ULMS Resource Management : Guildelines for Editing WorldCat Master Records

Document status

APPROVED ; REVIEWED  

Area covered

cataloging

Prepared by

Cataloging Task Force

Adapted from

Orbis Cascade Technical Services Working Group

Background

These brief guidelines provide clarification as to what can be edited in OCLC master records by member institutions.

Best practice recommendations

CSU libraries, which are not members of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC), cannot edit most fields in OCLC PCC-authenticated master records. However, non-PCC libraries can add or edit specific fields as listed in Database Enrichment. For detailed information, see the following OCLC documents:

Brief Guidelines for editing & replacing WorldCat master records

Database/Master Records Enrichment

If you are unable to edit records, you may also report errors for correction via Connexion. See Submitting Errors via Connexion.

Action log

Section

Point Person

Expected Completion Date

Last action taken

Next action required

Articulate the need for the policy (background)

Cataloging Task Force

 

Identified need for brief guidelines to provide clarification about editing and replacing OCLC master records.

To be discussed with TS Working Group

Finalize Procedures Statement

Cataloging Task Force