Heidi G. Lerner
Thu, 01 May 2008 10:41:18 -0700
Heidi G. Lerner Hebraica/Judaica Cataloger Catalog Dept. Stanford University Libraries Stanford, CA 94305-6004 ph: 650-725-9953 fax: 650-725-1120 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]----- Original Message ----- From: "Patton,Glenn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 1:53 PMSubject: [OCLC-NON-LATIN] Have you noticed an increased number of controlled headings in WorldCat?
Automated processing is now being used to identify, modify, and control specific types of personal name headings in WorldCat bibliographic records. This processing, based on data used to build WorldCat Identities (http://orlabs.oclc.org/Identities/) and developed by Thom Hickey, Chief Scientist in the OCLC Office of Programs and Research, is projected to control more than 26,000,000 headings over the next few weeks. In this phase of processing, personal name headings that consist of more than a single subfield and that match the established form or a reference in the authority record are being updated (if necessary); the heading is then controlled and the record is replaced. Records affected by this processing can be identified by the symbol "OCLCG" in field 040 $d. When a problem is encountered, the record is skipped and reported for manual intervention. Dr. Hickey has posted a description of the project on his blog, Outgoing, at http://outgoing.typepad.com/outgoing/2008/04/controlling-nam.html. Glenn E. Patton Director, WorldCat Quality Management OCLC 6565 Kilgour Place Dublin OH 43017-3395 Phone: +1.800.848.5878, ext. 6371 or +1.614.764.6371 Fax: +1.614.718.7187 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]