[Yulcat-l] YBP Library Services Records added to WorldCat

[Steven Arakawa]

FYI, from the OCLC list.

--Steven

Date:         Thu, 26 Oct 2006 11:18:31 -0400
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YBP Library Services records now being added to WorldCat

YBP Library Services, well-known as a major supplier of library materials 
for academic libraries is now adding records to WorldCat.  YBP, located in 
Contoocook, New Hampshire, provides books and supporting collection 
management and technical services to libraries around the world.  The 
titles are being added as part of the agreement between YBP's parent 
company, Baker and Taylor, and OCLC, to partner to provide bibliographic 
records to libraries.  See the press release about this partnership at: 
<http://www.btol.com/viewnews.cfm?press_id=161&typ=c>http://www.btol.com/viewnews.cfm?press_id=161&typ=c

And, you may access YBP's website at: <http://www.ybp.com>http://www.ybp.com

YBP's product file is converted to MARC records that are then matched 
against WorldCat records through a batch process.  When a record is 
matched, YDXCP is added to field 040 subfield d.  This indicates that 
fields 029 and 938 have been added to the matching record and contain YBP 
product data (YBP unique identifier, i.e., book number).  Examples include 
OCLC#27671495; OCLC#29704582.  No other editing of records occurs as part 
of this process.

When no matching record is identified through the batch process, OCLC adds 
the YBP product record as a new record to WorldCat.  This record contains 
the symbol YDXCP in field 040 subfields a and c.  These records are very 
brief and are coded as abbreviated records (Encoding Level 3).  They are 
not created by or examined by a cataloger.  Examples include: 
OCLC#72470655; OCLC#72655674.  This provides customers using the new 
YBP/OCLC Cataloging Plus service with access to the OCLC number early in 
the acquisitions workflow.  For more information on these services go to 
<http://www.ybp.com/>www.ybp.com

Libraries have already begun finding and upgrading these records.  OCLC 
encourages member libraries who acquire one of these titles to upgrade and 
replace the record and receive credit on your OCLC bill for upgrading that 
record.  OCLC#71890497 is an example of one of these brief records that was 
contributed by YBP and has been upgraded by Duke University Libraries 
(symbol NDD).  As YBP catalogers are performing cataloging services for 
customers, they will also be upgrading these records.  This is an important 
feature of the OCLC/YBP/Baker & Taylor agreement.

In both cases of original records and matches, a 938 field is added to the 
MARC record that contains the vendor code YANK.  This code is indexed; 
vendor records are searchable using the vendor information keyword 
index.  For a list of all partners contributing records through the Vendor 
Record Contribution Program, see:

<http://www.oclc.org/partnerships/material/contribution/technical/default.htm>http://www.oclc.org/partnerships/material/contribution/technical/default.htm 


Cynthia M. Whitacre
Manager, WorldCat Quality & Partner Content Dept.
OCLC
800-848-5878, ext. 6183
whitacrc at oclc.org

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