Listservs to consider joining:
OCLC Connexion client
What it is: a Windows client application cataloging tool that lets you create and edit high-quality bibliographic and authority records and then share them with the entire OCLC cooperative.
How to install Connexion client: Install Connexion client (OCLC)
How to use Connexion client:
Connexion client training videos (view the free recorded sessions):
WorldShare Record Manager
What it is: an alternative to Connexion browser, it is a web browser-based interface cataloging tool that lets you create and edit high-quality bibliographic and authority records and then share them with the entire OCLC cooperative. Record Manager supersedes Connexion browser, and there is currently more online training available for Record Manager.
How to sign up to use Record Manager:
How to use Record Manager:
Alma training videos:
How to use Alma:
About Dedup and FRBR:
The duplication detection (dedup) or matching process is based on creating a dedup vector for every Alma record (and all imported records from external sources). In the search results, records that are marked as duplicates are displayed as a single record. The metadata is displayed from the first record in the results set, and the delivery related information is created from all the records in the group.
Primo VE records are grouped using the principles in the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR). The grouping process creates a vector for every record. This vector includes one or more keys that identify the group it represents. Keys are based on the metadata fields in the source record (MARC or DC records). Records that have a matching key (Primo VE attempts to match all keys in the record) are added to an FRBR group and assigned a FRBR ID. Because records can belong to one FRBR group only, Primo VE terminates the grouping process for a record as soon as it is matched with a group.
Learn more:
Q: How do I report an error or make an editing suggestion when I am unable to edit a PCC record?
A: If you are unable to make a certain edit in a PCC record, you may request the change(s) any of the following ways:
Send an email to bibchange@oclc.org. Be sure to include the OCLC record number and a detailed description of the error(s).
Use this online form: WorldCat Bibliographic and Authority Record Change Request.
In OCLC Connexion client, click Action > Report Error and complete the form with details about the requested change.
The Requesting Changes to Records section of OCLC's Quality Assurance page has more information about how to report errors.
Search LOC Authorities: https://authorities.loc.gov/
Video tutorials:
Online training:
What it is: Resource Description and Access (RDA) is the successor to AACR2 as a standard for descriptive cataloging, providing instructions and guidelines on formulating bibliographic data. It is a set of cataloging instructions for producing the description and name and title access points representing a resource.
Video tutorials:
Online training:
Log in to RDA Toolkit: RDA Toolkit (subscription required to log in)
What it is: International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD) is a set of rules produced by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) to create a bibliographic description in a standard, human-readable form, especially for use in a bibliography or a library catalog. (See Wikipedia.)
What it is: Machine-Readable Cataloging Record (MARC) is a computerized method of recording the information needed in a cataloging record.
About MARC:
Online help:
Library of Congress Classification
Resources for LCC:
Dewey Decimal Classification
Resources for DDC: