Library Cataloging
From OCLC:
OCLC
- Oclc Control Number Expansion
News from OCLC about their control numbers. WorldCat continues to grow! As indicated earlier this year, the OCLC Control Number is anticipated to reach one billion after July 1, 2013. At that point, OCLC will increase the length of the OCLC number to...
- Virtual International Authority File
News from OCLC.OCLC, the Bibliothéque nationale de France, the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Library of Congress have signed a memorandum of understanding to extend and enhance the Virtual International Authority File (VIAF), a project which...
- Virtual International Authority File
The research folks at OCLC have a Virtual International Authority File running.The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, the Library of Congress, the Bibliothèque nationale de France, and OCLC are jointly conducting a project to match and link the authority records...
- Oclc
Version 1.20 of the Connexion client is now available for download from the OCLC web site. This release includes NACO support for authorities functionality, local files, batch processing, and more. See the client recent enhancements page for more information...
- Names
VIAF: The Virtual International Authority File is a joint project of OCLC with the Library of Congress and Die Deutsche Bibliothek.Once the existing authority records are linked, shared OAI servers will be established to maintain the authority files and...
Library Cataloging
OCLC & Authority Records
From OCLC:
As a result of changes outside of OCLC's control that impact the authorities distributionOCLC has additional details.
files, OCLC will not load new authorities files (names and subjects) until after the
first of the year.This decision will have an impact on all OCLC users (Connexion and Z39.50) of the LC Names and Subject Authority Files:The most recent distributed files loaded into OCLC systems from the Library of Congress were those dated 12/18. Any records currently in the distribution queue will remain in that state. Please note: No data will be lost.
OCLC
- Oclc Control Number Expansion
News from OCLC about their control numbers. WorldCat continues to grow! As indicated earlier this year, the OCLC Control Number is anticipated to reach one billion after July 1, 2013. At that point, OCLC will increase the length of the OCLC number to...
- Virtual International Authority File
News from OCLC.OCLC, the Bibliothéque nationale de France, the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Library of Congress have signed a memorandum of understanding to extend and enhance the Virtual International Authority File (VIAF), a project which...
- Virtual International Authority File
The research folks at OCLC have a Virtual International Authority File running.The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, the Library of Congress, the Bibliothèque nationale de France, and OCLC are jointly conducting a project to match and link the authority records...
- Oclc
Version 1.20 of the Connexion client is now available for download from the OCLC web site. This release includes NACO support for authorities functionality, local files, batch processing, and more. See the client recent enhancements page for more information...
- Names
VIAF: The Virtual International Authority File is a joint project of OCLC with the Library of Congress and Die Deutsche Bibliothek.Once the existing authority records are linked, shared OAI servers will be established to maintain the authority files and...