May 12, 2009
OCLC Cataloging Ps and Qs (Process and Quality Control) with Jane Richard
(Recording)
Attention WiLS OCLC catalogers: Whether you're a long-time OCLC cataloger or a newbie, here's your chance to get an overview of OCLC cataloging Ps and Qs (Process and Quality control). A variety of features will be explained, and demos shown when possible. Bring your questions, or send them to Jane ahead of time (jrichard@wils.wisc.edu, 608-263-5051).
We will tentatively cover these questions: What is the feature, when to use it, why use it? How to learn more about using it?
On some or all of these topics, and others if you let me know:
- Workflow setting holdings
- Connexion features
- Supplementing desciption with content and other notes
- Quality Control
We will tentatively cover these questions: What is the feature, when to use it, why use it? How to learn more about using it?
and we'll discuss some or all of these topics, and others if you let me know(jrichard at wils.wisc.edu) --
Connexion features:
- Control headings (for both client and browser)
- PromptCat: set holdings and get records from vendors
- Online tutorials and help for learning more
- Client: batch processing
o Add/cancel holdings from a list of OCLC bib numbers
o Search using any combination of search keys; records delivered to your local (offline) file
Supplementing description, or, adding what the users want:
- Contents and other notes
o Data copied from web, etc
o Institutional Records (IRs) as a source for more content
o Facilitating proto-FRBRization (records for different formats will collocate in the public display representing the intellectual piece)
- Bibliographic Notification Service (OCLC) can deliver records updated with 505s, 856s, etc.
Workflow
- The distribution of OCLC symbols across a consortium affects what users see (in WorldCat.org for example)
- Set holdings interactively with Connexion/CatExpress
- Holdings set remotely through PromptCat and via batchload
Quality control
- Ensure successful link-throughs to catalog for circ status, etc.
o Maintain ISBNs
o Clean data (typos, using appropriate MARC fields)
o OCLC bib numbers
- Expert Community Experiment, and other ways to enhance or enrich master records
- Reporting errors, duplicates
See PDF of Jane's presentation
Posted by sheila at April 30, 2009 09:39 AM