List of Contributions

Thanks to CC:DA

Posted By Jay Weitz Aug 25, 2023 02:36 PM
Found In Egroup: Core CC:DA Public Space \ view thread

Dear CC:DA and the Wider Cataloging Community, Thank you all from the innermost chambers of my heart (and what is left of my cataloger's brain) for the generous CC:DA resolution that was passed (with three abstentions, it must be noted) at the 2023 July 21 virtual meeting. it was my honor to serve ...

Changes to Record Manager Controlling (post-install)

Posted By Jay Weitz Jun 19, 2023 11:13 AM
Found In Egroup: Core/ MAGIRT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group \ view thread

Please excuse duplication of this message. As announced earlier this month, after considerable discussion and review, changes have been made to controlling to fully respect the subfield values when controlling headings. At this time, these changes will only affect Record Manager users, and at ...

Change in Controlling for Record Manager Users

Posted By Jay Weitz Jun 02, 2023 02:06 PM
Found In Egroup: Core/ MAGIRT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group \ view thread

Sending this at the request of colleagues Becky Dean and Bryan Baldus. After considerable discussion and review, changes have been made to controlling to fully respect the subfield values when controlling headings. At this time, these changes will only affect Record Manager users. Changes ...

June 9 OCLC Cataloging Community meeting - registration open

Posted By Jay Weitz Jun 01, 2023 09:43 AM
Found In Egroup: Core/ MAGIRT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group \ view thread

Register now for the upcoming OCLC Cataloging Community Meeting Join us Friday, 9 June 2023 for our semi-annual Cataloging Community Meeting. During this free, virtual event, you will hear from cataloging community members about recent and forthcoming initiatives to increase diversity, equity, and ...

June 2023 Virtual AskQC Office Hours From OCLC

Posted By Jay Weitz May 30, 2023 10:55 AM
Found In Egroup: Core/ MAGIRT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group \ view thread

Poet James Russell Lowell asked "And what is so rare as a day in June?/Then, if ever, come perfect days." Although we cannot promise perfection, we can offer two days in June 2023 for the contemplation of "Cataloging Rare Materials Defensively." Join us on either Tuesday, June 6 at 10 AM (Eastern time) ...

Register now: OCLC Cataloging Community Meeting (9 June 2023)

Posted By Jay Weitz May 17, 2023 10:31 AM
Found In Egroup: Core/ MAGIRT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group \ view thread

Join us on Friday, 9 June 2023, for the OCLC Cataloging Community Meeting. This semi-annual, virtual event offers updates on current topics of interest. We're putting together an engaging agenda, with short presentations by both cataloging community members and OCLC staff. We'll discuss recent and upcoming ...

May OCLC Virtual AskQC Office Hours: Please join us

Posted By Jay Weitz May 02, 2023 01:20 PM
Found In Egroup: Core/ MAGIRT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group \ view thread

As far as we know, Juliet Capulet was not a cataloger, but she certainly knew about family names: 'Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. What's Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part Belonging to a man. O, be some ...

WorldCat Validation Release Notes, April 2023

Posted By Jay Weitz Apr 28, 2023 12:52 PM
Found In Egroup: Core/ MAGIRT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group \ view thread

On April 27, 2023, OCLC installed changes to WorldCat Validation, including the following new features, enhancements, and bug fixes: · New features and enhancements: § OCLC-MARC Validations of New MARC Codes Announced January 25, 2023-April 11, 2023 · Bug fixes: § Correction of Validation ...

Sustainability: A Call to Action for the Library Community

Posted By Jay Weitz Apr 27, 2023 09:46 AM
Found In Egroup: Core/ MAGIRT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group \ view thread

Register for "Sustainability: A Call to Action for the Library Community" Join Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, Co-Founder of the Sustainable Libraries Initiative, 4 May for the OCLC Distinguished Seminar Series to explore the challenges and opportunities for libraries in the face of climate change and hear ...

OCLC Virtual AskQC Office Hours in April: All are welcome

Posted By Jay Weitz Apr 07, 2023 03:20 PM
Found In Egroup: Core/ MAGIRT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group \ view thread

To avoid being blinded with data science, join us for the April 2023 Virtual AskQC Office Hours, when the topic will be Data and algorithms and bibs, oh my! Nathan Putnam and Laura Ramsey will discuss OCLC's latest work on harnessing data science to improve quality in WorldCat bibliographic records. ...

REVISED – Connexion client macrobook updated

Posted By Jay Weitz Mar 29, 2023 12:55 PM
Found In Egroup: Core/ MAGIRT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group \ view thread

The OCLC Connexion client macro, GenerateERecord, part of the OCLC macrobook, has been updated with the following changes: The default field 588 first indicator position is now set to 0 and the source of description text has been modified accordingly The macro no longer adds a 655 4 Electronic ...

Connexion Client Macrobook Updated

Posted By Jay Weitz Mar 27, 2023 12:57 PM
Found In Egroup: Core/ MAGIRT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group \ view thread

The OCLC Connexion Client macro, GenerateERecord, part of the OCLC Macro book, has been updated with the following changes: The default field 588 first indicator position is now set to 0 and the source of description text has been modified accordingly The macro no longer adds a 655 4Electronic ...

March 2023 Virtual AskQC Office Hours

Posted By Jay Weitz Mar 09, 2023 02:43 PM
Found In Egroup: Core/ MAGIRT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group \ view thread

Expect to hear about some familiar and unfamiliar fields when OCLC staff members Shanna Griffith and Cynthia Whitacre share a few tales from the script for the March 2023 Virtual AskQC Office Hours (VAOH) sessions. In their presentation "Languages, Non-Latin Scripts, and Mysterious MARC 880 fields" they ...

OCLC Data Labelling Project Update

Posted By Jay Weitz Feb 20, 2023 03:24 PM
Found In Egroup: Core/ MAGIRT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group \ view thread

Thank you for your continued support with the data labeling project. We continue making progress toward our goal of 60,000 records, but we're not there yet. We have recently seen an uptick in both interest and activity with this initiative, so we're extending the availability of the interface to 15 April ...

Virtual AskQC Office Hours, February 2023

Posted By Jay Weitz Feb 10, 2023 03:31 PM
Found In Egroup: Core/ MAGIRT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group \ view thread

Please join OCLC staff members Robin Six and Charlene Morrison for Bibliographic Formats and Standards (BFAS), the early chapters, at the February Virtual AskQC Office Hour (VAOH) sessions on either Tuesday, February 14 at 10 AM (Eastern time) or Thursday, February 23 at 4 PM (Eastern time). Registration ...

Call for CAPC Members and Associate Members

Posted By Jay Weitz Feb 07, 2023 01:12 PM
Found In Egroup: Core/ MAGIRT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group \ view thread

--Apologies for cross-posting-- Call for CAPC Members and Associate Members OLAC's Cataloging Policy Committee (CAPC) is seeking applicants for full member and associate member positions with terms beginning July 2023. Members serve two-year terms with possibility of reappointment to a second two-year ...

This week, Friday, February 3, OCLC Cataloging Community meeting

Posted By Jay Weitz Jan 30, 2023 12:25 PM
Found In Egroup: Core/ MAGIRT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group \ view thread

Reminder message: Everyone is invited to join us Friday, 3 February 2023, for our semi-annual OCLC cataloging community meeting. During this virtual event, a panel of cataloging community members and OCLC staff will provide updates on current topics of interest, including recent and upcoming initiatives ...

WorldCat Validation Release Notes, January 2023

Posted By Jay Weitz Jan 19, 2023 03:59 PM
Found In Egroup: Core/ MAGIRT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group \ view thread

On January 26, 2023, OCLC expects to install changes to WorldCat Validation, including the following new features and enhancements: OCLC-MARC Validations of New MARC Codes Announced September 2022-January 2023 Conversion of MARC Codes for LC Children's Cataloging MARC 21 Bibliographic ...

OCLC Data Labeling project update

Posted By Jay Weitz Jan 17, 2023 10:40 AM
Found In Egroup: Core/ MAGIRT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group \ view thread

Thanks for your ongoing participation in the data labeling project to help validate our new machine learning model's understanding of duplicate records in WorldCat. With the support of this community, we continue to make meaningful progress with this initiative. Our friends at Cleveland Museum ...

Register for the OCLC Cataloging Community Meeting 3 February 2023

Posted By Jay Weitz Jan 12, 2023 03:08 PM
Found In Egroup: Core/ MAGIRT Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group \ view thread

Everyone is invited to join us Friday, 3 February 2023, for our semi-annual OCLC cataloging community meeting. During this virtual event, a panel of cataloging community members and OCLC staff will provide updates on current topics of interest, including recent and upcoming initiatives to increase diversity, ...

Divisions

Round Tables