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Following is a message from Russlene Waukechon at the state library. I was pleased to be able to announce last week that we have a new set of MARC records for our TexShare libraries to download. Downloading the MARC records into your OPAC greatly increases circulation of the netLibrary books. I have had some libraries, though, contact me about which MARC records to download. I admit when you finally get to the OCLC site where the records are held the names on the record sets can be confusing. I want to clarify which records set you should have downloaded by now if you want ALL records for all of the purchases TSLAC/TexShare has made since 2001. #1 the original set of MARC records is numbered: D020530.B0004241 it contains 18,254 records split into 2 sets. a)Set name: NetLibrary-Texshare Contains: 17,496 records b)Set name: NetLibrary-Texshare -04/16/2002 Contains: 758 records #2 the next set of MARC records is numbered: D030617.B0007673 Set Name: NetLibrary-TexShare Fall 2002(NETEX) Contains: 4,594 records #3 the most recent set of MARC records is numbered: D031011.B0008881 Set Name: NetLibrary-TexShare Fall 2003(TSLAC) Contains: 1664 records Set names with details can be found here: http://www.stats.oclc.org/cgi-bin/db2www/wcs/wcs_cols.d2w/Electronic Everyone who would wishes to download these records needs to fill out a request form which can be found here: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/texshare/marc.html There are several reasons why it is important for you to use this form: a) We report statistics on who requests instructions on how to download the records to Amigos, our strategic partner in supplying TexShare with the MARC records. b) I get lots and lots of emails each day, it would be easy for me to perhaps skip one from a library telling me they are planning on downloading the records. c) Using the form makes Dave's life so much easier. (Dave Hardy is our Administrative Assistant who actually tallies all of our stats) By using the form he is supplied with all of the information he needs for our records and Amigos. Also by using the form the information arrives in a form he can easily convert to the raw data he needs for his spreadsheets d) Consistency.....which is really part of reason b) above, Dave can easily keep track of all the requests we receive for MARC records if everyone in TexShare uses the form. I hope this answers some of your questions about the MARC records. Happy cataloguing! Russlene Russlene Waukechon TexShare Database Coordinator Texas State Library and Archives Commission 512.463.7402 512.936.2306(f) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
