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Changing the Tasks of Cataloging.
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Leighton, Lee – Journal of Library Administration, 1998
Addresses changes in cataloging at the University of California, Berkeley. Discusses experimentation with pilot technical services (OCLC PromtCat, Bibliographic Record Notification, and Repeat Search); technical services staff reductions and the emergence of a new staffing model and motivating supervisors and staff to become more flexible and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Change, Databases
An Ongoing Revolution: Resource Sharing and OCLC.
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Nevins, Kate – Journal of Library Administration, 1998
Discusses early developments in the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) interlibrary loan, including use of OCLC for verification and request transmittal, improved service to patrons, internal cost control, affect on work flow and borrowing patterns. Describes advances in OCLC, including internationalization, electronic information access,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change, Information Services, Interlibrary Loans
OCLC in Europe.
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Deschamps, Christine – Journal of Library Administration, 1998
Discusses the early days of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) in Europe, and developments in its usage. Highlights include negotiations between OCLC and France; retrospective conversion; reorganization and restructuring; the gradual approach to international use of OCLC; problems facing European libraries using OCLC; and benefits. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Cataloging, Cooperative Programs
OCLC in Asia Pacific.
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Chang, Min-min – Journal of Library Administration, 1998
Discusses the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and the changing Asia Pacific library scene under the broad headings of the three phases of technology innovation. Highlights include WorldCat and the OCLC shared cataloging system; resource sharing and interlibrary loan; enriching OCLC online catalog with Asian collections; and future outlooks.…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Foreign Countries, Information Networks