[DCRM-L] Question: Local notes in OCLC master records

[Dooley,Jackie]

First, realize that I'm in OCLC's Research division and so not remotely
in a position to speak authoritatively about most aspects of WorldCat
Local or any other catalog product or service. So I'm speaking from my
own sense of things, not in any "official" or particularly knowledgeable
capacity.

 

About all I can say is that incorporating the IRs was a major endeavor
on OCLC's part because the RLIN record paradigm was so completely
different from OCLC's master record concept-and I would hope any of us
can imagine what such a core structural difference would mean for any
major software environment such as WorldCat. As for making IRs available
for free ... as a non-profit cooperative to which it's essential to keep
prices as reasonable as possible, I'm assuming that such an extension
was deemed not to be cost effective.

 

Jackie

 

From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On
Behalf Of Robert Maxwell
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 11:45 AM
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Subject: Re: [DCRM-L] Question: Local notes in OCLC master records

 

It seems unfortunate to me that OCLC has chosen this model. For one
thing it creates two classes of libraries where there really isn't a
good reason to do so. Second, it discourages use of IRs (if you have to
pay for them on top of your regular subscription you certainly will
think twice about using them-or at least your administrators will). The
IR concept is such a good one, OCLC should not be putting obstacles in
the way of using them.

 

While I'm thinking of it, another obstacle appears to be lack of public
interface with them. They don't show up nor are they searchable, as far
as I know, in the FirstSearch interface (which is our public view of
OCLC), or (far less) in worldcat.org. At least I haven't been able to
find them in either place. If this is the case IRs are further
marginalized. The only place I am able to see BYU's institution record
for a given master record is in the Connexion client or web version,
which is not helpful to the public. Jackie?

 

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 

 

From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On
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Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 12:34 PM
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Libraries that aren't ex-RLIN can purchase IRs. I would be surprised if
few have done so, but I've never inquired. -Jackie

 

Jackie Dooley

Consulting Archivist

OCLC Research and the RLG Partnership

 

 

From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On
Behalf Of Auyong, Dorothy
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 11:31 AM
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Whenever we create a Master Record/Institutional Record combination, I
have instructed our catalogers to remove all local notes and tracings
from the Master.

 

I seem to remember that 590 and 500 notes tagged |5 will automatically
be stripped from the Master record.  Added entries (7xx) and 655 (form
genre) headings coded |5 will NOT be automatically stripped and I have
my catalogers strip those from the Master.  Without the corresponding
justification in the local note, they are just bad "noise" in an MR.

 

I don't know that the option to create IRs was ever extended to OCLC
libraries or it remains a legacy of we few, proud and unapologetic
former RLIN libraries <smile>

 

Dorothy Auyong

Principal Rare Book Cataloger

Huntington Library

dauyong at huntington.org

 

 

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