Guildelines for Editing WorldCat Master Records
- Luiz Mendes (Unlicensed)
- Christina Hennessey
Document status | APPROVED ; REVIEWED Jul 3, 2019 |
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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:
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 |
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Articulate the need for the policy (background) | Cataloging Task Force | Nov 14, 2016 | Identified need for brief guidelines to provide clarification about editing and replacing OCLC master records. | To be discussed with TS Working Group
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Finalize Procedures Statement | Cataloging Task Force | Dec 9, 2016 |
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