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

[Robert Maxwell]

I wasn't aware of the form you've shown us, Randy--I've been reporting
duplicates using the "Report error" choice on the "Action" menu--I
usually say something like: "Records X, Y and Z are duplicates. Please
retain record Z" (I "report error" when I'm actually in record Z). I
haven't ever checked back to see if anything was done--does anyone know
if this works for duplicate reporting? Nobody at OCLC has ever contacted
me to say I was doing the wrong thing, and it seems to me to be an
easier method than finding the form (I'll inevitably lose the URL :-) I
agree that reporting duplicates is A Good Thing.

Bob

Robert L. Maxwell
Special Collections and Ancient Languages Catalog Librarian
Genre/Form Authorities Librarian
6728 Harold B. Lee Library
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602
(801)422-5568 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu]
On
> Behalf Of Randal Brandt
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 4:33 PM
> To: DCRM Revision Group List
> Subject: RE: [DCRM-L] DCRM(B) cataloging in OCLC
> 
> 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.
> 
> __________________________
> Randal Brandt
> Principal Cataloger
> The Bancroft Library
> (510) 643-2275
> rbrandt at library.berkeley.edu
> http://bancroft.berkeley.edu