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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Jennifer (and all),<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Although I’m not a great lover of OCLC I’m not very familiar with the alternatives, so in general I can't conceive of cataloging anything without OCLC, much less special collections. I'm thinking specifically about the "database of records
held by other libraries" aspect, and others can enlighten me about other viable options since I’m still relatively new to the profession. I imagine that finding specific editions/states/printings/etc., depending on how you catalog, would require both a well-populated
database and robust search functionality – and even OCLC’s could be better (looking at you 510 fields). In terms of record creation and editing, OCLC products are far superior to Alma at least from what I’ve heard (we haven’t migrated to Alma yet). Even Voyager
cannot easily support the creation of records with non-Roman scripts that require paired fields, which is why we currently catalog those in Connexion.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Unrelated to the actual functionality of OCLC vs. others, I think one also needs to consider not only the cost of any alternative, but also the cost of staff training on that alternative and the cost of low morale or staff defections that
might result from cancelling your OCLC subscription. Those are also real costs that need to be borne when undertaking any major change such as this.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Zoe<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Zoe Dobbs<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Catalog/Metadata Librarian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yale University Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:zoe.dobbs@yale.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">zoe.dobbs@yale.edu</span></a> | 203.432.5098<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> DCRM-L <dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Christine DeZelar-Tiedman via DCRM-L<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 14, 2024 7:58 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> DCRM Users' Group <dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Christine DeZelar-Tiedman <dezel002@umn.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [DCRM-L] OCLC cataloging subscription<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Feb 13, 2024 at 10:07 AM MacDonald, Jennifer via DCRM-L <<a href="mailto:dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu">dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jennifer<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00539F">Jennifer MacDonald</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00539F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0A0A0A">Librarian and Head, Cataloging and Metadata Department</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0A0A0A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0A0A0A">UD Library, Museums and Press<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0A0A0A">181 South College Avenue, Newark, DE 19717<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0A0A0A">University of Delaware<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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