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Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC) is "a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world’s information and reducing information costs". Founded in 1967 as the Ohio College Library Center, OCLC and its member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain [https://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat], a shared public catalog. The Folger uses several OCLC products.
[[OCLC]] Connexion is the web-based interface to WorldCat for editing and creating bibliographic and authority records. Folger catalogers catalog directly in Connexion and download records to [[Hamnet]].


== Basic cataloging procedures ==
== Connexion ==


* Search Hamnet to see if a record for the same entity is already present.
OCLC Connexion is the interface for editing and creating bibliographic and authority records. Folger catalogers edit directly in the [[Connexion client]] and download records to [[Voyager ILS|Voyager]], the system that powers our online catalog [[Hamnet]]. Please refer to [[Connexion client options]] when setting up the client on a new computer. A printable  [http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/support/connexion/documentation/client/cataloging/catquickref/connexionclientquickref.pdf Connexion Client Quick Reference] in PDF format can be downloaded from OCLC's website.
** If so, consult your supervisor; you may be instructed to add your copy directly to Hamnet instead of creating an OCLC record
* Search OCLC. Most searches turn up multiple master records.  
* If you find an OCLC record for the bibliographical entity in the same format being cataloged (e.g., book, graphic, map, &c.; see more about record format below) and with the same language of description; beware of master records for reproductions
** select the master record fitting the resource that has the most number of holdings attached; this will often mean bypassing better-looking records
** save to local save file (F4) and start editing the record directly
* If a record for the bibliographic entity with same aspect is not found in OCLC:
** derive a "new master record" from an existing master or IR
** you may derive from any master or institutional record
** or bring up a template: Cataloging -> Create -> Single Record -> {Proper Format}


== Record format ==
==Worldcat==
If you find a record for the same bibliographical entity being cataloged, but it's the wrong format (e.g., you're cataloging a graphic image and you find a record on a book format), see below. (Pasted from the OCLC input standards):
Since the Folger catalogs materials in Connexion, records for its materials are available and searchable in WorldCat. You can use Worldcat's "Find in a library feature" to see if the Folger has copies of items you are looking for, and you can add the Folger as a "favorite" if you have a (free) WorldCat account.


* A record cataloged on an incorrect workform does not justify a new record. Edit the record for local use and report Type code errors to OCLC so the master record can be changed. See also chapter 5, " Quality Assurance," about reporting Type code changes and Type code editing capabilities.
== External links==
* BLvl (Bibliographic Level) codes can be corrected. If a serial has been incorrectly cataloged on a wrong material workform, or vice versa, do not create a new record. Report the error to OCLC.
* [http://www.oclc.org/en-US/home.html?redirect=true OCLC website]
* Do not create a new record because you disagree about the choice of predominant material (e.g., a set of slides with book vs. a book with set of slides). Use of field 006 allows multiple aspects of an item to be accessible. See 006 Introduction—Additional Material Characteristics.
* [http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en.html OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards]
* The coding of certain multiple characteristics of an item can be incorporated into a single record. For instance, nonprint serials should be cataloged using the appropriate nonprint format. Duplicate records for nonprint serials on Serials format are not permitted. See Type (Type of Record) when you are uncertain about the choice of predominant material.
*[https://www.oclc.org/support/systemalerts.en.html OCLC system alerts]
* If you disagree with the choice of format of an existing record, use the existing record and add 006 coding for the additional characteristics.
 
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Latest revision as of 17:02, 14 June 2017

Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC) is "a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world’s information and reducing information costs". Founded in 1967 as the Ohio College Library Center, OCLC and its member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain WorldCat, a shared public catalog. The Folger uses several OCLC products.

Connexion

OCLC Connexion is the interface for editing and creating bibliographic and authority records. Folger catalogers edit directly in the Connexion client and download records to Voyager, the system that powers our online catalog Hamnet. Please refer to Connexion client options when setting up the client on a new computer. A printable Connexion Client Quick Reference in PDF format can be downloaded from OCLC's website.

Worldcat

Since the Folger catalogs materials in Connexion, records for its materials are available and searchable in WorldCat. You can use Worldcat's "Find in a library feature" to see if the Folger has copies of items you are looking for, and you can add the Folger as a "favorite" if you have a (free) WorldCat account.

External links