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RM-CMOS Policy:
When adding new records to the NZ, catalogers should, whenever possible, prefer records with 040 $b eng (English language of cataloging). (Exception: CZ records, which have their own policies.)
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Merge these records in OCLC or in the UC NZ
Add OCLC numbers for the English-language record to the 035 of the non-English language record
Background:
There are thousands (and thousands) of records in the UC NZ that are not English-language cataloging records. They are valid OCLC records but do not necessarily conform with current best practices. That said, there are valid reasons why campuses have historically used these records and many of them have inventory attached. These records are not allowed to be merged in OCLC and are not easily merged in Alma since the inventory would wind up on the wrong OCLC record (see considerations below). The workload associated with cleanup, even done on an “as-encountered” basis, is far too high to recommend system-wide action at this time. Instead, the records will be treated as allowable duplicates unless there is a pressing reason in Primo to revisit this policy.
Options Considered:
Allow catalogers to merge & combine records in Alma (decision: do not do this)
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