Kinesiology Publications (Again…) January 8, 2007
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Work on the Kinesiology Publications has been completed!
In all, more than 700 records were extracted from OCLC, edited, and loaded to Horizon using our batch processing plan. To see the results, search MORRIS for the series title Kinesiology Publications.
Thanks to Tamara, Barb, and Bev for their work creating copy records and getting the briefs ready to overlay.
OCLC Update January 3, 2007
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Back in October, we started getting caught up on adding our original cataloguing to OCLC.
With the help of our student workers (who flipped the record status codes) and the original cataloguers (who fixed the problems we found along the way) we are up to date in our reporting. In total, 2,355 new records for our unique holdings were sent to OCLC in the last three months of 2006!
Thanks to all for helping us reach this point. Now that our batch processes are in place, it will be easier for us to stay current in our reporting.
Kinesiology Publications January 3, 2007
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Batchloading of the first 600 catalogue records has been completed! Try a MORRIS search for the series Kinesiology Publications to see the results. Wade is investigating the possibilities for batch processing the remaining 120 titles.
Thanks to Tamara, Barb, and Bev for inserting the OCLC numbers into the brief bibs and creating the copy records for the first 600.
Project Update November 29, 2006
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A variety of things have happened on the project front recently. The Projects page has just been updated, so I won’t go into all the details here, but the headlines are:
- Cataloguing (all original!) of the Steetley South Quarry Landfill documents has been completed
- Cataloguing has begun on the Russell Pamphlet collection
- The De-Duping project has gotten underway
In addition, the copy cataloguers continue to make terrific progress through the Source OECD titles and Wade has finished planning for the Kinesiology Publications cataloguing project–look for this to kick-off soon!
Coming to an OCLC Record Near You! November 24, 2006
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As of November 12, OCLC has fully implemented the ISBN-13 standard.
The interim step of putting 13-digit ISBNs into field 024 has been discontinued, and OCLC will be converting all those currently stored there to an 020. You may see some 024’s containing a Bookland EAN (a number associated with the publisher’s barcode), but there will probably be fewer of them coming over in our cataloguing. OCLC’s Technical Bulletin includes a nifty graphic on the different numbers. OCLC expects to run their conversion program in “late 2006.” Once this is done, we can stop flipping the 024s back to 020s!
OCLC has also modified the processing done to new records when they are loaded. The system will now automatically calculate the alternate version of the ISBN. So, if a record contains only a 10-digit ISBN, OCLC will calculate the 13-digit version and add it to the record. The reverse is also true–a record with only a 13-digit number will have the 10-digit version inserted.
What this means for us is that we may find OCLC records containing both ISBNs even if only one appears on the book. We will leave both ISBNs in the record so that users can search our catalogue with either version.
Original Cataloguing & OCLC October 13, 2006
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After a long delay, we’re getting caught up on our OCLC reporting. Using the batch processes that we’ve established, more than 900 original cataloguing records have been sent to OCLC in the last three weeks!
Thanks to Karen for creating our new item status code and extracting records from MORRIS and to the original cataloguers for taking on the corrections we’ve needed to make along the way.
Call Numbers: LC or not? October 13, 2006
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Generally, we follow Library of Congress classification practices and apply LC call numbers to our books. Sticking with LC makes the job of assigning a call number and getting the book on the shelf faster and easier.
In a few cases, though, we don’t follow LC. Most of the areas where we depart from LC are Canadian topics where Library of Congress Classification doesn’t give us enough detail. The areas where we follow different practices are:
Canadian History
- Library of Congress numbers between F1001 and F1170 are reclassed using Library and Archives Canada’s FC classification schedule.
Canadian Literature
- Library of Congress numbers between PR9180 and PR9199 (English Canadian literature) are reclassed using Library and Archives Canada’s PS8000 classification schedule.
- Library of Congress numbers between PQ3900 and PQ3919 (French Canadian literature) are reclassed into PS9000, based on the PS8000 schedule.
Fiction and Juvenile belles lettres
- Library of Congress numbers between PZ1 and PZ90 are classed with other literary works using the Class P schedule.
New Morris Codes Replacing the eRD September 26, 2006
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The electronic materials coding chart document can now be found on the Bibliographic Services website. You will be able to find the document, in pdf format, in a few different places at the site (collection codes, electronic resources, A-Z index). The URL to go directly to the document is New Morris Codes Replacing the eRD
This document describes the various types of electronic material catalogued, the collection codes to be used, and whether to update the NeRD or not. Please refer to this document when cataloguing electronic materials.
Source OECD Piggybacking September 25, 2006
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The electronic versions of our Source OECD titles have their own item type code, “oecd”.
Due to this unique item type, Karen has asked that we not piggyback the electronic version onto the print record in cases where we hold both. Instead, we will leave the print and e-resource on separate records. We will need to bring in an appropriate record from OCLC and make any necessary edits to upgrade the brief bib for the e-resource even if a print record already exists in MORRIS.
Is it a serial? September 20, 2006
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As we’ve worked through the OECD titles, we’ve found that some take more investigation to determine whether they should be catalogued as a monograph or a serial. Here are some things to look for on the OECD website (the first pages we see from the link in MORRIS) or the PDF itself that can help us decide if it’s a serial or a monograph:
- The resource bears numbering. This could be numbering in the form of volume, date, edition, part, number, issue number etc., such as:
- vol. 1
- 1998
- 10th ed.
- part 4
- no. 7
- issue 12
- 12th volume
- The resource bears a frequency. This could be annual, biennial, yearly, monthly, etc.
- The resource is intended to continue indefinitely. For example, if the resource calls itself “First report”… it could be a serial if the intention appears to be to continue with an indefinite number of reports.
- Look for a high edition number (eg. 10th ed.) Anytime a resource bears a high edition number, consider that it may be a serial.
- The resource contains a word or words that reflect seriality such as yearbook, directory, newsletter, performance report, review Some statistical publications may be serials. Statistics are usually compiled over multiple years.
- Look for titles, especially the title proper, that are identical. If you come across more than one publication with the same title, it may be a serial, even if you don’t see an obvious date or issue number on the resource. Subtitles often change with serials, so we want to look primarily at the 245 $a.
A serial could have any one, or all, of these characteristics, and they could be part of the title, edition statement, or stand alone.
ISBNs aren’t valid for serials, so even if an individual issue has an ISBN it won’t appear in the OCLC record for the serial. If you spot any of the clues above, try a title search in OCLC to check for a serial record.
Angela also had a title recently that looked to be a monographic series. The brief bib was for a monograph, but the link took her to a list of titles. My preference would be to bring in a record for each title in the series and give the user a direct link, as we do with Springer and others, but we need to follow up with Kathy or Mary on that and get briefs created with the proper URLs.
