Consortial: Cataloging and loading records for consortial e-resources:
Local: Cataloging and contributing records for local e-resources (non-OhioLINK)
This page describes the cataloging of e-journals, e-books, digital videos, databases, and other electronic resources available to OhioLINK member libraries as consortial resources. The process:
Cataloging begins after resources (e-journals, e-books, etc.) are loaded into OhioLINK's systems. There may be a gap of some months between load of a resource and cataloging for that resource.
Most cataloging is done by volunteers from OhioLINK member libraries. Standards:
Of special note:
OCLC institution code OH1 represents OhioLINK. Catalogers can login to OCLC under an OH1 authorization, in order to set the OH1 symbol on the OCLC record.
The library that contributes the record to the Central Catalog can use an Innovative function called Master Ownership to prevent these consortial records from being overlaid by other libraries.
Cataloging for EJC journals is purchased from OCLC Contract Cataloging (TECHPRO).
BCODE3: For many years, OhioLINK libraries used BCODE3 "g" for OhioLINK resources. Code "g" caused the public record to display with the caption "OhioLINK Resource" and also suppressed display of institutional holdings. Code "g" was discontinued in 2009, with the implementation of field 956 for local URLs.
Before June 2010, e-books and digital videos were cataloged as reproductions of the physical items.
Libraries that want to load these consortial records to their local catalogs can get files of MARC records from an FTP server. For information about FTP access, contact Meg Spernoga, meg@ohiolink.edu.
Files of MARC Records for Local Load (XLS).
If you do add these records to your local catalog, you can also contribute holdings to the Central Catalog in most cases.
Do not contribute holdings for the following collections. These records do not have OCLC numbers, so contributing to Central may cause duplicate records:
May 2011