Library Cataloging
OCLC is exploring a service that provides access to multiple thesauri for libraries, museums, and archives. The service will create consistent metadata for collections providing mappings across thesauri to assist in relating terminology. It will provide a 'one-stop' thesaurus web service accessible through any web-enabled metadata editor.
OCLC is seeking Connexion client users who can incorporate this potential service into their workflow during the pilot period, March to May, 2005. During this pilot, OCLC will be conducting market research in the form of online surveys and/or phone interviews to solicit feedback from participants. As a result of the pilot, OCLC expects to gain insight on how to better serve library needs for a terminologies service.
The technology for this pilot project has been assembled by OCLC?s Office of Research using a new framework from Microsoft.
OCLC plans a phased approach, making different thesauri available at different points in the pilot. Guidelines on Subject Access to Individual Works of Fiction, Drama, etc. (GSAFD) will be the initial thesaurus offered and will be available from the beginning of the pilot.
In addition to GSAFD, the list of terminologies includes:
The tools needed to participate include:
Thesauri
- Exposing Oai Content
Image via CrunchBaseNews from OCLC about their OAI project.A pilot of the WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway is currently underway, which allows you to upload the metadata of your digital content to WorldCat from any OAI-compliant digital repository....
- Oclc Terminologies Service
Looks like an interesting Free Friday ForumAugust 11 2006, 10-11 a.m. Introduction to OCLC Terminologies Service (Regan Harper, BCR trainer) The OCLC Terminologies Service provides access to multiple controlled vocabularies to help you create consistent...
- Serials
SUNCAT is the pilot Serials UNion CATalogue for the UK.The pilot service includes records from 22 of the largest UK research libraries and the databases of the CONSER programme and the ISSN International network.It has MARC display and save options so...
- Open Worldcat
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- Oclc
This has been reported already by Jenny on the Shifted Librarian, but now there is an official notice.The Open WorldCat pilot is a year-long initiative that makes library resources available from nonlibrary Web sites. The pilot aims to test the effectiveness...
Library Cataloging
Terminologies/Thesauri Pilot Program
OCLC is exploring a service that provides access to multiple thesauri for libraries, museums, and archives. The service will create consistent metadata for collections providing mappings across thesauri to assist in relating terminology. It will provide a 'one-stop' thesaurus web service accessible through any web-enabled metadata editor.
OCLC is seeking Connexion client users who can incorporate this potential service into their workflow during the pilot period, March to May, 2005. During this pilot, OCLC will be conducting market research in the form of online surveys and/or phone interviews to solicit feedback from participants. As a result of the pilot, OCLC expects to gain insight on how to better serve library needs for a terminologies service.
The technology for this pilot project has been assembled by OCLC?s Office of Research using a new framework from Microsoft.
OCLC plans a phased approach, making different thesauri available at different points in the pilot. Guidelines on Subject Access to Individual Works of Fiction, Drama, etc. (GSAFD) will be the initial thesaurus offered and will be available from the beginning of the pilot.
In addition to GSAFD, the list of terminologies includes:
- gmgpc & lctgm ? Thesaurus of graphic materials, TGM I & II (LC)radfg ? Radio form / genre terms guide (LC)migfg ? Moving image genre-form guide (LC)ngl ? Newspaper Genre List (University of Washington)aat, tgn, ULAN (subsets only) ? AAT (Art & Architecture Thesaurus), TGN (Thesaurus of Geographic Names), ULAN (Union List of Artists? Names) (Getty)mesh ? Medical Subject Headings (NLM)
The tools needed to participate include:
- MS Office 2003MS Internet Explorer 6.0Connexion client user
Thesauri
- Exposing Oai Content
Image via CrunchBaseNews from OCLC about their OAI project.A pilot of the WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway is currently underway, which allows you to upload the metadata of your digital content to WorldCat from any OAI-compliant digital repository....
- Oclc Terminologies Service
Looks like an interesting Free Friday ForumAugust 11 2006, 10-11 a.m. Introduction to OCLC Terminologies Service (Regan Harper, BCR trainer) The OCLC Terminologies Service provides access to multiple controlled vocabularies to help you create consistent...
- Serials
SUNCAT is the pilot Serials UNion CATalogue for the UK.The pilot service includes records from 22 of the largest UK research libraries and the databases of the CONSER programme and the ISSN International network.It has MARC display and save options so...
- Open Worldcat
OCLC has decided to turn the Open WorldCat pilot into a program that will be an ongoing benefit for OCLC member libraries. The pilot has clearly demonstrated the value of making WorldCat records and library holdings available to the general public on...
- Oclc
This has been reported already by Jenny on the Shifted Librarian, but now there is an official notice.The Open WorldCat pilot is a year-long initiative that makes library resources available from nonlibrary Web sites. The pilot aims to test the effectiveness...