A guide to special collections in the OCLC database by OCLC
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Book
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3
editions published
in
1988
in
English
and held by
679
libraries
worldwide
This guide begins by describing the oclc database, including ways in which it is used by librarians and library patrons; countries reached by oclc; programs intended to enrich the database, E.G. retrospective conversion projects; cataloging formats (books, serials, sound recordings, musical scores, audiovisual media, maps, archives and manuscripts, and machine-readable data files); and vignettes of the database (oclc coverage of Shakespeare and Bach, the top 100 authors and the top 25 composers in the database, and a brief discussion of special collections). An annotated listing of the special collections of oclc member libraries that are cataloged in the oclc database is then presented. This list is arranged alphabetically by state, then alphabetically by institution within each state, and a subject index to these entries (which constitute only a fraction of the database) is provided. Four appendixes include lists of languages in the database, Title ii-c "Strengthening Research Library Resources Program" projects, and major microforms projects in member libraries. A brief description of the oclc online union catalog concludes the guide, and a brief questionnaire inviting reader comments and suggestions is attached. (Cgd)
A guide to the OCLC database and the special collections therein by OCLC
(
Book
)
5
editions published
in
1984
in
English
and held by
532
libraries
worldwide
4,134 years of information : the OCLC database by OCLC
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visu
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1
edition published
in
1992
in
English
and held by
1
library
worldwide
The OCLC database is one of the most successful cooperative research efforts. 15,000 libraries from over 45 countries contribute records to the database at the rate of 7 per minute. The goal is to track and map information from around the world
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