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OCLC ABSTRACTS - May 19, 2003
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CHECK OUT LATEST ENHANCEMENTS TO OCLC CONNEXION,
 FIRSTSEARCH SERVICES

New searching features, save file improvements, OCLC-MARC format
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< http://www.oclc.org/connexion/enhancements/upcoming.shtm >
FirstSearch enhancements 
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OCLC WELCOMES THE FOLLOWING NEW MEMBER LIBRARIES:

King Khalid University
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
OCLC Symbol: SAKKU
OCLC Network: OCLC PICA
http://www.kku.edu.sa/

College of the Canyons
Location: Santa Clarita, California, USA
OCLC Symbol: CCLIS
OCLC Network: OCLC Western Service Center
http://www.coc.cc.ca.us/

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ADDITIONAL UPDATES NOW AVAILABLE ON OCLC'S WEB SITE:

OCLC FirstSearch service news you can use:
 May 2003 FirstSearch enhancements
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Novedades que usted puede usar en el servicio OCLC FirstSearch:
 Mejoras a FirstSearch, mayo 2003
< http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/announcements/es/enhance_20030517_es.htm >

Nouveautés dans le service FirstSearch d'OCLC:
 améliorations pour mai 2003
< http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/announcements/fr/enhance_20030517_fr.htm >

27 new journals added to OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online
< http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/announcements/ecoadd_20030520.htm >

Se han agregado 27 nuevas revistas a OCLC FirstSearch
 Electronic Collections Online
< http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/announcements/es/ecoadd_20030520_es.htm >

27 nouvelles revues ajoutées à Electronic Collections Online du
 service FirstSearch d'OCLC 
< http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/announcements/fr/ecoadd_20030520_fr.htm >

New WebDewey Tip: Customized Experience
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      <h2>OCLC, Die Deutsche Bibliothek and Library of Congress to develop Virtual 
        International Authority File</h2>
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      <p>OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., Die Deutsche Bibliothek (the 
        German national library) and the Library of Congress signed a memorandum 
        of understanding to develop the Virtual International Authority File (VIAF), 
        an effort to include authoritative names from national libraries into 
        one common global service.</p>
      <p>The agreement was signed Aug. 6, 2003, in Berlin, Germany during the 
        International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) 
        annual conference. </p>
      <p>The goal of the VIAF project, initially launched in 1998 by Die Deutsche 
        Bibliothek and the Library of Congress, was to reduce cataloging costs 
        by providing access to authority records worldwide. The new VIAF proof 
        of concept project will virtually combine the personal name authority 
        files of the Library of Congress and Die Deutsche Bibliothek into a single 
        name authority service, making them available though an Open Archive Initiative 
        (OAI) server. For example, German users will be able to view names displayed 
        in the form established by Die Deutsche Bibliothek (German), while U.S. 
        users will be able to view names displayed in the form established by 
        the Library of Congress (English). </p>
      <p>&quot;The increased internationalization of bibliographic data will make 
        it easier to share bibliographic records across national and language 
        boundaries while also enabling library users to use their local vernacular. 
        I am happy to be a partner in such a significant project with two important 
        and visionary libraries,&quot; said Ed O'Neill, research scientist, OCLC.</p>
      <p>OCLC will provide software to match personal name authority records between 
        the two authority files, which will produce initial linking for the service. 
        The long-term goal of the VIAF project is to include the authoritative 
        names from many national libraries into a common global service that should 
        be freely available to users worldwide via the Web. Such a service would 
        be an integral part of future Web infrastructures, enabling displays of 
        controlled names in the language and script the user needs. The first 
        stage of the current VIAF project, which involves matching the retrospective 
        files, will take about one year to complete. </p>
      <p>&quot;The VIAF project could be seen as one of the basic building blocks 
        to a 'Semantic Web.' End users will be able to search for records all 
        over the world in their preferred scripts and languages, using the forms 
        they are familiar with,&quot; said Barbara Tillett, chief of the Cataloging 
        Policy &amp; Support Office, Library of Congress.</p>
      <p>Christel Hengel-Dittrich, head of authority files, Die Deutsche Bibliothek, 
        said, &quot;The project will pave the way for libraries and library systems 
        in English-speaking and German-speaking countries to interoperate. We 
        look forward to this proof of concept project forming the foundation of 
        a truly global service. Libraries now have an opportunity to make a great 
        contribution to the future and we should help make this vision a reality.&quot;</p>
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