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<p class=MsoNormal>My colleagues and I are currently debating when to add
copy-specific local notes and related tracings to an OCLC master record, and
when to simply leave them in our local catalog only. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>At one end of the spectrum are notes that would definitely
be of interest to researchers searching in WorldCat (eg. “500 _ _ $a Wesleyan
copy: Heavily annotated and corrected by the author. $5 CtW”). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>At the other end of the spectrum are notes that would not be
as useful to those outside our institution (eg. “500 _ _ $a Wesleyan
copy: From the Kallir Family Collection, Given in Honor of Barbara Kallir
(Class of 1983). $5 CtW”). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>But what about cases in between? We’re trying to
find a balance point between providing useful information and avoiding
cluttering up OCLC records unnecessarily.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Do you have parameters for when to add a copy-specific note
to an OCLC master record? If so, would you be willing to share those
guidelines? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thank you very much.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Rebecca McCallum<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Cataloging Librarian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Wesleyan University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>252 Church Street<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Middletown, CT 06459<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(860) 685-3839<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>rmccallum@wesleyan.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
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