[Yulcat-l] Update to OCLC's Response to the Library of Congress Series Decision

[Joan Swanekamp]

Several people asked me about how OCLC was going to handle this situation 
... here is the response.
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On July, 9, 2006, OCLC installed the last of the software changes announced 
to assist with the implementation of LC's decision on series. Specific 
changes OCLC has implemented are--

1. Changes were made to the software used to load Library of Congress 
records into WorldCat so that, if the existing WorldCat record contains 
controlled series access (either field 440 or fields 490, first indicator 
'1,' and an 8XX field) and the incoming LC record contains only a series 
statement (field 490, first indicator '0'), the controlled series access 
will be retained. Implemented July 9, 2006.

2. Since, as part of the change in series practice, the Library of Congress 
has ceased to use the 042 code 'pcc' in records for monographs and 
integrating resources, OCLC has also adjusted the hierarchy that governs 
which record takes precedence when incoming records are compared with 
existing WorldCat records to insure that a PCC record is not bumped by a 
record not meeting PCC standards. Implemented June 11, 2006.

3. OCLC has changed existing Database Enrichment capabilities 
(<http://www.oclc.org/support/tips/worldcat/tip7.htm>http://www.oclc.org/support/tips/worldcat/tip7.htm) 
so that fields 440, 490, and 8XX can be added, changed or deleted by any 
user with a full-level cataloging authorization. This allows cataloging 
users to, for example, change series treatment in LC records to match 
existing authority records. Users will receive a Database Enrichment credit 
for such changes. Implemented July 9, 2006.

The memo at 
<http://www.oclc.org/news/announcements/announcement191.htm>http://www.oclc.org/news/announcements/announcement191.htm 
includes the full, updated OCLC response with additional commentary on 
steps that have been or will be undertaken. We will be update documentation 
in the next few months to reflect these changes.

Rich Greene
OCLC, Inc.
6565 Frantz Road
Dublin, OH 43017
614-764-6154
email: richard_greene at oclc.org

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