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

[Randal Brandt]

I've never heard that it wasn't necessary. And, I've never tried to replace 
without locking first. This is a new one to me. And what does OCLC consider 
"historical collections?"
Randy

At 03:43 PM 9/12/2007, you wrote:
>Randy,
>
>You’ve got the picture. Only 
 we don’t “lock” before we replace. Where 
>did I hear it discussed that it wasn’t necessary when cataloging 
>historical collections?
>
>
>__________________________
>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>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 Randal Brandt
>Sent: Wednesday, 12 September, 2007 18:39
>To: DCRM Revision Group List
>Subject: RE: [DCRM-L] DCRM(B) cataloging in OCLC
>
>Deborah,
>
>Do you mean that you lock and replace a lower level (K, M, L) record, 
>upgrading it to I, then want to lock and replace it again to fix 
>something? If so, you will need enhance status to upgrade that I-level record.
>
>Unless ... you have created the I-level record yourself and there are no 
>other holdings on that record. Then you can lock and replace the record. 
>But, once someone adds their holdings to that record, you have to have 
>enhance privileges, even for your own records.
>
>Randy
>
>At 02:10 PM 9/12/2007, you wrote:
>
>That is what we've been doing, but it's frustrating to find a little
>mistake or something left out in our replacement record, but not be able
>to update it. Or are we missing something?
>
>__________________________
>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 Sarah Fisher
>Sent: Wednesday, 12 September, 2007 16:28
>To: DCRM Revision Group List
>Subject: RE: [DCRM-L] DCRM(B) cataloging in OCLC
>
>I'll just chime in as someone who was formerly at an institution that
>was not an enhance library, as such you can upgrade both K and M
>records. Just fyi, for those who aren't enhance libraries.
>
>My two cents,
>Sarah F.
>
>At 04:15 PM 9/12/2007, you wrote:
> >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.
> >
> >Quoting Randal Brandt <rbrandt at library.berkeley.edu>:
> >
> >>I agree with Jain (and others who have responded in the time it has
> >>taken me to draft this message). Do not create a new record if you
> >>are sure that the existing OCLC record is for the same item. OCLC has
> >>too many unnecessary duplicates as it is.
> >>
> >>This also brings up another very good point, and one that I made
> >>during the MARC for Special Collections meeting at ALA, which is that
> >>rare books catalogers should strive to attain enhance capabilities in
> >>OCLC. If the existing record in OCLC is a low-level record (i.e.
> >>coded K in ELvl) or has come from a batchload (L or M in ELvl), you
> >>can probably lock and replace the master record, even if you don't
> >>have enhance status. But, lots of sub-standard records exist at full
> >>level in OCLC and it would be a great benefit to the rest of the rare
> >>books community if the work to upgrade them could be saved for the
> >>rest of us. Of course, another answer is institutional records, but
> >>it is still unclear how many libraries will be allowed to create
> >>institutional records (at this point, only former RLG libraries) and
> >>which libraries will be able to utilize them.
> >>
> >>Here is a list of the institutions that have enhance status:
> >> http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/quality/enhance/default.htm (Univ. of
> >>Missouri-Columbia is on the list!)
> >>
> >>
> >>Randal Brandt
> >>Principal Cataloger
> >>The Bancroft Library
> >>University of California, Berkeley
> >>rbrandt at library.berkeley.edu
> >
>
>Sarah S. Fisher
>Head, Printed Acquisitions
>Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
>Yale University
>P.O. Box 208240
>New Haven, CT 06520-8240
>email: sarah.fisher at yale.edu
>phone: (203) 432-2975
>
>__________________________
>Randal Brandt
>Principal Cataloger
>The Bancroft Library
>(510) 643-2275
>rbrandt at library.berkeley.edu
>http://bancroft.berkeley.edu

__________________________
Randal Brandt
Principal Cataloger
The Bancroft Library
(510) 643-2275
rbrandt at library.berkeley.edu
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu
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