Public Services Information and Links

MOUG Reference and Collection Services Coordinator
Rebecca Belford (University at Buffalo, rbelford@buffalo.edu)

The Reference and Collection Services Coordinator (RCSC) coordinates activities with regard to public and collection service issues related to OCLC products and services.

Participation and suggestions for issues, products, or services to investigate are welcomed from members with an interest in public or collection services. Participation is welcome and encouraged from those with all backgrounds including public, reference, instruction, collections, technical, or administrative services.

Enhancement Proposals (RCSC and References Services Committee)

WorldCat Local Enhancement Recommendations for Music (September 2012) (pdf)

Final recommendations for WorldCat Local/WorldCat.org interfaces. Includes: Brief history of MOUG recommendations for WorldCat, summary of enhancements made to WorldCat Local through August 2012, suggested enhancements as of March 2012 accompanied by responses from OCLC’s WorldCat Local Product Team, and enhancement recommendations added March-August 2012. Also appears in MOUG Newsletter 111 (Sept. 2012).

Music Recommendations for WorldCat Local Status Report (March 14, 2012) (pdf)
Music Recommendations for WorldCat Local Status Report (January 21, 2011) (pdf)
WorldCat Local Enhancement Recommendations for Music (draft, April 2010) (pdf)
2006 WorldCat Enhancement Document (pdf)
RILM on New FirstSearch (draft, July 2003, rev. January 2004) (pdf)

**We are gathering information to create a directory of institutions using each of these products. Please contribute your information here.**

Directory of libraries using various OCLC products available as PDF or CSV. We are working on improving the readability of the directory and appreciate your patience.

OCLC Discovery, Reference, and Collections Products

WorldCat

OCLC webinar
The Evolution of a Classic: A Sneak Peek at FirstSearch and the Future of Discovery

Index searching (Indexes for FirstSearch, WorldCat Resource Sharing, Connexion client and browser)
WorldCat Index Searching

FirstSearch (subscription)
OCLC FirstSearch information

WorldCat Local (subscription) and WorldCat.org (free)
OCLC WorldCat Local information
WorldCat Local application help

WorldCat.org catalog
OCLC WorldCat.org information

List of libraries with WorldCat Local discovery interface, from lib-web-cats, Library Technology Guides, ed. Marshall Breeding. (externally maintained)

Content Management

CONTENTdm
OCLC CONTENTdm information

ArchiveGrid
OCLC ArchiveGrid information

OCLC Services for libraries

QuestionPoint
OCLC QuestionPoint information

WorldCat Collection Analysis
OCLC WorldCat Collection Analysis information

WorldShare Management Services
OCLC WorldShare Management Services information

Presentation, MOUG 2010: Web Scale Management Service and You. Matt Goldner, Product & Technology Advocate, OCLC (slides)

WorldCat Navigator
OCLC WorldCat Navigator information

WorldCat Selection
OCLC WorldCat Selection information

Presentation, MOUG 2010: WorldCat Selection for Music. Joseph Hafner, Associate Director, Collection Services, McGill University (PDF)

Indexes and Databases formerly accessed via FirstSearch

Humanities Abstracts/Index
FirstSearch access discontinued June 30, 2011; transitioned to H.W. Wilson/EBSCOhost

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
FirstSearch access discontinued March 31, 2011; transitioned to EBSCOhost
RILM Web Site
RILM Classification System
RILM Subject Headings (pdf)

Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals, 1800-1950 (RIPM)
FirstSearch access discontinued February 2, 2011; transitioned to EBSCOhost
RIPM Web Site

Other Reference, Collections and Discovery Resources

MLA Music Discovery Requirements Document and appendices This resource discusses issues related to the discovery of music materials in library serach systems and gives concrete recommendations for discovery interfaces.

VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)
OCLC VIAF information
VIAF

Last updated 20 May 2013