[DCRM-L] OCLC cataloging subscription

[Laura Doublet]

We are one of the few institutions who do our cataloguing in Alma. However, as Christine notes, searching the external resources in Alma is not great. To get around this, we search in OCLC Connexion for records, copy/paste the OCLC number into the Alma external search and then import the OCLC record.



Not having an OCLC subscription would not work for us as we also submit NACO authorities through OCLC. In fact, searching WorldShare for authorities is far superior for us as we can find the Library and Archives Canada authorities in WorldShare.



Honestly, I can’t imagine not having an OCLC subscription. Our Inter Library Loan department uses it to locate other institution’s holdings and for us cataloguers, it is invaluable for the search function alone.



Laura




[uvic.ca]

Laura Doublet
Metadata Librarian
University of Victoria Libraries
McPherson Library Room 238

PO Box 1800 STN CSC
Victoria BC V8W 3H5

T: 250-721-6088| lauradoublet at uvic.ca<mailto:lauradoublet at uvic.ca>  | www.library.uvic.ca






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I answered more generally on the Alma list, but in terms of special collections cataloging, I can't imagine trying to do that in Alma. In particular, searching for records with Alma's very limited external search options would be a nightmare. The availability of macros, and the methodology for entering special characters and diacritics, is also much more robust and efficient in OCLC Connexion.



On Tue, Feb 13, 2024 at 10:07 AM MacDonald, Jennifer via DCRM-L <dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu<mailto:dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu>> wrote:

Dear colleagues,



Like many institutions, we are going through budget cuts. My administration is considering cancelling our OCLC cataloging subscription. Is anyone at an institution that did this, or contemplated doing it? Was your subscription kept or not, and what was the reasoning behind the decision? What tools or platforms did you use, or consider using, instead of OCLC? Were the needs of special collections cataloging taken into account? If it was cancelled, what kind of fallout did your institution experience? I'm particularly interested in outcomes for special collections cataloging, but general cataloging would help as well.  On- or off-list responses are welcome.



Thanks,



Jennifer



[University of Delaware]




Jennifer MacDonald

(She/her)

Librarian and Head, Cataloging and Metadata Department

UD Library, Museums and Press

181 South College Avenue, Newark, DE 19717

University of Delaware

Room 113B  |  302-831-1512

jsmacdon at udel.edu<mailto:jsmacdon at udel.edu>




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