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RM-CMOST

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Policy

As-of date

Background:

WorldShare Collection Collection Manager offers institutions the ability to create “query” collections that will deliver updated copies of OCLC records: https://help.oclc.org/Metadata_Services/WorldShare_Collection_Manager/WorldCat_updates

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During SILS Phase 4, RMFG voted to set up WorldCat Updates for the entire UC system and to deliver the records to the UC Network Zone: (Go-live and beyond) WorldCat Daily Updates

Recent Updates:

September 15, 2023

RM has agreed to add the “New” and “Merges” files to the WDU process in production.

May 17, 2023

RM has agreed to include URIs in the MARC records delivered by OCLC. This will include LC names and subjects, MeSH, and GND names and subjects. Please see this page for more information on URIs in MARC: URIs in MARC records in the UC Network Zone

Current practice:

How are records selected for delivery?

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As of August 04, 2022, RM-CMOS has agreed that all records in the NZ are subject to WorldCat Updates. If a campus has records they wish to leave out of the update process, they should be loaded into a campus IZ.

Proposed changes:

9-1-2022:

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Start including files named “new” in addition to “updates”

  • use the existing import profiles with the same rules

  • consult with CDL about workload concerns for resolving multi-matches

Start including files named “merges” in addittion to “updates”

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use the existing import profiles with the same rules

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