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OCLC PRODUCT OF THE
MONTH : INTERLIBRARY LOAN
MICRO ENHANCER
Efficiently
Handling ILL Requests
The OCLC ILL Micro Enhancer improves productivity by automating many repetitious
and time-consuming borrowing and lending tasks. Using the Windows interface, you
can update and download your entire day's activity in a matter of minutes.
Sorting, updating and printing features offer options for efficiently handling
any volume of requests. The software also supports the much-requested "Reasons
for No" feature in the OCLC Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service.
ILL ME makes it easy to enter ILL numbers by printing barcodes on downloaded
requests. You also can:
ILL ME supports the following OCLC ILL functions:
ILL ME for Windows version 2.10 is compatible with Microsoft Windows 95, 98,
Millennium, NT 4.0, 2000 and XP. There is no extra charge to download ILL ME
software.
For more information about ILL ME and to download the most recent version, see
<http://www.oclc.org/oclc/menu/me.htm> where you will find the following and
more:
You can also access documentation, Quick Reference Cards and User Guides.
Christa Burns
OCLC Member Services Coordinator
Nebraska Library Commission
CHECK
OUT
THE
NEW
WORLDCAT
WEB
SITE
WorldCat, the OCLC Online Union Catalog, is the heart of the OCLC cooperative. For the latest information and statistics about WorldCat, explore the new web pages recently posted to the OCLC web site <http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/>
Christa Burns
OCLC Member Services Coordinator
Nebraska Library Commission
ENHANCEMENTS TO OCLC FIRSTSEARCH SERVICE
Several enhancements were added to the OCLC FirstSearch service on February 24.
The WorldCat database on FirstSearch now includes the new document types
"Internet Resources" and "Articles", several new indexes, and the option to limit
searches by number of library holdings. Icons that indicate library ownership in
results lists are now customized with the library-designated name of the library
or library group. In addition, 54 new journals were added to OCLC FirstSearch
Electronic Collections Online, bringing the total number of journals online to
3,868.
New Labels For Library Icons
Icons that designate ownership of WorldCat resources by individual libraries or
libraries in a custom library group are now accompanied by the name of the
library or group in search results. The name of a user's library now displays in
search results next to the icon previously labeled "In your library." Similarly,
the name of a custom library group as designated in a library's FirstSearch
administrative module now displays in search results next to the icon previously
labeled "In your library group."
OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online
A list of the 54 new journals added to Electronic Collections Online, along with
their Print Subscriber Program status, is available at <http://www2.oclc.org/oclc/fseco/index.asp>.
Please contact NEBASE (402-471-3107 or 800-307-2665) or OCLC User and Network
Support (1-800-848-5800 or <support@oclc.org>) with questions about these
enhancements to the OCLC FirstSearch service.
Christa Burns
OCLC Member Services Coordinator
Nebraska Library Commission
OCLC ISSUES 2000/01 ANNUAL REPORT
OCLC has issued its 2000/01 Annual Report, the 34th for the international,
nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization.
In the report, Jay Jordan, OCLC president and chief executive officer, wrote
that fiscal 2001 was an historic year as libraries celebrated the 30th
anniversary of WorldCat (the OCLC Online Union Catalog) and looked to the
future--in the governance of the OCLC global cooperative and in the services and
programs it provides to libraries.
"In WorldCat, thousands of librarians have created a unique shared resource that
today provides a strong foundation on which we are building an exciting new
future," wrote Mr. Jordan. "We made significant progress in extending the
cooperative into the digital age through new members, new content and new
tools."
For the year ended June 30, 2001, OCLC's revenues were $165.3 million, up 8
percent from the previous year as libraries continued to increase their use of
OCLC's online cataloging, resource sharing and reference services. Contribution
to equity was $4.9 million. During the year, OCLC invested $29.6 million to
accommodate growth, upgrade technological platforms and conduct research and
development. OCLC also provided member libraries with $9.4 million in credits
for cataloging and resource sharing to encourage the growth and quality of
WorldCat.
Highlights from the 2000/01 Annual Report, which covers OCLC's fiscal year (July
1, 2000 to June 30, 2001), include:
The Board of Trustees and Users Council ratified changes to the OCLC Articles of Incorporation and the Code of Regulations that changed the name of Users Council to Members Council and added six new international delegates to this advisory body for three years. The board also named a committee to recommend changes that would broaden the definition of contribution to extend membership to more libraries worldwide.
With the Library of Congress, OCLC developed a prototype for a new, web-based cooperative reference service that operates 24x7 through an international, digital network of librarians. OCLC also is developing a virtual reference desk with INCOLSA, an OCLC- affiliated regional network, that will link to state and international reference services.
The OCLC online system for cataloging and resource sharing handled 1.1 billion messages as libraries cataloged 26.5 million items online and arranged a record 8.7 million interlibrary loans.
OCLC started a major project to move WorldCat to a new platform based on Oracle database technology.
The number of participating libraries increased to 40,102 from 37,297.
To enrich WorldCat with Arabic language materials, OCLC introduced software that enables users to catalog with Arabic script.
More than 19,000 libraries around the world used the OCLC FirstSearch service, performing 79.9 million searches, a 24 percent increase over the previous year.
2.6 million new cataloging records were added to WorldCat.
After the first year of operation for the OCLC Cooperative Online Resource Catalog, more than 500,000 records for digital resources are now in WorldCat.
A web interface to the OCLC Interlibrary Loan service debuted.
Location listings in WorldCat grew to 802 million from 767 million.
The number of e-journals available through OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online increased by 32 percent, reaching 3,341 journals from 57 publishers.
More than 1,470 libraries used the OCLC ILL Fee Management service to reconcile 607,000 ILL transactions and exchange $7.2 million in interlibrary charges, saving libraries approximately $18 million in administrative costs.
The OCLC Institute conducted 34 educational events for 1,195
people and introduced "Cataloging Internet Resources Using MARC21 and AACR2,"
the first offering of the Online Learning Library Series. More than 1,700
librarians subscribed to the new web-based course.
Printed copies of the report can be requested online at the OCLC web site <www.oclc.org> or by e-mail <orders@oclc.org>. Copies also can be obtained by writing to: OCLC Support Services, MC 437, 6565 Frantz Rd., Dublin, Ohio 43017-3395 or faxing OCLC at 614-798-5728. Please include the item number--MAN8440--and the quantity needed in the requests. The OCLC Annual Report is also available at <http://www.oclc.org/about/annualreport/>.
OCLC
OCLC LITERATURE WHEN YOU WANT IT, WHERE YOU WANT IT
The Literature for Print-on-Demand feature on the OCLC web site offers you a
quick way to print copies of OCLC brochures and booklets. You have instant
access to all OCLC promotional publications related to cataloging, Dewey Decimal
Classification, digital & preservation resources, metadata contract services,
reference, resource sharing and general publications like What's New at OCLC and
the OCLC Annual Report.
Developed originally for use at conferences, the site also offers
"Email-on-Demand," which allows you to have URLs of publications and/or PDF
files conveniently sent to another location electronically.
To try out the site, go to the Events and Conferences site at <http://www.oclc.org/events/>
and choose "Print-on-Demand" from the section menu, or go directly to the
Print-on-Demand site at <http://www2.oclc.org/events/printondemand/>.
Click on the publication you're interested in and print the electronic PDF file,
or check the boxes and have your brochures e-mailed to you.
When you think of more ways to improve this feature, please contact Alice Sneary
at <snearya@oclc.org>.
Diana DiPaolo [edited]
OCLC Communications
WORLDCAT KEYWORD SEARCHING CHANGES
OCLC implemented some changes to keyword searching of WorldCat for OCLC
Cataloging, CORC, Interlibrary Loan, Selection and Union List on February 24,
2002.
Four existing indexes were updated: Notes, Report number, Standard number, and
Subject/Title/Contents. Seven new subject indexes were added: Library of
Congress subject headings, Library of Congress Children's Literature subject
headings, Medical subject headings (MeSH), National Agricultural Library subject
headings, Canadian English subject headings, Canadian French subject headings
(Repertoire des vedettes-matiere) and Sears subject headings.
For more information on the changes, please see <http://www.oclc.org/oclc/bit/258/content.shtm#keyword>.
In addition, Technical Bulletin 235 has been revised on the OCLC Web site at <http://www.oclc.org/oclc/tb/tb235/tb235.htm>.
David Whitehair
OCLC Metadata Services
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MLA INTERNATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY IS THE OCLC FIRSTSEARCH
FEATURED DATABASE FOR MARCH
The MLA International Bibliography database is the FirstSearch
Featured Database of the Month for March 2002. The database is available
for searching at no charge from the FirstSearch web site at <http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/databases/index.htm>.
This major resource for the study of literature and language now includes
the MLA Directory of Periodicals, providing full information on
more than 4,000 currently indexed journals and series. The Directory is
searchable using indexes whose names start with the term "Periodical".
Periodical information is also accessible through hotlinks in retrieved
records.
Please contact NEBASE (402-471-3107 or 800-307-2665), or OCLC Support
(800-848-5800 or <support@oclc.org>)
with questions regarding the Alternative Press Index.
To request trials of additional FirstSearch databases, please contact
NEBASE (402-471-3107 or 800-307-2665).
OCLC
ATTENTION
PUBLIC
LIBRARIES
- SAVE UP
TO
50% ON
FIRSTSEARCH
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Visit OCLC booth 1019 at the Public Library Association Conference in Phoenix to learn how public libraries can save up to 50% on FirstSearch annual subscriptions during 2002.
Come to learn more about special discounts to public libraries on first-time subscriptions to the following FirstSearch databases: PAIS International, Alternative Press Index, ATLAS: the ATLA Serials database, MDX Health Digest and RILM Abstracts of Music Literature.
If you do not plan to attend the PLA Conference, contact NEBASE at 402-471-3107 or 800-307-2665 for more information about these special savings for public libraries and we will be glad to help you begin your subscription to one or more of these databases at these special prices.
Christa Burns
OCLC Member Services Coordinator
Nebraska Library Commission
INTRODUCING THE OCLC FIRSTSEARCH ELECTRONIC COLLECTIONS
ONLINE FEATURED PUBLISHER
Beginning in February 2002, OCLC will showcase Electronic Collections
Online publishers and the journals they offer by providing access at no
charge to at least one of the Featured Publisher's electronic journals
during the time the publisher is featured, usually for a month.
To search the featured journal(s) at no charge, go to the FirstSearch web
site at <http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/databases/index.htm>
and click the Featured Publisher tab on the Featured Database box. Click
the Try It Now! Button to access the search area.
Institutions that already subscribe to some electronic journals through
Electronic Collections Online will have the chance to try out new content
here; institutions that are considering e-journal subscriptions will be
able to try out both the interface and the content.
RAND <http://www.rand.org/>, a
nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decision-making
through research and analysis, is the OCLC FirstSearch Electronic
Collections Online Featured Publisher for March 2002.
The RAND Journal of Economics is available during March 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 Electronic Collections
Online journals, please contact NEBASE (402-471-3107 or 800-307-2665).
Christa Burns
OCLC Member Services Coordinator
Nebraska Library Commission
NEW OCLC PATHFINDERS ONLINE TUTORIALS
As a result of recently implementing nearly 30 user-requested enhancements
to the OCLC Pathfinders toolset we are pleased to provide you at no cost
with new interactive Pathfinders online tutorials: "Using Enhanced
Pathfinders: An OCLC Tutorial". These publicly accessible tutorials may be
taken as frequently as you want. Through a series of brief hands-on
exercises that use Pathfinder screen captures you'll learn how to use
these new features including:
Automatic creation of preliminary bibliographic records for URLs in the Pathfinder
Automatic creation of preliminary bibliographic records for the Pathfinder
How to quickly build a Pathfinder using existing OCLC electronic resource records
Pathfinders are topic-oriented lists of librarian-selected resources that
may also include links to existing OCLC electronic resource records. Any
member with an OCLC cataloging authorization can access the database of
Pathfinders and the toolset. Remember, all fees associated with Pathfinder
activities including Pathfinder search, add, link use and storage are
suspended until July 1.
To access Pathfinders in CORC, use your cataloging authorization and log
on at <http://corc.oclc.org>
To access "Using Enhanced Pathfinders: An OCLC Tutorial" point your
browser to the following:
via the OCLC CORC Learning/Teaching web site <http://www.oclc.org/corc/learning/pathtutor/pf2what/index.html>
or
via the OCLC Support Training web site <http://www.oclc.org/support/training/>
For more information please contact either NEBASE (402-471-3107 or
800-307-2665) or the OCLC User & Network Support (UNS). UNS offers support in
English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Contact UNS by e-mail <support@oclc.org>
or use the contact option while logged on to CORC or use the following
numbers to telephone: 800-848-5800.
Sandy McIntyre Colby
OCLC Metadata Services
REDESIGNED OCLC FIRSTSEARCH ADMINISTRATIVE MODULE
OCLC has successfully redesigned the FirstSearch administrative module,
making navigation and administration of FirstSearch accounts easier for
FirstSearch administrators. The functionality of the administrative module
is the same, but the navigation has been improved. Navigation tabs that
outline the basic features of the administrative module are now located at
the top of the screen, eliminating the need to scroll left and right to
see entire screens. A revised version of the FirstSearch Administrative
Module Reference Guide that includes information about the redesigned
administrative module is now available at <http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/documentation/adminref/>.
Jennifer Corsi
OCLC Product Management
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ILL MANAGEMENT STATISTICS TEMPLATE
With special thanks to Cyril Oberlander and John Clarke at Portland State
University, OCLC has posted a Microsoft Access template that provides
sophisticated reports from the data provided in the OCLC ILL Management
Statistics.
Libraries that have purchased a subscription to the OCLC ILL Management
Statistics and who have rudimentary knowledge of Microsoft Access will find this
template of great value.
Please note that this template is offered as freeware. OCLC will not provide UNS
support of this software.
Libraries can download the template at: <http://www.oclc.org/oclc/ill_mgmt_stats/reportmc.htm>.
Tony Melvyn
OCLC Reference and Resource Sharing
OCLC ILL WEB INTERFACE AND USER SUPPORT FEES
Last September, OCLC introduced the Web interface to the OCLC ILL Service.
This new interface offers users an easy-to-use graphical interface that
improves service to many of our member libraries. Over 1300 libraries are
using this new interface either as their sole method of interlibrary loan
activity on OCLC or interchangeably with OCLC Passport software.
OCLC wanted to introduce the Web interface before the start of the busy
fall interlibrary loan season. In September 2001, when the interface was
ready to be launched, the billing component for access and support fees
was still in development. OCLC decided to introduce the new interface
without the access and support fee component, because we wanted to offer
the service to the many libraries that would benefit from its easy-to-use
interface.
Over the last months, development on the interface continued and on
Sunday, February 24, 2002 OCLC applied the access and support billing
component to the Web interface. Billing for the Web interface is the same
as Passport billing. This has always been true, however, for the last
several months libraries using the Web interface were not billed access
and support fees. With the new component installed, billing for use of the
Web interface and Passport will be exactly the same.
The access and support fees are needed to provide our member libraries
with support for OCLC services. They are also used in part to fund ongoing
development of our services that improve libraries' efficiency.
As a reminder: it is important for libraries that use the Web interface to
the OCLC ILL service or Passport, to logoff of the system to end the
hourly connect fees once you have completed your work on OCLC ILL.
If you have any questions, please contact NEBASE (402-471-3107 or
800-307-2665).
Cathy Kellum [edited]
OCLC
ILL Web Interface Product Manager
USERS ARE TALKING ABOUT THE OCLC ILL WEB INTERFACE
Users' comments about the web interface (<http://illweb.oclc.org>)
to the OCLC ILL service have been positive:
The OCLC web interface rocks!!! It is so easy to use. I will never go back to dialup!
We have been using OCLC ILL module for many years. The web interface to OCLC ILL is more easy. In addition, it takes less time to make request...It is very easy for us...(from a library in Turkey).
Absolutely amazing! We started using it exclusively the second we received word of its availability. The interface is as intuitive as I had hoped thus making the basic functions immediately useful. The Message File management is so much easier to teach my students, in minutes they had not only acquired the same facility as they had on Passport for Windows, but had moved much further. Converting review file records to ILL requests likewise was taught in minutes with additional nuances communicated in the process. The comfort level of the students already is amazing. Congrats to all who contributed to its work.
The benefits here (our environment is a librarian and 4 student workers…1.5 FTE…) are enormous. We are understaffed and work flat out to keep our nostrils above water. What the ILLWeb has provided is a phenomenal decrease in training time (no more F11, record editing quirks, F12 print, etc.) but much cleaner procedures documents. Because of the intuitive format, my students can do more with confidence thus freeing me to push our service higher.
According to Nancy Silliman, William K. Kohrs Memorial
Library, Deer Lodge, Montana:
"THE NEW WEB-BASED INTERLIBRARY LOAN SYSTEM HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO
FULFILL OUR LIBRARY'S OBLIGATION TO LOAN AS WELL AS BORROW from all over
the country. The learning curve was immensely shorter and not nearly as
steep as the Passport program appeared to be. For a 1-1/2-person library,
the latter was not feasible given all our other responsibilities. The
reduction in mail time is also very noticeable now that we can request
online. It's been pretty thrilling, even uplifting to loan books to
libraries in New York and New Jersey from Deer Lodge, Montana."
Log on to OCLC ILL via the web at <http://illweb.oclc.org> and give it a
try. The interface is intuitive and makes the basic ILL functions easy to
use.
Cathy Kellum [edited]
OCLC Resource Sharing
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CORC
ENHANCEMENTS
The CORC January 27, 2002 enhancement installation was successfully completed.
This installation includes record status and editing enhancements, changes due
to the OCLC-MARC format update, and a new News area. Following is more
information about these changes.
Record Status Enhancements
Bibliographic records contain multiple statuses. Prior to this
enhancement, records contained only one status. The multiple statuses are
grouped as "Action status", "Source status", "Workflow status", and "My status".
Save file searching - you can search by the statuses listed above in the Show
by Status dialog and the Save File search dialog.
Editing Enhancements:
"Create in Catalog' screen
- The screen in the Resource Catalog is revised to
clarify choices you have for creating new records. The radio button "Include'
has been changed to "Use extracted data from URL' and the URL box has been added
to that line. The radio button "Create a blank record' has been changed to "Use
a blank workform'. A change has been made to this screen that ensures you will
no longer be able to choose a blank workform and enter a URL at the same time.
New Display Option for single retrieved-records in WorldCat and the Resource
Catalog - CORC provides an option that allows you to choose how a
single-retrieved record (single hit) displays. Except for the Search
authorization, you have the option to choose "Display Mode', "Local Edit Mode'
or "Master Edit Mode'. This does not apply when more than one record is
retrieved as the functionality to choose already exists when multiple records
are retrieved.
Diacritics and special characters
- A table of diacritics and special
characters is readily available for you to reference. It should be used in
conjunction with the diacritics information in CORC Help, and it contains the
Character Name, Bar Syntax (mnemonic code), Examples of the characters (and
modified letters if appropriate), and Languages. The table is mainly intended
for use with bibliographic and authority records, but may be used by other
databases if applicable. Access to this table will be provided through a link
"Diacritics" in the header bar.
Provide easier access to MARC field definitions in the MARC Edit views (Local
and Master) in WorldCat and the Resource Catalog
- For WorldCat and the
Resource Catalog, a MARC Help button/box combination is provided where you can
enter the MARC tag and retrieve the Bibliographic Formats & Standards page for
that field. This is provided in both the MARC View and the MARC TextArea View.
For CatExpress, there is no change to MARC Help. In the Edit view of CatExpress,
clicking on the tag/label will retrieve the same display as offered above.
Increase the number of blank lines in a record
- In the MARC View for WorldCat,
the Resource Catalog, and Authorities, CORC provides 3 blank lines in a
workform, cloned record or existing record. Previously, only 1 blank line was
provided. You continue to have the option to add up to 10 blank lines at the
field level during editing.
Functions "Clear', "Delete', "Control' and "Uncontrol'
- "Clear' has been
changed to "Delete Text,' and "Delete' has been changed to "Delete Field' in the
fields where both are currently allowed. "Delete Text' has been added to the
Functions list in all heading fields. In addition, "Control' and "Uncontrol'
have been changed to "Control Heading' and "Uncontrol Heading'. Previously in
the November 2001 install, "Add Single' was changed to "Add Single Field' and
"Add Multiple' was changed to "Add Multiple Fields'. Note: although the function
name "Clear' has been changed to "Delete Text', it still allows you the means to
delete fields at one time instead of one at a time, thus saving trips to the
server.
Provide the capability to reorder fields in the MARC or DC Views in WorldCat,
the Resource Catalog, and Authorities for those fields that the system does not
automatically reorder on a reformat
- Cut, copy and paste functions have been
added to the Functions lists ("Cut Field', "Copy Field', "Paste Field') to give
you the ability to move fields around without having to cut/copy and paste the
data in each box separately (field tag, indicators and text box).
Provide title/heading information in Show/Active Records
- The Active Records
screen has been revised to add the title information to the records listed for
all databases except Authorities. The title has been added to the current label
(e.g., 'New1') or the control number for better identification. For Authorities,
the main entry is provided. If a title/heading is not yet available, CORC
provides 'No Title Provided' or 'No Main Entry Provided'. For Constant Data, the
name is provided, but if one has not yet been assigned, only the label such as
"New1', "New2', etc. continues to display.
In field 245 on a blank record or workform in MARC, the GMD has been changed
from $h [computer file] to $h [electronic resource] as part of OCLC's
implementation of the AACR2 Amendments 2001.
OCLC-MARC Format Update:
New features have been added to CORC to take advantage of changes to the MARC
format implemented in July 2001. (See Technical Bulletin 244, OCLC-MARC Format
Update 2001 <http://www.oclc.org/technicalbulletins/244/>). Specific changes are:
News Area:
A News Area has been added to CORC. This is similar to OCLC System News, which
is available through Passport and CatME. In addition to the cataloging-related
items from OCLC System News, this new News Area in CORC will include additional
CORC-related announcements, including details about the monthly CORC
installations. Categories will include Authorities, Cataloging, CatExpress,
Digital Archive, Dublin Core, General, Pathfinders, System Updates, and WebDewey.
Additional categories will be added in the future, as needed. The "version
information" link will be removed from the CORC desktop, since this type of
information will be included in News.
The CORC February 24, 2002 installation included submit and retrieval of
authority records for NACO institutions under review, and some problem fixes.
Following is more information about these changes.
Authorities
As announced in the October 2001 CORC installation, for CORC NACO institutions,
both "Submit Record to National Review File" and a responded file will be
available. The user may submit an edited workform or existing authority record
to the National Review File for Library of Congress staff to review. Once the
record has been reviewed, LC staff "Respond" the record back to the institution.
The NACO user at that point has the option to retrieve the responded record
through CORC, CatME, or Passport interfaces, regardless of which interface was
used to submit the authority record. However, if a responded authority record is
retrieved through the CORC interface, it may only be saved to the CORC
Authorities Save File. It is no longer available through CatME or Passport. This
action is available from the CORC Authorities database or the Authorities Save
File.
The NACO user may access responded authority records from CORC Authorities/Show/Responded
File. When the Authority Responded File is displayed, the user gets a list of
records that contain a truncated 1xx field, the ARN, the LCCN and an expiration
date. The records may be tagged or marked either from the Action menu dropdown,
or one by one. Once the records have been tagged, the action "transfer tagged
records" will move the records from the Responded File to the institution's CORC
Authorities Save File. NOTE: If the records have been tagged and the user leaves
the display prior to transferring any tagged records, the tag/s will not
persist. The user would need to tag the records again for transfer.
Several problem fixes will also be installed:
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>.
Susan Westberg
[OCLC]
GUIDELINES FOR CATALOGING ELECTRONIC RESOURCES REVISED
Want tips on cataloging electronic resources? A revised version of
"Cataloging Electronic Resources: OCLC-MARC Coding Guidelines" is now
available to help you. This new revision incorporates changes documented
by the revamped Chapter 9 "Electronic Resources" of Anglo-American
Cataloguing Rules, 2nd edition which was officially implemented in
December 2001.
The Guidelines can be found at <http://www.oclc.org/oclc/cataloging/type.htm>.
Christa Burns
OCLC Member Services Coordinator
Nebraska Library Commission
OCLC CatME FOR WINDOWS 2.10 NOW AVAILABLE
Version 2.10 of the OCLC Cataloging Micro Enhancer (CatME) software was
released in February. This new version includes:
Enhancements to local file indexing
A new "my status" for the local file
A new inactivity timer to automatically log off the online system
Several new macro commands
A new terminal session to allow you to connect to your
local system from within CatME to run macros between CatME and your local
system
In addition, the CatME documents, Getting Started, Quick
Reference, and Learning to Use OCLC CatME, have been updated. Help has
also been updated. This new version of software and the updated
documentation are available at no charge via electronic download from the
OCLC Web site.
OCLC CatME is a Windows-based interface to OCLC Cataloging that includes
both online, interactive access to OCLC Cataloging along with optional
offline, batch functionality. Please visit the CatME home page at <http://www.oclc.org/catme>
for more information about CatME and to download the software and
documentation.
David Whitehair
OCLC Metadata Services
OCLC FOREST PRESS INTRODUCES NEW WEBDEWEY AND ABRIDGED WEBDEWEY
SERVICES
OCLC Forest Press has released new WebDewey and Abridged WebDewey
services. Both services are available to libraries via annual subscription
for single-user or site licenses.
"The new WebDewey and Abridged WebDewey services offer libraries of all
kinds and sizes access to the updated and enhanced version of the Dewey
Decimal Classification that best suits their needs," said Joan S.
Mitchell, executive director and editor in chief, OCLC Forest Press.
WebDewey is a web-based version of the enhanced DDC 21 database. WebDewey
features thousands of Relative Index terms and built numbers not available
in the print version of the DDC; Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)
that have been statistically mapped to Dewey numbers from records in
WorldCat (the OCLC Online Union Catalog) and intellectually mapped by the
DDC's editors; 35,000 of the over 50,000 LCSH found in the OCLC Forest
Press publication, People, Places & Things; links from mapped LCSH to the
LCSH authority records; and quarterly database updates incorporating the
latest changes to the DDC, LCSH mappings, index terms and built numbers.
Abridged WebDewey is a web-based version of the enhanced Abridged 13
database. Abridged WebDewey features: LCSH that have been intellectually
mapped to Dewey headings by DDC editors, including many from the OCLC
Forest Press publication, Subject Headings for Children; links from mapped
LCSH to the LCSH authority records; mappings between abridged Dewey
numbers and subject headings from the latest edition of H.W. Wilson's
Sears List of Subject Headings; and quarterly database updates
incorporating the latest changes to the DDC, LCSH mappings, Sears
mappings, index terms and built numbers.
Both services include a robust new functionality that lets libraries add
their own notes to WebDewey or Abridged WebDewey. Notes can be either
related to a specific WebDewey schedule, table or manual record, or of a
general nature. Site license subscribers are able to make two types of
notes: institutional notes, which are accessible by all users sharing the
same OCLC symbol; and personal notes, which are associated with the
authorization number used to log on to the service.
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OCLC SYMPOSIUM AVAILABLE AS A WEBCAST
The OCLC Symposium "Reconceptualizing Cataloging", presented at ALA
Midwinter in New Orleans, is now available as a webcast-on-demand. The VHS
video will be available through OCLC ILL.
Find out more about the expanding roles of and demands on information
management communities. The concept of cataloging is changing because of
digital materials, new demands for metadata of various types and new
consumers and producers of metadata. Hear what the symposium panel
suggested as possible futures of cataloging.
You can find the agenda, speaker's biographies, webcast-on-demand
registration, evaluation form and more at <http://www.oclc.org/events/videoondemand/symposium/>.
The webcast will be available until mid-April 2002.
Christa Burns
OCLC Member Services Coordinator
Nebraska Library Commission
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GATES GRANTS ARE ALMOST HERE!
The cranes are coming and spring is just around the corner. What else
should we be looking for on the horizon? Nebraska is one of sixteen states
to be included in the next phase of the U.S. Program of the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation! Grants will be awarded and computers installed
in public libraries from Summer 2002 through Winter 2003. Public libraries
will be eligible for either a full library building grant or a "purchase
option" grant. Now is the time to start asking questions and looking for
information in the mail from the Gates Foundation in Seattle.
The Gates Grants support expanding public access to computers, the
Internet, and digital information in libraries that serve low-income
communities. Libraries will use the funds to purchase computers,
networking equipment, and telecommunications services for Internet access.
The grants also provide training and technical support to the library
staff, covering network administration, computer and Internet
applications, and computer systems management. Microsoft Corporation
donates software to libraries receiving foundation grants.
What if a public library does not currently have Internet access? Since
the awarded equipment is to be used for public access to the Internet,
libraries that currently do not have Internet access could receive initial
assistance from the Gates Foundation. Installation fees for starting up
Internet access according to the minimum connection guidelines of the
Gates U.S. Program could qualify for assistance.
Public libraries serving communities with more than ten percent poverty level
qualify for a full library building grant, including hardware,
software, training, technical support, software documentation and
upgrades. Public libraries serving communities with less than ten
percent of their population below the poverty level qualify for a
purchase option grant, with the option to purchase identical computers
and receive (at no charge to the library) software, training, technical
support, software documentation and upgrades. Guidelines for poverty
level designation are set and administered by the Gates Foundation.
What should libraries be looking for in the mail? Applications will be
mailed from the Gates Foundation (to eligible libraries) along with a packet of information
including the verification of the library's eligibility, grants and
eligibility guidelines booklet, and a resource guide during the week of March 26, 2002.
How can your library participate? Libraries must submit an application
during Nebraska's application period in order to participate in the
program.
What is the next step? Completed applications will need to be submitted to
the Gates Foundation with a postmarked date of April 22, 2002 or earlier.
Will there be assistance with the applications? Workshops will be held
across the state within the regional library system areas to assist with
the application process. Assistance will also be provided through the
Gates Foundation with a conference call for all participating libraries in
April.
After the application is turned in, what else is on the timeline?
Final Application review -- Early June 2002
Awards and checks mailed to libraries -- Late June 2002
Before Your Computer Arrives Workshops -- October 2002
The Gates Grants Program is a wonderful opportunity for the eligible public libraries in the state. It will provide a chance to either open the doors to the world of Internet or expand the current Internet access needed in communities across Nebraska. If you have any further questions about the program, please call the Nebraska Library Commission at 800-307-2665 and ask for either Richard Miller or Pam Scott, or email us: Richard Miller or Pam Scott. We are ready to help your library and community to better understand the process of this exciting project. Remember, we are only that toll-free call away!
As it becomes available, additional information will be distributed to
Nebraska public libraries. See the Gates Foundation
Grants Web page for the latest news concerning the program.
Pam Scott
Continuing Education Coordinator
Nebraska Library Commission
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