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

[Steven Arakawa]

PS: if the LC record can't bump a pcc record, doesn't this also throw BFM 
searching out of synch? Maybe NACO searching should be restricted to the LC 
Online catalog.


>Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 13:40:45 -0400
>To: Joan Swanekamp <joan.swanekamp at yale.edu>, yulcat-l at mailman.yale.edu
>From: Steven Arakawa <steven.arakawa at yale.edu>
>Subject: Re: [Yulcat-l] Update to OCLC's Response to the Library of 
>Congress Series Decision
>Cc: Marcia Romanansky <marcia.romanansky at yale.edu>
>
>Just to make sure I understand this correctly re 1.-2.
>
>1. If there is a non-LC record not coded as pcc in WorldCat with a 440 or 
>490 1-830, and an LC record is loaded, the LC record will replace the 
>non-LC record except for the series.
>
>2. If there is a non-LC record coded as pcc in WorldCat it will not be 
>replaced by the LC record, even if the LC record does not have a series.
>
>Is this interpretation correct? While I don't have much a problem with #1, 
>it's too bad the formula used for #1 could not be applied to #2. In the 
>OCLC environment, that means the LC bibliographic record is lost to 
>members in this scenario, even though a full/CIP LC record is preferable 
>for FastCat workflow. (And is probably superior in quality to pcc records 
>in some areas and is no worse than pcc records in the other areas, except 
>for series, and only if you assume all series should be traced.)
>
>--Steven
>
>At 12:17 PM 7/10/2006, Joan Swanekamp wrote:
>>Several people asked me about how OCLC was going to handle this situation 
>>... here is the response.
>>___________________________________________________________________________________
>>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 ) 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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>Steven Arakawa
>Catalog Librarian for Training & Documentation
>Catalog Dept. Sterling Memorial Library. Yale University.
>P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240
>(203)432-8286 steven.arakawa at yale.edu
>

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Steven Arakawa
Catalog Librarian for Training & Documentation
Catalog Dept. Sterling Memorial Library. Yale University.
P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240
(203)432-8286 steven.arakawa at yale.edu
   
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