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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>The WorldCat Local folks at OCLC are hosting a forum at Midwinter to get feedback about why known-item searching is problematic in Local. <BR>
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It would be great to have rare book and archival needs represented at the meeting. Note that they’ll be able to accommodate a limited number of people, so register soon! If you want more information, contact Mindy Pozenel (info below).<BR>
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Best wishes of the season to all, Jackie<BR>
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Jackie Dooley<BR>
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OCLC Research and the RLG Partnership<BR>
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<B>WorldCat Local Known-item Searching Focus Group<BR>
</B>We understand known-item searching is important to WorldCat Local users. Librarians and patrons have reported problems in the past so we are working to improve known-item searching. This meeting is an opportunity for librarians who support WorldCat Local users to meet with us for an in-person discussion about the problems their users have encountered with this feature and suggestions for improvements.<BR>
We want to hear from you about what kinds of known items and searches are most important for your users. Participants should plan to bring specific examples of known-item searches that have not delivered appropriate results to their users. Please feel free to bring print copies of examples or send them in advance to Arnold Arcolio (<FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="arcolioa@oclc.org">arcolioa@oclc.org</a></U></FONT></FONT></SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <<FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="mailto:arcolioa@oclc.org">mailto:arcolioa@oclc.org</a></U></FONT>> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>).<BR>
<U>Meeting details</U>:<BR>
Monday, January 10, 2011<BR>
8:30 – 10:00<BR>
Hilton Bayfront Hotel, OCLC Blue Suite<BR>
Register</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <<FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="http://registration.oclc.org/reg/?pc=WCLFG011011">http://registration.oclc.org/reg/?pc=WCLFG011011</a></U></FONT>> (Note: Please be sure to register as we may need to limit registration to 15 attendees.)<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><FONT SIZE="5"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13pt'><I>Mindy Pozenel</I></SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> <BR>
<I>Director, WorldCat Discovery Services<BR>
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614.764.4307<BR>
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