[DCRM-L] DCRM(B) cataloging in OCLC

[Randal Brandt]

One more little thing to add to this discussion. As previously mentioned, 
there are already many duplicate master records in OCLC (even more now that 
the RLIN records have migrated over to OCLC). I encourage everyone to use 
the WorldCat Duplicate Record Merge Request reporting system to ask OCLC to 
merge them. The form can be found here: https://www3.oclc.org/app/bibdup/

Just remember to leave parallel language records and records for 
microforms/electronic versions alone.

Randy

At 02:08 PM 9/12/2007, you wrote:
>At the Folger, we're getting ready to apply for Enhance status sooner
>rather than later, for the very reasons Randy and others have mentioned.
>
>
>I've been using OCLC to catalog for a full two weeks now, and frequently
>find records for rare books that are not coded bdrb, dcrb, &c., but seem
>to have been cataloged using one of the special codes. For that reason
>alone I would not support parallel records for AACR2 and DCRM(B)
>descriptive cataloging conventions.  (Bob, looks like you're on your own
>for that one!)
>
>Deborah
>
>__________________________
>Deborah J. Leslie, M.A., M.L.S.
>Head of Cataloging
>Folger Shakespeare Library
>201 East Capitol St., S.E.
>Washington, D.C. 20003
>202.675-0369
>djleslie at folger.edu | http://www.folger.edu
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On
>Behalf Of Johnson, Elizabeth L.
>Sent: Wednesday, 12 September, 2007 16:16
>To: dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu
>Subject: RE: [DCRM-L] DCRM(B) cataloging in OCLC
>
>I agree with Jain and Randal.  I believe we do not need any more
>duplicate records in OCLC, but enhancing records is a great help to us
>all.
>
>Elizabeth J.

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Randal Brandt
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The Bancroft Library
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