[Yulcat-l] LCDB Record Loads

[Jennifer Nolte]

Good morning, all:

I am very pleased to report that yet another record loading backlog is near 
completion!

As you know, LCDB is a separate database comprised of bibliographic and 
authority records from recent cataloging in the Library of Congress (LC). 
Production Systems adds about 20,000 to 40,000 records to this database 
every week. In spring of this year, we noticed a steady increase in the 
number of records received from LC. By the end of summer, the LCDB record 
loads reached over 100,000 records per week and as a result were 2 months 
behind schedule.

I am happy to report that we are now loading the last* file- LCDB is now 
current.

By working with the Cataloging department, we discovered the cause of this 
dramatic increase in records. The Library of Congress was including 
"premarc" records in the files they sent to us. Production Systems 
filtered  these "premarc" records out to reduce the file size and work 
through the backlog of records that accumulated.

Thanks to all who contributed to the completion of this project!

Happy holidays,

~Jenn Nolte

Orbis Support Specialist
Integrated Library Technology Services
Yale University Library
130 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06520
203 432-4878

* Please note that a 1 week delay is inherent in the LCDB loads, i.e. the 
most recent file represents cataloging done between 12/6/2005 and 12/12/2005.
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