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Recommendation
Bibliographic records in added to the SILS NZ will require OCLC numbers with the following exceptions:
CZ records
“on order” brief bib records listed in this AEFG workflow pageCZ recordsmay eventually be added as the workflows listed here develop
Reasoning
OCLC numbers serve as a key match point for a number of non-cataloging functions, including ILL and HathiTrust. In addition, since the UCs plan to implement WorldCat daily updates in the NZ, requiring OCLC numbers in those bibliographic records makes that service even more useful for NZ maintenance. RMFG is not opposed to adding non-OCLC records to the NZ in the future but would prefer to see specific use cases.
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