New OCLC program offers custom cataloging and
physical processing through materials vendors

The Cataloging Partners program is OCLC's newest collaborative effort with materials vendors to reduce the cost of high-quality cataloging for libraries. Through the program, OCLC works closely with distributors, importers, booksellers and publishers to provide bibliographic information faster and provide full MARC cataloging at an overall lower rate, especially for non-English and nonbook materials. A library that uses the program receives MARC records from OCLC—edited to its specifications—when a cataloging partner fills its order.

netLibrary 2004 to launch January 14

Based on recent usability testing and customer feedback, netLibrary has re-engineered its site to ensure the highest levels of performance and reliability. Libraries will find important enhancements that offer a more intuitive interface, non-English language capabilities, improved access for users with disabilities and more. Be sure to check out the online demo to be prepared for the January release. A division of OCLC, netLibrary reached a major milestone in November by logging a record 7.5 million page views. Average monthly page views for November 2003 represent a 75% increase compared to November 2002.

More netLibrary 2004 Information
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ALA Midwinter reminder!
Sign up for OCLC events and meetings

Make sure you put OCLC on your ALA Midwinter meeting schedule. There are more than 30 different OCLC sessions planned. Join us for the update breakfast, user group meetings and sessions that cover virtual reference, Web archiving, digitization and many other topics. Also, a special session to present findings from the latest OCLC publication, The 2003 OCLC Environmental Scan: Pattern Recognition, will be held 9-11 a.m. January 12. This report seeks to discern patterns in the information landscape inhabited by OCLC members and to serve as a tour guide to trends and issues facing the library community.

Visit OCLC booth 1431 to see what's new, ask questions and preview the latest service enhancements. To help you plan your time, view the complete list of all OCLC events.

View OCLC ALA conference activities
ALA Midwinter Web site

OCLC welcomes the following new member libraries

Fairview College Library
Location: Fairview, Alberta, Canada
OCLC Symbol: CNFAI
OCLC Network: OCLC Canada

National Kaohsiung Hospitality College
Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
OCLC Symbol: CHKAO
OCLC Network: OCLC Asia Pacific

Library Connection, Inc.
Location: Windsor, Connecticut, USA
OCLC Symbol: CREBL
OCLC Network: NELINET

Copperas Cove Public Library
Location: Copperas Cove, Texas, USA
OCLC Symbol: CPCBT
OCLC Network: Independent

Delta County Public Library
Location: Delta, Colorado, USA
OCLC Symbol: DLTMT
OCLC Network: Independent

Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School
Location: Mazon, Illinois, USA
OCLC Symbol: ILMVK
OCLC Network: ILLINET

More information about OCLC participating institutions

WorldCat update

Every 12 seconds an OCLC member library adds a new record to WorldCat, which contains more than 53 million records representing 907,914,823 holding locations as of December 13, 2003. Every 4 seconds an OCLC member library fills an interlibrary loan request using WorldCat, which has supported 131,786,262 interlibrary loan requests as of December 13, 2003. A library user searches WorldCat using the OCLC FirstSearch service every second.

See the latest WorldCat record

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