• Collections & Technical Services
• Nov. 07
• Issue: 217

Bibliographic Notification Service Now Available to CatExpress Subscribers

OCLC’s Bibliographic Record Notification service, formerly available only to full cataloging institutions, is now open to CatExpress subscribers as well. The Bibliographic Record Notification service provides upgradedWorldCat records automatically and is included in the cost of your cataloging subscription.

Every day, the Bibliographic Record Notification service compares all upgraded OCLC MARC records to the records with your library's holdings attached, and then sends you upgraded records based on a detailed profile with your preferences. You receive new records by Electronic Data Exchange (EDX) or download them from the OCLC Product Services Web, then load the upgraded records into your system. Reports summarizing the type of upgrades and quantity of records being delivered are also available.

The Bibliographic Record Notification records are delivered in a separate file from your CatExpress records. They do not count toward overage on your CatExpress subscription and are not included in the statistics on your CatExpress activity reports.

For more detailed information, go to http://www.oclc.org/bibnote/default.htm.

Collections & Technical Services Contact Information

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