Passport is compatible with Microsoft Windows 2000. However, when
running multiple applications at the same time, Passport performance
suffers. Although the software is compatible, OCLC does not recommend that
libraries run the Passport Software under Windows 2000 due to these
performance issues.
The system requirements and recommendations for the various OCLC software
applications are available on the OCLC web site at:
<http://www.oclc.org/oclc/menu/suite/systemrequirements.htm>.
Christa Burns
OCLC Member Services Coordinator
Nebraska Library Commission
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